pyledriver/blinkenLights.py

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Python

'''
Controls an LED using a GPIO pin
'''
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time, logging
from threading import Event, Lock
from exceptionThreading import ExceptionThread
from itertools import chain
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class Blinkenlights(ExceptionThread):
def __init__(self, pin, cyclePeriod=2):
self._stopper = Event()
self._blink = Event()
self._lock = Lock()
self._pin = pin
self.setCyclePeriod(cyclePeriod) #cyclePeriod is length of one blink cycle in seconds
GPIO.setup(pin, GPIO.OUT)
pwm = GPIO.PWM(self._pin, 60)
def blinkLights():
pwm.start(0)
while not self._stopper.isSet():
if self._blink.is_set():
for dc in chain(range(100, -1, -5), range(0, 101, 5)):
pwm.ChangeDutyCycle(dc)
time.sleep(self._sleeptime)
else:
pwm.ChangeDutyCycle(100)
self._blink.wait()
pwm.stop() # required to avoid core dumps when process terminates
super().__init__(target=blinkLights, daemon=True)
def start(self):
ExceptionThread.start(self)
logger.debug('Starting LED on pin %s', self._pin)
def stop(self):
if self.is_alive():
self._stopper.set()
self._blink.set()
logger.debug('Stopping LED on pin %s', self._pin)
def setCyclePeriod(self, cyclePeriod):
with self._lock:
self._sleeptime = cyclePeriod/20/2
def setBlink(self, toggle):
if toggle:
self._blink.set()
else:
self._blink.clear()
def __del__(self):
self.stop()