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Ben Nuttall
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Physical computing with Scratch and Python
Physical computing with Raspberry Pi using Scratch and Python with GPIO Zero
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March 21, 2016
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Transcript
Physical Computing with Scratch and Python
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Boot the Pi and open Scratch
GPIO Server • GPIO Server On
Broadcast • configXout • gpioXon • gpioXoff • wait X
secs • forever Component GPIO pin Red LED 25 Amber LED 8 Green LED 7 Buzzer 15
Close Scratch and open Python 3
Open a new file • File > New File •
File > Save • Save as camjam.py
GPIO Zero LED from gpiozero import LED led = LED(25)
while True: led.on() sleep(1) led.off() sleep(1) Save and run: Ctrl + S F5
GPIO Zero LED from gpiozero import LED led = LED(25)
led.blink()
GPIO Zero Button + LED from gpiozero import Button, LED
button = Button(21) led = LED(25) while True: button.wait_for_press() led.on() button.wait_for_release() led.off()
GPIO Zero Button + LED from gpiozero import Button, LED
button = Button(21) led = LED(25) while True: led.on() button.wait_for_press() led.off() button.wait_for_release()
GPIO Zero Button + LED from gpiozero import Button, LED
button = Button(21) led = LED(25) while True: led.blink() button.wait_for_press() led.off() button.wait_for_release()
Traffic Lights from gpiozero import Button, TrafficLights button = Button(21)
lights = TrafficLights(25, 8, 7) while True: button.wait_for_press() lights.on() button.wait_for_release() lights.off()
Traffic Lights from gpiozero import Button, TrafficLights button = Button(21)
lights = TrafficLights(25, 8, 7) while True: lights.blink() button.wait_for_press() lights.on() button.wait_for_release()
Traffic Lights from gpiozero import Button, TrafficLights, Buzzer from time
import sleep button = Button(21) lights = TrafficLights(25, 8, 7) buzzer = Buzzer(15) while True: lights.on() buzzer.off() button.wait_for_press() lights.off() buzzer.on() button.wait_for_release()
Traffic Lights while True: lights.green.on() sleep(1) lights.amber.on() sleep(1) lights.red.on() sleep(1)
lights.off()
Traffic Lights while True: button.wait_for_press() lights.green.on() sleep(1) lights.amber.on() sleep(1) lights.red.on()
sleep(1) lights.off()
Traffic Lights Sequence • Can you make a full traffic
lights sequence? • Use the button for a pedestrian crossing • Use buzzer.beep() to indicate safe crossing
Documentation and help guides • raspberrypi.org/documentation/usage/scratch/gpio • gpiozero.readthedocs.org • raspberrypi.org/resources
• raspberrypi.org/education/downloads
Physical Computing with Scratch and Python