#!/usr/bin/env python from Arduino import Arduino import time def Blink(led_pin, baud, port=""): """ Blinks an LED in 1 sec intervals """ board = Arduino(baud, port=port) board.pinMode(led_pin, "OUTPUT") while True: board.digitalWrite(led_pin, "LOW") print board.digitalRead(led_pin) # confirm LOW (0) time.sleep(1) board.digitalWrite(led_pin, "HIGH") print board.digitalRead(led_pin) # confirm HIGH (1) time.sleep(1) def softBlink(led_pin, baud, port=""): """ Fades an LED off and on, using Arduino's analogWrite (PWM) function """ board = Arduino(baud, port=port) i = 0 while True: i += 1 k = i % 510 if k % 5 == 0: if k > 255: k = 510 - k board.analogWrite(led_pin, k) def adjustBrightness(pot_pin, led_pin, baud, port=""): """ Adjusts brightness of an LED using a potentiometer. """ board = Arduino(baud, port=port) while True: time.sleep(0.01) val = board.analogRead(pot_pin) / 4 print val board.analogWrite(led_pin, val) def PingSonar(pw_pin, baud, port=""): """ Gets distance measurement from Ping))) ultrasonic rangefinder connected to pw_pin """ board = Arduino(baud, port=port) pingPin = pw_pin while True: duration = board.pulseIn(pingPin, "HIGH") inches = duration / 72. / 2. # cent = duration / 29. / 2. print inches, "inches" time.sleep(0.1) def LCD(tx, baud, ssbaud, message, port=""): """ Prints to two-line LCD connected to pin tx """ board = Arduino(baud, port=port) board.SoftwareSerial.begin(0, tx, ssbaud) while True: board.SoftwareSerial.write(" test ") if __name__ == "__main__": Blink(13, '115200')