/CHIP_IO

A CHIP IO library

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CHIP_IO

A CHIP GPIO library

NOTE: Now requires the custom DTC to install the library

Manual:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git build-essential python-dev python-pip flex bison -y
git clone https://github.com/atenart/dtc
cd dtc
make
sudo  make install PREFIX=/usr
cd ..
git clone git://github.com/xtacocorex/CHIP_IO.git
cd CHIP_IO
sudo python setup.py install
cd ..
sudo rm -rf CHIP_IO

Usage

Using the library is very similar to the excellent RPi.GPIO library used on the Raspberry Pi. Below are some examples.

All scripts that require GPIO, PWM (HW and/or SW), and Overlay Manager need to be run with super user permissions!

Allowable Pin Names for the Library

The following "table" is the allowable pin names that are able to be used by the library.

Name

Alt Name

Key
TWI1-SDA KPD-I2C-SDA U13_9
TWI1-SCK KPD-I2C-SCL U13_11
LCD-D2 LCD-D2 U13_17
PWM0 PWM0 U13_18
LCD-D4 LCD-D4 U13_19
LCD-D3 LCD-D3 U13_20
LCD-D6 LCD-D6 U13_21
LCD-D5 LCD-D5 U13_22
LCD-D10 LCD-D10 U13_23
LCD-D7 LCD-D7 U13_24
LCD-D12 LCD-D12 U13_25
LCD-D11 LCD-D11 U13_26
LCD-D14 LCD-D14 U13_27
LCD-D13 LCD-D13 U13_28
LCD-D18 LCD-D18 U13_29
LCD-D15 LCD-D15 U13_30
LCD-D20 LCD-D20 U13_31
LCD-D19 LCD-D19 U13_32
LCD-D22 LCD-D22 U13_33
LCD-D21 LCD-D21 U13_34
LCD-CLK LCD-CLK U13_35
LCD-D23 LCD-D23 U13_36
LCD-VSYNC LCD-VSYNC U13_37
LCD-HSYNC LCD-HSYNC U13_38
LCD-DE LCD-DE U13_40
UART1-TX UART-TX U14_3
UART1-RX UART-RX U14_5
LRADC ADC U14_11
XIO-P0 XIO-P0 U14_13
XIO-P1 XIO-P1 U14_14
XIO-P2 GPIO1 U14_15
XIO-P3 GPIO2 U14_16
XIO-P4 GPIO3 U14_17
XIO-P5 GPIO4 U14_18
XIO-P6 GPIO5 U14_19
XIO-P7 GPIO6 U14_20
AP-EINT1 KPD-INT U14_23
AP-EINT3 AP-INT3 U14_24
TWI2-SDA I2C-SDA U14_25
TWI2-SCK I2C-SCL U14_26
CSIPCK SPI-SEL U14_27
CSICK SPI-CLK U14_28
CSIHSYNC SPI-MOSI U14_29
CSIVSYNC SPI-MISO U14_30
CSID0 CSID0 U14_31
CSID1 CSID1 U14_32
CSID2 CSID2 U14_33
CSID3 CSID3 U14_34
CSID4 CSID4 U14_35
CSID5 CSID5 U14_36
CSID6 CSID6 U14_37
CSID7 CSID7 U14_38

GPIO Setup

Import the library, and setup as GPIO.OUT or GPIO.IN:

import CHIP_IO.GPIO as GPIO
GPIO.setup("CSID0", GPIO.OUT)

You can also refer to the pin number:

GPIO.setup("U14_31", GPIO.OUT)

You can also refer to the bin based upon its alternate name:

GPIO.setup("GPIO1", GPIO.IN)

GPIO Output

Setup the pin for output, and write GPIO.HIGH or GPIO.LOW. Or you can use 1 or 0.:

import CHIP_IO.GPIO as GPIO
GPIO.setup("CSID0", GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.output("CSID0", GPIO.HIGH)

GPIO Input

Inputs work similarly to outputs.:

import CHIP_IO.GPIO as GPIO
GPIO.setup("CSID0", GPIO.IN)

Polling inputs:

if GPIO.input("CSID0"):
  print("HIGH")
else:
  print("LOW")

Waiting for an edge (GPIO.RISING, GPIO.FALLING, or GPIO.BOTH:

This only works for the AP-EINT1, AP-EINT3, and XPO Pins on the CHIP

GPIO.wait_for_edge(channel, GPIO.RISING)

Detecting events:

GPIO.setup("XIO-P0", GPIO.IN)
GPIO.add_event_detect("XIO-P0", GPIO.FALLING)
#your amazing code here
#detect wherever:
if GPIO.event_detected("XIO-P0"):
  print "event detected!"

