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Simple Python script to access digital IOs on the VoCore through Linux sysfs. As an example, this script blinks an LED connected to GPIO12 (G#12).
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"""
Digital IO on VoCode Board using SYSFS
"""
__author__ = 'Stefan Wendler, sw@kaltpost.de'
# Available pins on th VoCore
GPIO0 = 0
GPIO7 = 7
GPIO8 = 8
GPIO9 = 9
GPIO12 = 12
GPIO13 = 13
GPIO14 = 14
GPIO17 = 17
GPIO18 = 18
GPIO19 = 19
GPIO20 = 20
GPIO21 = 21
GPIO22 = 22
GPIO23 = 23
GPIO24 = 24
GPIO25 = 25
GPIO26 = 26
class Pin:
pinId = None
pinDir = ""
def __init__(self, pinId):
self.pinId = pinId
self.export()
def __del__(self):
self.unexport()
def state(self):
f = file(self.pinDir + "value", "r")
s = f.read()
f.close()
if s == "1\n":
return 1
return 0
def export(self):
f = file("/sys/class/gpio/export", "w")
f.write("%d" % self.pinId)
f.close()
self.pinDir = "/sys/class/gpio/gpio%d/" % self.pinId
def unexport(self):
f = file("/sys/class/gpio/unexport", "w")
f.write("%d" % self.pinId)
f.close()
def __str__(self):
return ("P_%d" % self.pinId)
class PinIn(Pin):
def __init__(self, pinId):
Pin.__init__(self, pinId)
f = file(self.pinDir + "direction", "w")
f.write("in")
f.close()
class PinOut(Pin):
def __init__(self, pinId):
Pin.__init__(self, pinId)
f = file(self.pinDir + "direction", "w")
f.write("out")
f.close()
def set(self):
f = file(self.pinDir + "value", "w")
f.write("1")
f.close()
def clear(self):
f = file(self.pinDir + "value", "w")
f.write("0")
f.close()
def toggle(self):
if self.state() == 1:
self.clear()
else:
self.set()
class DigitalIO:
def __init__(self):
pass
@staticmethod
def get_input(self, pinId):
return PinIn(pinId)
@staticmethod
def get_output(pinId):
return PinOut(pinId)
@staticmethod
def release(self, pin):
del pin
def main():
import time
pin = DigitalIO.get_output(GPIO23)
while True:
pin.toggle()
time.sleep(0.5)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
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wendlers commented Nov 6, 2014

Install Python on VoCores stock OpenWrt

To install Python on the VoCore as shipped, the following was needed on mine:

  1. Add additional package source to /etc/opkg.conf

src/gz cheese_packages http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ramips/packages/packages

  1. Update package index

opkg update

  1. Force install of Python ignoring dependency to libcrypt

opkg install --force-depends python

Run the Script

Connect a LED to GPIO12 (GP#12/PCM_CLK) and GND. Download the script to the VoCore and run it:

python sysfsdio.py

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