pyducontrol-csongoose 0.0.2

A small package for communicating with an arduino using commands

Pyducontrol

A python package used to send commands from python to an arduino board.

What is it?

Pyducontrol is a communication form which sends messages over serial to an arduino board. The messages can be easily read by the arduino either as a string or an integer.

Included commands and their syntaxes

• defArduino(port, baudrate, timeout):
  • This line must be included first in your project, outside of any loops. It defines the arduino and calls for serial communication in python.
  • Arguments:
    • port: This is the name of the port the arduino can be reached on e.g.: 'COM3'. '' symbols must be used. You can get the port name from the arduino IDE.
    • baudrate: Baud rate of the communication. Integer. E.g.: 9600
    • timeout: Defines the timeout value of the serial communication. Float. E.g.: .1
• writeArduino(msg):
  • Sends the msg message over the serial to the board encoded as utf-8. Message is automatically ended with a line break (\n) character.
• ewriteArduino(msg):
  • Sends the msg message over the serial to the board encoded as utf-8.

How to use?

Import the package to your python project. Include the defArduino line at the start of your code. You will need some code on your arduino setting up the serial communication. Other than that, the messages sent with ewriteArduino can be simply read as a string or integer by the arduino board. Make sure that the baud rates match.

Pre built messaging system

If you want an easier approach, use the writeArduino function. It will close your message with a line break, which the arduino can be configured to detect. See example or template for details.

Dependencies

• pyserial