GPIO Cleanup

To clean up the GPIO when done, do the following:

GPIO.cleanup()

PWM:

Hardware PWM requires a DTB Overlay loaded on the CHIP to allow the kernel to know there is a PWM device available to use.

import CHIP_IO.PWM as PWM #PWM.start(channel, duty, freq=2000, polarity=0) #duty values are valid 0 (off) to 100 (on) PWM.start("PWM0", 50) PWM.set_duty_cycle("PWM0", 25.5) PWM.set_frequency("PWM0", 10)

PWM.stop("PWM0") PWM.cleanup()

#set polarity to 1 on start: PWM.start("PWM0", 50, 2000, 1)

SOFTPWM:

import CHIP_IO.SOFTPWM as SPWM
#SPWM.start(channel, duty, freq=2000, polarity=0)
#duty values are valid 0 (off) to 100 (on)
#you can choose any pin
SPWM.start("XIO-P7", 50)
SPWM.set_duty_cycle("XIO-P7", 25.5)
SPWM.set_frequency("XIO-P7", 10)

SPWM.stop("XIO-P7")
SPWM.cleanup()

#set polarity to 1 on start:
SPWM.start("XIO-P7", 50, 2000, 1)

Use SOFTPWM at low speeds (hundreds of Hz) for the best results. Do not use for anything that needs high precision or reliability.

If using SOFTPWM and PWM at the same time, import CHIP_IO.SOFTPWM as SPWM or something different than PWM as to not confuse the library.

ADC:

Not Implemented yet

SPI:

SPI requires a DTB Overlay to access. CHIP_IO does not contain any SPI specific code as the Python spidev module works when it can see the SPI bus.

Overlay Manager:

The Overlay Manager enables you to quickly load simple Device Tree Overlays. The options for loading are: PWM0, SPI2, I2C1, CUST

Only one of each type of overlay can be loaded at a time, but all three options can be loaded simultaneously. So you can have SPI2 and I2C1 without PWM0, but you cannot have SPI2 loaded twice.

import CHIP_IO.OverlayManager as OM # The enable_debug() function turns on debug printing #OM.enable_debug() # To load an overlay, feed in the name to load() OM.load("PWM0") # To verify the overlay was properly loaded, the get functions return booleans OM.get_pwm_loaded() OM.get_i2c_loaded() OM.get_spi_loaded() # To unload an overlay, feed in the name to unload() OM.unload("PWM0")

To use a custom overlay, you must build and compile it properly per the DIP Docs: http://docs.getchip.com/dip.html#development-by-example There is no verification that the Custom Overlay is setup properly, it's fire and forget

import CHIP_IO.OverlayManager as OM # The full path to the dtbo file needs to be specified OM.load("CUST","/home/chip/projects/myfunproject/overlays/mycustomoverlay.dtbo") # You can check for loading like above, but it's really just there for sameness OM.get_custom_loaded() # To unload, just call unload() OM.unload("CUST")

Note that this requires the 4.4 kernel with the CONFIG_OF_CONFIGFS option enabled in the kernel config.

Running tests

Install py.test to run the tests. You'll also need the python compiler package for py.test.:

sudo apt-get install python-pytest

Execute the following in the root of the project:

sudo py.test

Credits

The CHIP IO Python library was originally forked from the Adafruit Beaglebone IO Python Library. The BeagleBone IO Python library was originally forked from the excellent MIT Licensed [RPi.GPIO](https://code.google.com/p/raspberry-gpio-python) library written by Ben Croston.

License

CHIP IO port by Robert Wolterman, released under the MIT License. Beaglebone IO Library Written by Justin Cooper, Adafruit Industries. BeagleBone IO Python library is released under the MIT License.