pyky040 0.1.0

High-level interface for the KY040 rotary encoder and switch.

pyKY040

High-level Python module for the KY040 rotary encoder and switch on Raspberry Pi and similar boards that use RPi.GPIO

Features

• Increment callback
• Decrement callback
• Change callback (increment or decrement)
• Switch press callback

Options

• Scale mode (internal counter is bound between X and Y, and is given as argument in the callback functions)
• Looped scale mode (from X to Y, then X again)
• Custom scale step

Installation

pip install pyky040

Usage

Basic

# Import the module
from pyky040 import pyky040

# Define your callback
def my_callback(scale_position):
    print('Hello world! The scale position is {}'.format(scale_position))

# Init the encoder pins (CLK, DT, SW)
my_encoder = pyky040.Encoder(17, 18, 26)

# Setup the options and callbacks (see documentation)
my_encoder.setup(scale_min=0, scale_max=100, step=1, chg_callback=my_callback)

# Launch the listener
my_encoder.watch()

# Mess with the encoder...
# > Hello world! The scale position is 1
# > Hello world! The scale position is 2
# > Hello world! The scale position is 3
# > Hello world! The scale position is 2
# > Hello world! The scale position is 1

In a thread

As the watch() method runs an infinite polling loop, you might want to run it in a thread if you don't want to block the rest of your script, or if you have multiple encoders to handle.

# Import the module and threading
from pyky040 import pyky040
import threading

# Define your callback
def my_callback(scale_position):
    print('Hello world! The scale position is {}'.format(scale_position))

# Init the encoder pins (CLK, DT, SW)
my_encoder = pyky040.Encoder(17, 18, 26)

# Setup the options and callbacks (see documentation)
my_encoder.setup(scale_min=0, scale_max=100, step=1, chg_callback=my_callback)

# Create the thread
my_thread = threading.Thread(target=my_encoder.watch)

# Launch the thread
my_thread.start()

# Do other stuff
print('Other stuff...')
while True:
    print('Looped stuff...')
    sleep(1000)
# ... this is also where you can setup other encoders!

# Mess with the encoder...
# > Infinite loop...
# > Hello world! The scale position is 1
# > Hello world! The scale position is 2
# > Hello world! The scale position is 3
# > Infinite loop...
# > Hello world! The scale position is 2

Note: The interruption of the module when running in threads is not yet handled, you might have to kill it by yourself 🔪

Documentation

init(clkPin, dtPin, swPin)

Initializes the module with the encoder pins.

setup()

Setup the behavior of the module. All of the following keyword arguments are optional.

• Callbacks

  • inc_callback (function) When the encoder is incremented (clockwise). Scale position as first argument.
  • dec_callback (function) When the encoder is decremented. Scale position as first argument.
  • chg_callback (function) When the encoder is either incremented or decremented. Scale position as first argument.
  • sw_callback (function) When the encoder switch is pressed

• Scale mode

  • scale_min (int/float) Scale minimum
  • scale_max (int/float) Scale maximum
  • loop (boolean) Loop mode (defaults to False)
  • step (int/float) Scale step when incrementing or decrementing

Note: better keep using ints and not floats for more precise results.

watch()

Starts the listener. The pins polling interval is 1ms.

TODO

• Customizable polling interval
• Optional switch pin
• Test the package installation on a Raspberry Pi