motorbridge 0.1.3

Python SDK for motorbridge Rust ABI

motorbridge Python SDK

Channel Compatibility (PCAN + slcan + CAN-FD + Damiao Serial Bridge)

• Linux SocketCAN uses interface names directly: can0, can1, slcan0.
• For USB-serial CAN adapters, bring up slcan0 first: sudo slcand -o -c -s8 /dev/ttyUSB0 slcan0 && sudo ip link set slcan0 up.
• CAN-FD transport is available both in CLI (--transport socketcanfd) and Python SDK (Controller.from_socketcanfd(...)), and is required for Hexfellow.
• Damiao-only serial bridge transport is also available in CLI (--transport dm-serial --serial-port /dev/ttyACM0 --serial-baud 921600).
• Full Damiao serial-bridge interface list and command patterns are documented in motor_cli/README.md (section 3.6 in motor_cli/README.zh-CN.md).
• On Linux SocketCAN, do not append bitrate in --channel (for example can0@1000000 is invalid).
• On Windows (PCAN backend), can0/can1 map to PCAN_USBBUS1/2; optional @bitrate suffix is supported.

Python binding layer on top of motor_abi.

Chinese version: README.zh-CN.md

README Navigation (What Each One Is For)

If this is your first time in this folder, read in this order:

1. This file: README.md
   Purpose: Python binding overview (install, API scope, common commands).
2. examples/README.md (English) / examples/READMEzh_cn.md (Chinese)
   Purpose: practical demo index and run instructions (from simplest to advanced).
3. DAMIAO_PYTHON_REFERENCE.zh-CN.md
   Purpose: Damiao Python interface reference (parameter lookup style).
4. DAMIAO_binding.md
   Purpose: Damiao binding implementation notes (design/internal behavior).
5. README.zh-CN.md
   Purpose: Chinese overview for Chinese-speaking teammates.

Notes:

• If your goal is "run something now", start with Start Here (Simplest 2 Examples) in examples/README.md.
• If your goal is CLI parameter lookup, see ../../motor_cli/README.md.

Scope

• High-level API: Controller, Motor, Mode
• CLI: motorbridge-cli
• Controller constructors:
  • Controller(channel="can0") (SocketCAN/PCAN path)
  • Controller.from_socketcanfd(channel="can0") (CAN-FD path, required by Hexfellow)
  • Controller.from_dm_serial(serial_port="/dev/ttyACM0", baud=921600) (Damiao-only serial bridge)
• Vendors:
  • Damiao: add_damiao_motor(...)
  • Hexfellow: add_hexfellow_motor(...)
  • MyActuator: add_myactuator_motor(...)
  • RobStride: add_robstride_motor(...)
  • HighTorque: add_hightorque_motor(...)

Quick Start

from motorbridge import Controller, Mode

with Controller("can0") as ctrl:
    motor = ctrl.add_damiao_motor(0x01, 0x11, "4340P")
    ctrl.enable_all()
    motor.ensure_mode(Mode.MIT, 1000)
    motor.send_mit(0.0, 0.0, 20.0, 1.0, 0.0)
    print(motor.get_state())
    motor.close()

Damiao over serial bridge:

from motorbridge import Controller, Mode

with Controller.from_dm_serial("/dev/ttyACM1", 921600) as ctrl:
    motor = ctrl.add_damiao_motor(0x04, 0x14, "4310")
    ctrl.enable_all()
    motor.ensure_mode(Mode.MIT, 1000)
    motor.send_mit(0.5, 0.0, 20.0, 1.0, 0.0)
    motor.close()

RobStride quick use:

from motorbridge import Controller

with Controller("can0") as ctrl:
    motor = ctrl.add_robstride_motor(127, 0xFF, "rs-00")
    print(motor.robstride_ping())
    print(motor.robstride_get_param_f32(0x7019))
    motor.close()

MyActuator quick use:

from motorbridge import Controller, Mode

with Controller("can0") as ctrl:
    motor = ctrl.add_myactuator_motor(1, 0x241, "X8")
    ctrl.enable_all()
    motor.ensure_mode(Mode.POS_VEL, 1000)
    motor.send_pos_vel(3.1416, 2.0)  # rad / rad/s
    print(motor.get_state())
    motor.close()

Hexfellow quick use (CAN-FD only):

from motorbridge import Controller, Mode

with Controller.from_socketcanfd("can0") as ctrl:
    motor = ctrl.add_hexfellow_motor(1, 0x00, "hexfellow")
    ctrl.enable_all()
    motor.ensure_mode(Mode.MIT, 1000)      # Hexfellow supports MIT / POS_VEL
    motor.send_mit(0.8, 1.0, 30.0, 1.0, 0.1)
    print(motor.get_state())
    motor.close()

CLI Examples

Damiao:

motorbridge-cli run \
  --vendor damiao --channel can0 --model 4340P --motor-id 0x01 --feedback-id 0x11 \
  --mode mit --pos 0 --vel 0 --kp 20 --kd 1 --tau 0 --loop 50 --dt-ms 20

RobStride:

motorbridge-cli run \
  --vendor robstride --channel can0 --model rs-00 --motor-id 127 \
  --mode ping

RobStride parameter read:

motorbridge-cli robstride-read-param \
  --channel can0 --model rs-00 --motor-id 127 --param-id 0x7019 --type f32

Unified scan (all vendors):

motorbridge-cli scan --vendor all --channel can0 --start-id 0x01 --end-id 0xFF

HighTorque via binding:

from motorbridge import Controller

with Controller("can0") as ctrl:
    motor = ctrl.add_hightorque_motor(1, 0x01, "hightorque")
    motor.send_mit(3.1416, 0.8, 0.0, 0.0, 0.8)  # kp/kd are accepted but ignored by protocol
    motor.request_feedback()
    print(motor.get_state())
    motor.close()

HighTorque via Rust CLI:

cargo run -p motor_cli --release -- \
  --vendor hightorque --channel can0 --motor-id 1 --mode read

Experimental Windows Support (PCAN-USB)

Linux remains the primary target. Windows support is experimental and currently uses PEAK PCAN.

