pulseCounter.py

import board
import pulseio
import time


pulses = pulseio.PulseIn(board.A0, maxlen=200, idle_state=True)

lightCounter = 0 

while True:
    # Wait for an active pulse
    while len(pulses) == 0:
        pass
    # Pause while we do something with the pulses
    pulses.pause()

    # Print the pulses. pulses[0] is an active pulse unless the length
    # reached max length and idle pulses are recorded.
    print("got pulse")
    lightCounter +=1
    print(lightCounter)
    for n in range(0,len(pulses),1):
        print(pulses[n])
    time.sleep(.4)
    # Clear the rest
    pulses.clear()
    print("cleared pulses")
    print(len(pulses))

    # Resume with an 80 microsecond active pulse
    pulses.resume(80)