plasmalights 1.0.0

Python library for driving Pimoroni Plasma!

https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/plasma

Eight super-bright RGB LED indicators, ideal for adding visual notifications to your Raspberry Pi on their own or on a pHAT stacking header.

Installing

Full install (recommended):

We’ve created an easy installation script that will install all pre-requisites and get your Plasma Arcade Button Lights up and running with minimal efforts. To run it, fire up Terminal which you’ll find in Menu -> Accessories -> Terminal on your Raspberry Pi desktop, as illustrated below:

In the new terminal window type the command exactly as it appears below (check for typos) and follow the on-screen instructions:

curl https://get.pimoroni.com/plasma | bash

If you choose to download examples you’ll find them in /home/pi/Pimoroni/plasma/.

Manual install:

Library install for Python 3:

on Raspbian:

sudo apt-get install python3-plasmalights

other environments:

sudo pip3 install plasmalights

Library install for Python 2:

on Raspbian:

sudo apt-get install python-plasmalights

other environments:

sudo pip2 install plasmalights

Using Plasma

Plasma installs two programs onto your Raspberry Pi. plasma itself and a tool called plasmactl you can use to install and switch lighting effects. Plasma runs as a service on your system.

plasmactl commands:

• plasmactl 255 0 0 - Set Plasma lights to R, G, B colour. Red in this case.
• plasmactl <pattern> - Set Plasma lights to pattern image
• plasmactl fps <fps> - Change plasma effect framerate (default is 30, lower FPS = less CPU)
• plasmactl --list - List all available patterns
• sudo plasmactl --install <pattern> - Install a new pattern, where <pattern> is the filename of a 24bit PNG image file

Development:

If you want to contribute, or like living on the edge of your seat by having the latest code, you should clone this repository, cd to the library directory, and run:

sudo python3 setup.py install

(or sudo python setup.py install whichever your primary Python environment may be)

Documentation & Support

• Guides and tutorials - https://learn.pimoroni.com/plasma
• Function reference - http://docs.pimoroni.com/plasma/
• Get help - http://forums.pimoroni.com/c/support

1.0.0

• API refactor, use plasma.legacy for old API
• USB support for Picade Player X

0.0.1

• Initial Release