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Physical computing with GPIO Zero

Ben Nuttall
March 06, 2016
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Physical computing with GPIO Zero

Talk on physical computing with Raspberry Pi using GPIO Zero, a new friendly Python API.

Ben Nuttall

March 06, 2016
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  1. Physical computing with GPIO Zero
    Ben Nuttall
    Raspberry Pi Foundation
    UK Charity 1129409

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  2. Ben Nuttall

    Education Developer
    Advocate at the Raspberry Pi
    Foundation
    – Software & project
    development
    – Learning resources & teacher
    training
    – Community outreach

    @ben_nuttall on Twitter

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  3. Python – RPi.GPIO
    import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
    from time import sleep
    GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
    GPIO.setwarnings(False)
    GPIO.setup(17, GPIO.OUT)
    while True:
    GPIO.output(17, GPIO.HIGH)
    sleep(1)
    GPIO.output(17, GPIO.LOW)
    sleep(1)

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  4. Python – GPIO Zero
    from gpiozero import LED
    from time import sleep
    led = LED(17)
    while True:
    led.on()
    sleep(1)
    led.off()
    sleep(1)

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  5. Python – GPIO Zero
    from gpiozero import LED
    led = LED(17)
    led.blink()

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  6. LED
    from gpiozero import LED
    led = LED(17)
    led.on() # on
    led.off() # off
    led.toggle() # on­>off or off­>on
    led.blink() # flash on/off continuously

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  7. LED + Button
    from gpiozero import LED, Button
    led = LED(17)
    button = Button(3)
    button.when_pressed = led.on
    button.when_released = led.off

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  8. Source + Values
    from gpiozero import LED, Button
    led = LED(17)
    button = Button(3)
    led.source = button.values

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  9. Button + Picamera
    from gpiozero import Button
    From picamera import PiCamera
    button = Button(3)
    camera = PiCamera()
    button.when_pressed = camera.start_preview
    button.when_released = camera.stop_preview

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  10. LED - PWM
    from gpiozero import PWMLED
    from time import sleep
    led = PWMLED(17)
    led.on() # on
    led.off() # off
    led.value = 0.5 # half brightness
    led.pulse() # coming in v1.2

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  11. Motion sensor
    from gpiozero import LED, MotionSensor
    led = LED(2)
    sensor = MotionSensor(3)
    sensor.when_motion = led.on
    sensor.when_no_motion = led.off

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  12. Light sensor
    from gpiozero import LED, LightSensor
    led = LED(2)
    sensor = LightSensor(3)
    while True:
    sensor.wait_for_light()
    print("It's light!")
    sensor.wait_for_dark()
    print("It's dark")

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  13. Traffic Lights
    from gpiozero import TrafficLights
    lights = TrafficLights(9, 10, 11)
    lights.on() # all on
    lights.off() # all off
    lights.red.on() # red on
    lights.toggle() # swap state of all lights

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  14. Traffic Lights sequence
    lights.green.on()
    lights.amber.off()
    lights.red.off()
    while True:
    sleep(10)
    lights.green.off()
    lights.amber.on()
    sleep(1)
    lights.amber.off()
    lights.red.on()
    sleep(10)
    lights.amber.on()
    sleep(1)
    lights.green.on()
    lights.amber.off()
    lights.red.off()

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  15. TrafficHat
    from gpiozero import TrafficHat
    th = TrafficHat()
    th.lights.red.on()
    th.lights.amber.on()
    th.button.when_pressed = th.on
    th.button.when_released = th.off

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  16. TrafficHat - PWM
    from gpiozero import TrafficHat
    th = TrafficHat(pwm=True)
    th.lights.red.value = 0.2
    th.lights.amber.value = 0.4
    th.lights.green.value = 0.8

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  17. Push button stop motion
    from gpiozero import Button
    from picamera import PiCamera
    button = Button(4)
    with PiCamera() as camera:
    camera.start_preview()
    frame = 1
    while True:
    button.wait_for_press()
    camera.capture('/home/pi/frame%03d.jpg' % frame)
    frame += 1

