tosr0x 0.2.0

An interface to the tinysine.com tosr0x line of USB-controlled relays.

A Python module for communicating with ‘TOSR0x’ USB relay controllers available at [tinyosshop.com](http://www.tinyosshop.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=365) and other online retailers.

The module is a wrapper around Python’s default serial module. It provides functionality to detect TOSR0x devices, set relay states and query relay states.

Requirements

• A TOSR0x USB relay controller, (2-relay model tested but should work with 2:8-relay models)

• Linux (may work with other Unix variants)

• Python serial module (should be installed by default)

Installation

Use setup.py:

python setup.py install

If using Debian or a derivative (Ubuntu) additional USB permissions may be required:

Add the user to the ‘dialout’ group:

>sudo usermod -G dialout -a <username>

Add a udev rules file to allow access to usb devices:

>cat /etc/udev/rules.d/50-usb.rules # allow access to usb devices for users in dialout group ‘SUBSYSTEM==”usb”, MODE=”0666”, GROUP=”dialout”

Usage

Call the handler function to return a list of tosr0x objects:

>import tosr0x >th = tosr0x.handler()

Testing USB serial device on /dev/ttyUSB0 Testing USB serial device on /dev/ttyUSB1 Testing USB serial device on /dev/ttyUSB2 Testing USB serial device on /dev/ttyUSB3 TOSR0x device found on /dev/ttyUSB3

>myTosr0x = th[0] >print myT0sr0x

<tosr0x.relayModule instance at 0xb68be46c>

Alternatively, specify a USB serial device:

>th = tosr0x.handler(‘/dev/ttyUSB3’)

Testing USB serial device on /dev/ttyUSB3 TOSR0x device found on /dev/ttyUSB3

Set relay states to either 0 or 1:

>myTosr0x.set_relay_position(1,1) True

>myTosr0x.set_relay_position(2,0) True

(Note: relay numbering starts at 1. Set the state of all relays by using relay number 0)

Get relay positions, (returned as a dict {relay : state}):

>myTosr0x.get_relay_positions() {1: 1, 2: 0}

Projects

This module will form the basis of my forthcoming thermostat framework, [braubuddy](https://github.com/amorphic/braubuddy).