• Install PEAK PCAN driver + PCAN-Basic runtime (PCANBasic.dll).
• Use channel as can0@1000000 (maps to PCAN_USBBUS1 at 1Mbps).

Recommended quick validation with Rust CLI on Windows:

cargo run -p motor_cli --release -- --vendor damiao --channel can0@1000000 --model 4340P --motor-id 0x01 --feedback-id 0x11 --mode scan --start-id 1 --end-id 16
cargo run -p motor_cli --release -- --vendor damiao --channel can0@1000000 --model 4340P --motor-id 0x01 --feedback-id 0x11 --mode pos-vel --pos 3.1416 --vlim 2.0 --loop 1 --dt-ms 20
cargo run -p motor_cli --release -- --vendor damiao --channel can0@1000000 --model 4310 --motor-id 0x07 --feedback-id 0x17 --mode pos-vel --pos 3.1416 --vlim 2.0 --loop 1 --dt-ms 20

Local wheel build (Windows):

python -m pip install --user wheel
set MOTORBRIDGE_LIB=%CD%\\target\\release\\motor_abi.dll
python -m pip wheel --no-build-isolation bindings/python -w bindings/python/dist
python -m pip install bindings/python/dist/motorbridge-*.whl

Example Programs

• Damiao wrapper demo: examples/python_wrapper_demo.py
• Hexfellow CAN-FD demo: examples/hexfellow_canfd_demo.py (MIT / POS_VEL only)
• Damiao maintenance demo: examples/damiao_maintenance_demo.py
• Damiao register rw demo: examples/damiao_register_rw_demo.py
• Damiao dm-serial demo: examples/damiao_dm_serial_demo.py
• RobStride wrapper demo: examples/robstride_wrapper_demo.py
• Full Damiao mode demo: examples/full_modes_demo.py
• Damiao scan / tune / position helpers:
  • examples/scan_ids_demo.py
  • examples/pid_register_tune_demo.py
  • examples/pos_ctrl_demo.py
  • examples/pos_repl_demo.py

See examples/README.md (English) or examples/READMEzh_cn.md (Chinese).

Damiao Full-Coverage Status

Damiao usage in Python examples is now covered end-to-end:

• control modes: mit / pos-vel / vel / force-pos
• transport paths: SocketCAN/PCAN constructor + from_dm_serial(...)
• maintenance ops: clear_error, set_zero_position, set_can_timeout_ms, request_feedback
  • project guard for Damiao set-zero: call disable() before set_zero_position()
  • no user-facing ms parameter for set-zero; core applies fixed 20ms settle
• register APIs: get/write f32, get/write u32, store_parameters

End-to-End Demo Commands

# Build ABI once
cargo build -p motor_abi --release
export PYTHONPATH=bindings/python/src
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWD/target/release:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}

# Damiao wrapper demo
python3 bindings/python/examples/python_wrapper_demo.py \
  --channel can0 --model 4340P --motor-id 0x01 --feedback-id 0x11 \
  --pos 0 --vel 0 --kp 20 --kd 1 --tau 0 --loop 20 --dt-ms 20

# RobStride wrapper demo: ping
python3 bindings/python/examples/robstride_wrapper_demo.py \
  --channel can0 --model rs-06 --motor-id 127 --feedback-id 0xFF --mode ping

# RobStride wrapper demo: velocity
python3 bindings/python/examples/robstride_wrapper_demo.py \
  --channel can0 --model rs-06 --motor-id 127 --feedback-id 0xFF \
  --mode vel --vel 0.3 --loop 40 --dt-ms 50

Notes

• id-dump and id-set are Damiao workflows; scan supports damiao|hexfellow|myactuator|robstride|hightorque|all.
• Mode.MIT and send_force_pos are not available for MyActuator in ABI wrapper.
• Hexfellow supports MIT and POS_VEL through ABI wrapper; VEL and FORCE_POS return unsupported.
• Full Damiao tuning reference stays in:
  • DAMIAO_API.md
  • DAMIAO_API.zh-CN.md

PyPI Auto Publish (GitHub Actions)

This repository includes .github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml.

• Tag publish: push vX.Y.Z to publish directly to PyPI.
• Manual publish: run workflow Python Publish from GitHub Actions and choose:
  • testpypi (recommended dry-run first)
  • pypi (official release)

One-time setup (PyPI side)

1. Create motorbridge project on PyPI/TestPyPI (or claim existing ownership).
2. In PyPI project settings, configure Trusted Publisher:
   • Owner: your GitHub org/user
   • Repository: tianrking/motorbridge
   • Workflow: pypi-publish.yml
   • Environment: pypi (and testpypi for TestPyPI)
3. In GitHub repo settings, create matching environments:
   • pypi
   • testpypi

After this, no API token is required in GitHub secrets for publishing.