1 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Melissa LeBlanc-Williams for Adafruit Industries
3 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
4 """A Pin class for use with lgpio."""
6 from pathlib import Path
12 Determines the handle of the GPIO chip device to access.
14 iterate through sysfs to find a GPIO chip device with a driver known to be
15 used for userspace GPIO access.
17 for dev in Path("/sys/bus/gpio/devices").glob("gpiochip*"):
18 drivers = set((dev / "of_node/compatible").read_text().split("\0"))
19 # check if driver names are intended for userspace control
21 "raspberrypi,rp1-gpio",
22 "raspberrypi,bcm2835-gpio",
23 "raspberrypi,bcm2711-gpio",
25 return lgpio.gpiochip_open(int(dev.name[-1]))
26 # return chip0 as a fallback
27 return lgpio.gpiochip_open(0)
30 CHIP = _get_gpiochip()
34 """Pins dont exist in CPython so...lets make our own!"""
41 # values of lg mode constants
47 # drive mode lg constants
55 _LG_MODES = IN | OUT | _LG_ALERT | _LG_GROUP
56 _LG_PULLS = PULL_NONE | PULL_UP | PULL_NONE | ACTIVE_LOW
57 _LG_DRIVES = OPEN_DRAIN
64 lgpio.exceptions = True
66 def __init__(self, bcm_number):
72 def __eq__(self, other):
73 return self.id == other
75 def init(self, mode=IN, pull=None):
76 """Initialize the Pin"""
80 self._set_gpio_mode_in()
81 elif mode == self.OUT:
83 Pin._check_result(lgpio.gpio_claim_output(CHIP, self.id, Pin.LOW))
85 raise RuntimeError(f"Invalid mode for pin: {self.id}")
87 if self._mode != Pin.IN:
88 raise RuntimeError("Can only set pull resistor on input")
89 if pull in {Pin.PULL_UP, Pin.PULL_DOWN, Pin.PULL_NONE}:
90 self._set_gpio_mode_in(lflags=pull)
92 raise RuntimeError(f"Invalid pull for pin: {self.id}")
94 def value(self, val=None):
95 """Set or return the Pin Value"""
99 Pin._check_result(lgpio.gpio_write(CHIP, self.id, val))
100 elif val == Pin.HIGH:
102 Pin._check_result(lgpio.gpio_write(CHIP, self.id, val))
104 raise RuntimeError("Invalid value for pin")
106 return Pin._check_result(lgpio.gpio_read(CHIP, self.id))
109 def _check_result(result):
111 convert any result other than zero to a text message and pass it back
112 as a runtime exception. Typical usage: use the lgpio call as the
116 raise RuntimeError(lgpio.error_text(result))
119 def _set_gpio_mode_in(self, lflags=0):
121 claim a gpio as input, or modify the flags (PULL_UP, PULL_DOWN, ... )
123 # This gpio_free may seem redundant, but is required when
124 # changing the line-flags of an already acquired input line
126 lgpio.gpio_free(CHIP, self.id)
129 Pin._check_result(lgpio.gpio_claim_input(CHIP, self.id, lFlags=lflags))