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#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys, usb.core
dev = usb.core.find(idVendor=0x1d34, idProduct=0x0008)
if dev is None:
sys.exit("No Panic button found in the system");
try:
if dev.is_kernel_driver_active(0) is True:
dev.detach_kernel_driver(0)
except usb.core.USBError as e:
sys.exit("Kernel driver won't give up control over device: %s" % str(e))
try:
dev.set_configuration()
dev.reset()
except usb.core.USBError as e:
sys.exit("Cannot set configuration the device: %s" % str(e))
endpoint = dev[0][(0,0)][0]
while 1:
try:
data = dev.read(endpoint.bEndpointAddress, endpoint.wMaxPacketSize,
timeout=10000)
if data is not None and len(data) > 2:
if data[0] == 6 and data[2] == 19:
# Panic button was pressed!
print "OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! DOUBLE RAINBOW!!!"
except usb.core.USBError as e:
if e.errno != 110: # 110 is a timeout.
sys.exit("Error readin data: %s" % str(e))
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