#!/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) 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__": a = Arduino('9600', port="/dev/tty.usbserial-A700e08i") print a.Servos.attach(2),"attach" import time i = 0 while True: a.Servos.write(2,10*i) time.sleep(.1) print a.Servos.read(2),10*i i+=1