reskin-sensor 2.0.0

Data acquisition library for a ReSkin sensor

# Reskin Sensor Library This is a python library to interface with [ReSkin](https://openreview.net/forum?id=87_OJU4sw3V) sensors. We provide two classes for interfacing with [ReSkin](https://openreview.net/forum?id=87_OJU4sw3V). The ReSkinBase class is good for standalone data collection: it blocks code execution while data is being collected. The ReSkinProcess class can be used for non-blocking background data collection. Data can be buffered in the background while you run the rest of your code.

## Installation

This package can be installed using pip: ` pip install reskin_sensor ` Alternatively, 1. Clone this repository using ` $ git clone https://github.com/raunaqbhirangi/reskin_sensor.git --recursive ` 2. Install this package using ` $ pip install -e . ` ## Usage

1. Connect the 5X board to the microcontroller.

2. Connect the microcontroller (we recommend the Adafruit Trinket M0 or the Adafruit QT PY) to the computer using a suitable USB cable

3. Use the [Arduino IDE](https://www.arduino.cc/en/software) to upload code to a microcontroller. The code as well as upload instructions can be found in the [arduino](./arduino) folder. If you get a can’t open device “<port-name>”: Permission denied error, modify permissions to allow read and write on that port. On Linux, this would look like ` $ sudo chmod a+rw <port-name> `

4. Run test code on the computer ` $ python tests/sensor_proc_test.py -p <port-name> ` ## Credits This package is maintained by [Raunaq Bhirangi](https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rbhirang/). We would also like to cite the [pyForceDAQ](https://github.com/lindemann09/pyForceDAQ) library which was used as a reference in structuring this package.