pyelectronics 0.1.1

Python 3 library for working with electronics

This is a python library for using electronics (like i2c or spi devices) with a unified interface. It currently supports connecting to stuff through the Raspberry Pi gpio with the i2c kernel driver and using the Bus Pirate.

Usage

First create a instance of a gateway:

from electronics.gateways import BusPirate
from electronics.gateways import LinuxDevice

# Use a BusPirate to connect to a bus
gw = BusPirate('/dev/ttyUSB0')

# Use a i2c bus with a linux driver (like the raspberry pi)
gw = LinuxDevice(1) # /dev/i2c-1

Create instances for components connected to the gateway:

from electronics.devices import BMP180
from electronics.devices import MPU6050I2C

barometer = BMP180(gw, address=0x77) # Address is optional
inertia = MPU6050(gw)

# Do chip specific initialisation
barometer.load_calibration()
inertia.wakeup()

Read values from sensors:

temperature = barometer.temperature()
pressure = barometer.pressure()
acceleration = inertia.acceleration()
rotation = inertia.angular_rate()