rockblock9704 0.1.8

RockBLOCK 9704 serial tools

RockBLOCK 9704

This library provides an easy to use Python interface for the RockBLOCK 9704 serial tools, originally written in C.

The source for this project can be found on https://github.com/rock7/RockBLOCK-9704.

For more information on the RockBLOCK 9704, see https://www.groundcontrol.com/product/rockblock-9704/

Requirements

• Python 3.8+

• A RockBLOCK 9704

Installation

The RockBLOCK 9704 library can be installed from PyPI:

pip install rockblock9704

Connecting to your RockBLOCK

Once your rockBLOCK has been connected to your device via USB you will need to find its local address.

Linux / macOS

List all local devices:

ls /dev/tty*

The name will vary depending on machine but will generally include USB in the name (e.g. /dev/ttyUSB0 or /dev/tty.usbserial-FTH9I1S5)

Windows

List COM devices:

mode

When connected to my machine the port was COM6 but this will vary, it can be helpful to run the command before connecting to see what port becomes active.

Begin the Serial Connection

Once you have the address of your device, create an instance of RockBlock9704 and call the begin method:

from rockblock9704 import RockBlock9704

rb = RockBlock9704()
rb.begin(<device address>)