1 """Custom PulseIn Class to read PWM signals"""
13 # The message queues live outside of python space, and must be formally cleaned!
15 """In case the program is cancelled or quit, we need to clean up the PulseIn
16 helper process and also the message queue, this is called at exit to do so"""
18 print("Cleaning up message queues", queues)
19 print("Cleaning up processes", procs)
26 atexit.register(final)
28 # pylint: disable=c-extension-no-member
30 """PulseIn Class to read PWM signals"""
32 def __init__(self, pin, maxlen=2, idle_state=False):
33 """Create a PulseIn object associated with the given pin.
34 The object acts as a read-only sequence of pulse lengths with
35 a given max length. When it is active, new pulse lengths are
36 added to the end of the list. When there is no more room
37 (len() == maxlen) the oldest pulse length is removed to make room."""
40 self._idle_state = idle_state
41 self._queue_key = random.randint(1, 9999)
43 self._mq = sysv_ipc.MessageQueue(None, flags=sysv_ipc.IPC_CREX)
45 print("Message Queue Key: ", self._mq.key)
46 queues.append(self._mq)
47 except sysv_ipc.ExistentialError:
49 "Message queue creation failed"
50 ) from sysv_ipc.ExistentialError
52 dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
54 dir_path + "/libgpiod_pulsein",
62 cmd.append("gpiochip0")
67 self._process = subprocess.Popen(cmd)
68 procs.append(self._process)
70 # wait for it to start up
72 print("Waiting for startup success message from subprocess")
73 message = self._wait_receive_msg()
74 if message[0] != b"!":
75 raise RuntimeError("Could not establish message queue with subprocess")
78 # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
79 def _wait_receive_msg(self, timeout=0.25, type=2):
80 """Internal helper that will wait for new messages of a given type,
81 and throw an exception on timeout"""
82 stamp = time.monotonic()
83 while (time.monotonic() - stamp) < timeout:
85 message = self._mq.receive(block=False, type=type)
87 except sysv_ipc.BusyError:
88 time.sleep(0.001) # wait a bit then retry!
91 "Timed out waiting for PulseIn message. Make sure libgpiod is installed."
94 # pylint: enable=redefined-builtin
97 """Deinitialises the PulseIn and releases any hardware and software
98 resources for reuse."""
99 # Clean up after ourselves
100 self._process.terminate()
101 procs.remove(self._process)
103 queues.remove(self._mq)
106 """No-op used by Context Managers."""
109 def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, tb):
110 """Automatically deinitializes the hardware when exiting a context."""
113 def resume(self, trigger_duration=0):
114 """Resumes pulse capture after an optional trigger pulse."""
115 if trigger_duration != 0:
116 self._mq.send("t%d" % trigger_duration, True, type=1)
118 self._mq.send("r", True, type=1)
122 """Pause pulse capture"""
123 self._mq.send("p", True, type=1)
128 """True when pulse capture is paused as a result of pause() or
129 an error during capture such as a signal that is too fast."""
134 """The maximum length of the PulseIn. When len() is equal to maxlen,
135 it is unclear which pulses are active and which are idle."""
139 """Clears all captured pulses"""
140 self._mq.send("c", True, type=1)
143 """Removes and returns the oldest read pulse."""
144 self._mq.send("^", True, type=1)
145 message = self._wait_receive_msg()
146 reply = int(message[0].decode("utf-8"))
149 raise IndexError("pop from empty list")
153 """Returns the current pulse length"""
154 self._mq.send("l", True, type=1)
155 message = self._wait_receive_msg()
156 return int(message[0].decode("utf-8"))
158 # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
159 def __getitem__(self, index, type=None):
160 """Returns the value at the given index or values in slice."""
161 self._mq.send("i%d" % index, True, type=1)
162 message = self._wait_receive_msg()
163 ret = int(message[0].decode("utf-8"))
165 raise IndexError("list index out of range")
168 # pylint: enable=redefined-builtin