# Tinkerboard GPIO issues

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tinkerboard-gpio-issues/1181>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [29 June 2018 11:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tinkerboard-gpio-issues/1181 "2018-06-29T11:01:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![karlbo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/karlbo/32/68793_2.png) [@karlbo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/karlbo)\
**Post date:** [29 June 2018 11:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tinkerboard-gpio-issues/1181/1 "2018-06-29T11:01:26Z")

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Hi there, anyone tried Node-red on tinkerboard yet? im having trouble getting to use the gpio pins.  
suggestions?

Karl

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**Author:** ![karlbo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/karlbo/32/68793_2.png) [@karlbo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/karlbo)\
**Post date:** [2 July 2018 10:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tinkerboard-gpio-issues/1181/2 "2018-07-02T10:53:50Z")

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have tried with the node-red-contrib-gpio, it looked as if it could possibly work with the Particle/tinker option,  
atleast it does not report any error, but hangs on “connecting”.  
all other functions are lightning fast compared to rpi3b+, would be nice to be able to use the gpios as well

Karl

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**Author:** ![karlbo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/karlbo/32/68793_2.png) [@karlbo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/karlbo)\
**Post date:** [4 July 2018 04:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tinkerboard-gpio-issues/1181/3 "2018-07-04T04:56:00Z")

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Any thoughts? im determined to get this functioning, but i need some help. what ive seen sofar, the tinkerboard is a beast compared to the rpi3b+

Karl

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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [4 July 2018 06:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tinkerboard-gpio-issues/1181/4 "2018-07-04T06:25:20Z")

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If you want to use it to control GPIO pins I think you’ll have to write a node yourself.

AFAIK - the major use case of these is for 4K video - being a “beast” isn’t really relevant for GPIO stuff

All my Node-RED IoT is running on PiZeros 🙂

Simon

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**Author:** ![karlbo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/karlbo/32/68793_2.png) [@karlbo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/karlbo)\
**Post date:** [4 July 2018 08:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tinkerboard-gpio-issues/1181/5 "2018-07-04T08:05:46Z")

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hehe, the beast ref is to other parallel functions, and reason for wanting gpio control

Karl

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**Author:** ![djnerado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@djnerado](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/djnerado)\
**Post date:** [7 July 2018 14:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tinkerboard-gpio-issues/1181/6 "2018-07-07T14:29:32Z")

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Enabling GPIO pins  
[https://gobot.io/documentation/platforms/tinkerboard/](https://gobot.io/documentation/platforms/tinkerboard/)  
[https://tech.scargill.net/a-new-gpio-in-town/](https://tech.scargill.net/a-new-gpio-in-town/)

I used orange gpio and set it in (other) and put the numbers in pin 8 (161) place 161 and so with the others, but the outputs work fine, but the inputs give problems, and I agree that it is a tremendous plate , since I developed an application in rpi and the more the application increased the slower it became, instead with tinkerboard everything flows very fast. I hope someone develops something for tinkerboar.