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:
48 raise RuntimeError("Message queue creation failed")
50 dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
52 dir_path + "/libgpiod_pulsein",
60 cmd.append("gpiochip0")
65 self._process = subprocess.Popen(cmd)
66 procs.append(self._process)
68 # wait for it to start up
70 print("Waiting for startup success message from subprocess")
71 message = self._wait_receive_msg()
72 if message[0] != b"!":
73 raise RuntimeError("Could not establish message queue with subprocess")
76 # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
77 def _wait_receive_msg(self, timeout=0.25, type=2):
78 """Internal helper that will wait for new messages of a given type,
79 and throw an exception on timeout"""
80 stamp = time.monotonic()
81 while (time.monotonic() - stamp) < timeout:
83 message = self._mq.receive(block=False, type=type)
85 except sysv_ipc.BusyError:
86 time.sleep(0.001) # wait a bit then retry!
89 "Timed out waiting for PulseIn message. Make sure libgpiod is installed."
92 # pylint: enable=redefined-builtin
95 """Deinitialises the PulseIn and releases any hardware and software
96 resources for reuse."""
97 # Clean up after ourselves
98 self._process.terminate()
99 procs.remove(self._process)
101 queues.remove(self._mq)
104 """No-op used by Context Managers."""
107 def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, tb):
108 """Automatically deinitializes the hardware when exiting a context."""
111 def resume(self, trigger_duration=0):
112 """Resumes pulse capture after an optional trigger pulse."""
113 if trigger_duration != 0:
114 self._mq.send("t%d" % trigger_duration, True, type=1)
116 self._mq.send("r", True, type=1)
120 """Pause pulse capture"""
121 self._mq.send("p", True, type=1)
126 """True when pulse capture is paused as a result of pause() or
127 an error during capture such as a signal that is too fast."""
132 """The maximum length of the PulseIn. When len() is equal to maxlen,
133 it is unclear which pulses are active and which are idle."""
137 """Clears all captured pulses"""
138 self._mq.send("c", True, type=1)
141 """Removes and returns the oldest read pulse."""
142 self._mq.send("^", True, type=1)
143 message = self._wait_receive_msg()
144 reply = int(message[0].decode("utf-8"))
147 raise IndexError("pop from empty list")
151 """Returns the current pulse length"""
152 self._mq.send("l", True, type=1)
153 message = self._wait_receive_msg()
154 return int(message[0].decode("utf-8"))
156 # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
157 def __getitem__(self, index, type=None):
158 """Returns the value at the given index or values in slice."""
159 self._mq.send("i%d" % index, True, type=1)
160 message = self._wait_receive_msg()
161 ret = int(message[0].decode("utf-8"))
163 raise IndexError("list index out of range")
166 # pylint: enable=redefined-builtin