pynnacle-genesis 1.1.3

A Python module for the Pinnacle Genesis board, offering hands-on robotics coding with a familiar structure inspired by popular development board environments.

pynnacle-genesis

Introduction

The pynnacle-genesis package was originally created as a learning companion for readers of Python Odyssey: Into the World of Robotics by Pinnacle Robotics, alongside the Pinnacle Genesis board featured in the book.

It provides an abstraction layer, allowing newcomers to write Python code for various projects in a way that feels both intuitive and approachable. At the same time, it builds familiarity that helps ease the transition to advanced and popular platforms in the future. Our goal is simple but ambitious: make robotics programming less intimidating and more inspiring. By lowering the learning curve, we help students and hobbyists quickly connect software with hardware, turning curiosity into creation.

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Compatibility

The pynnacle-genesis package was designed and thoroughly tested with the Pinnacle Genesis board to ensure reliable compatibility and full functionality.

While the package may work with other development boards, these configurations have not been tested and are not officially supported. Users may experience limited features, reduced stability, or unexpected behavior when using unsupported hardware.

For the best experience, use this package with the Pinnacle Genesis board.

Installation

pip install pynnacle-genesis

Acknowledgements

The pynnacle-genesis project is brought to you by Team Pinnacle:

1. Red Hizon
2. Jenel Justo
3. Serena Lee

Our mission is to make robotics and programming education accessible, intuitive, and empowering for beginners everywhere. We deeply value the contributions of the open-source community, and to create high-level abstractions that bridge hardware and software, this project utilizes and hides the complexities of libraries such as pyserial by Chris Liechti and pymata4 by Alan Yorinks. We hope that everyone using this library will be inspired to contribute back and help grow the body of knowledge.

Attribution Notice

If you use pynnacle-genesis in teaching, research, or projects, please acknowledge Team Pinnacle and reference this repository. It helps share knowledge widely and inspires others to explore, learn, and create in the field of robotics and programming.

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This project uses pynnacle-genesis by Team Pinnacle (Red Hizon, Jenel Justo, and Serena Lee).
Explore the repository and create your own projects: https://github.com/Red-Pula/pynnacle-genesis

License

This project is licensed under the AGPL-3.0.

For details, see the full GNU Affero General Public License v3.0.