# rpi-backlight

**Repository Path**: mirrors_pimterry/rpi-backlight

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: rpi-backlight
- **Description**: A node library to control the backlight of the official Raspberry Pi 7" touch display 
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-19
- **Last Updated**: 2026-02-21

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

# rpi-backlight
A node library to control the backlight of the [official Raspberry Pi 7" touch display](https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-touch-display/)

## Installation

```bash
npm install --save rpi-backlight
```

## Usage

```javascript
var backlight = require('rpi-backlight');

// Check if the device supports backlight
var isSupported = backlight.isSupported();

// All methods return promises.
backlight.powerOn();
backlight.powerOff();
backlight.isPoweredOn();
backlight.getBrightness();
backlight.setBrightness(value); // The screen goes Off at <= 9 brightness value
backlight.getMaxBrightness();
```

## Coming soon

- [Brightness control](https://github.com/pimterry/rpi-backlight/issues/3)
- [Power status querying](https://github.com/pimterry/rpi-backlight/issues/1)
- [Idiot-proofing](https://github.com/pimterry/rpi-backlight/issues/2)
- ...[your feature here](https://github.com/pimterry/rpi-backlight/issues/new)?