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mraa/examples/python/uart_sender.py
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Signed-off-by: Thomas Ingleby <thomas.ingleby@intel.com>
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#!/usr/bin/env python
# Author: Alex Tereschenko <alext.mkrs@gmail.com>
# Copyright (c) 2015 Alex Tereschenko
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
#
# Example Usage: Sends some info messages in the form of bytearray and strings
# along with `X` flag and prints the response from other end.
# This example requires uart_receiver.py to be running on the
# other end.
import mraa
import sys
sys.stdout.write("Initializing UART...")
u = mraa.Uart(0)
print("...done")
print("Setting UART parameters: baudrate 115200, 8N1, no flow control")
u.setBaudRate(115200)
u.setMode(8, mraa.UART_PARITY_NONE, 1)
u.setFlowcontrol(False, False)
msg_b = bytearray("Hello, mraa byte array!", "ascii")
print("Sending message as a byte array: '{0}'".format(msg_b))
u.write(msg_b)
# Make sure the message gets out to the line.
# It's generally unnecessary (and performance-degrading) to do this explicitly,
# UART driver normally takes care of that, but it may be useful with specific
# half-duplex endpoints, like Dynamixel servos.
u.flush()
msg_s = "Hello, mraa string!"
print("Sending message as a string: '{0}'".format(msg_s))
u.writeStr(msg_s)
sys.stdout.write("Two-way, half-duplex communication, sending a flag...")
u.writeStr("X")
print("...sent, awaiting response...")
# Checking for data in the RX buffer, giving it a 100ms timeout
if u.dataAvailable(100):
print("We've got a response: '{0}', says the other side".format(u.readStr(20)))
else:
print("No data received, do you have anything at the other end?")