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  18. Full colour LED
    from gpiozero import RGBLED
    led = RGBLED(2, 3, 4)
    led.red.on() # full red
    led.color = (1, 0, 1) # purple
    led.blue = 0.3 # dim the blue value to 0.3
    # now (1, 0, 0.3)

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  19. Motor
    from gpiozero import Motor
    from time import sleep
    motor = Motor(forward=17, backward=18)
    while True:
    motor.forward()
    sleep(5)
    motor.backward()
    sleep(5)

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  20. Robot
    from gpiozero import Robot
    from time import sleep
    robot = Robot(left=(17, 18), right=(22, 23))
    while True:
    robot.forward()
    sleep(10)
    robot.left()
    sleep(1)

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  21. Button controlled Robot
    from gpiozero import RyanteckRobot, Button
    robot = RyanteckRobot()
    left = Button(26)
    right = Button(16)
    fw = Button(21)
    bw = Button(20)
    fw.when_pressed = robot.forward
    fw.when_released = robot.stop
    left.when_pressed = robot.left
    left.when_released = robot.stop
    right.when_pressed = robot.right
    right.when_released = robot.stop
    bw.when_pressed = robot.backward
    bw.when_released = robot.stop

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  22. Analogue - potentiometers
    from gpiozero import MCP3008
    pot = MCP3008()
    while True:
    print(pot.value)

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  23. Dial up the brightness!
    from gpiozero import PWMLED, MCP3008
    led = PWMLED(2)
    pot = MCP3008()
    while True:
    led.value = pot.value

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  24. Dial up the brightness!
    from gpiozero import PWMLED, MCP3008
    led = PWMLED(2)
    pot = MCP3008()
    led.source = pot.values

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  25. Analogue - potentiometers
    from gpiozero import RGBLED, MCP3008
    led = RGBLED(red=2, green=3, blue=4)
    red_pot = MCP3008(channel=0)
    green_pot = MCP3008(channel=1)
    blue_pot = MCP3008(channel=2)
    while True:
    led.red = red_pot.value
    led.green = green_pot.value
    led.blue = blue_pot.value

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  26. Analogue - potentiometers
    from gpiozero import RGBLED, MCP3008
    led = RGBLED(red=2, green=3, blue=4)
    red_pot = MCP3008(channel=0)
    green_pot = MCP3008(channel=1)
    blue_pot = MCP3008(channel=2)
    led.red.source = red_pot.values
    led.green.source = green_pot.values
    led.blue.source = blue_pot.values

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  27. Analogue - potentiometers
    from gpiozero import RGBLED, MCP3008
    led = RGBLED(red=2, green=3, blue=4)
    red_pot = MCP3008(channel=0)
    green_pot = MCP3008(channel=1)
    blue_pot = MCP3008(channel=2)
    led.source = zip(red_pot.values,
    green_pot.values,
    blue_pot.values)

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  28. GPIO Music Box
    from gpiozero import Button
    import pygame.mixer
    from pygame.mixer import Sound
    pygame.mixer.init()
    sound_pins = {
    2: Sound("samples/drum_tom_mid_hard.wav"),
    3: Sound("samples/drum_cymbal_open.wav"),
    }
    buttons = [Button(pin) for pin in sound_pins]
    for button in buttons:
    sound = sound_pins[button.pin]
    button.when_pressed = sound.play

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  29. GPIO Zero

    gpiozero.readthedocs.org
    – Installation instructions
    – Documentation
    – Examples

    GitHub Issues
    – Suggestions
    – Feedback

    Contact me
    [email protected]
    – @ben_nuttall on Twitter

    #gpiozero on Twitter

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  30. CamJam EduKit

    £5 starter kit (kit 1)

    £7 sensors kit (kit 2)

    £17 robotics kit (kit 3)

    Free worksheets (soon to be GPIO Zero)

    Very reusable

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  31. GPIO Zero

    Pre-installed in Raspbian Jessie

    Available with apt:
    – sudo apt-get update
    – sudo apt-get install python3-gpiozero
    – sudo apt-get install python-gpiozero

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  32. The MagPi

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  33. The MagPi

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  34. Physical computing with GPIO Zero
    Ben Nuttall
    Raspberry Pi Foundation
    UK Charity 1129409

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