Fixed Return Types for ir remote and fixed joystick

Author: noaglaserdocusign

electroblocks/core.py

@@ -173,17 +173,17 @@ def config_joystick(self, x, y, sw):
     def joystick_angle(self):
         pin = self.pins[ComponentPins.JOYSTICK][0]
         [pressed, angle, engaged] = self._find_sensor_str(pin, "js").split('-')
-        return angle
+        return float(angle)
 
     def is_joystick_button_pressed(self):
         pin = self.pins[ComponentPins.JOYSTICK][0]
         [pressed, angle, engaged] = self._find_sensor_str(pin, "js").split('-')
-        return pressed
+        return pressed == "1"
 
     def is_joystick_engaged(self):
         pin = self.pins[ComponentPins.JOYSTICK][0]
         [pressed, angle, engaged] = self._find_sensor_str(pin, "js").split('-')
-        return pressed
+        return engaged == "1"
 
     # Temp
     def config_dht_temp(self, pin, type):
@@ -231,7 +231,10 @@ def ir_remote_has_sensed_code(self):
 
     def ir_remote_get_code(self):
         pin = self.pins[ComponentPins.IR_REMOTE][0]
-        return self._find_sensor_str(pin, "ir")
+        command = self._find_sensor_str(pin, "ir")
+        if (command == ''):
+            return 0
+        return int(command)
 
     # Motion Sensors
     def config_motion_sensor(self, echoPin, trigPin):

examples/digital_sensor.py

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#Import ElectroBlocks library
+from electroblocks import ElectroBlocks
+import time # imports the time library
+
+
+# Initialise the program settings and configurations
+eb = ElectroBlocks() # Create an instance of the ElectroBlocks class
+eb.config_digital_read(8) # Set up digital read for pin 8.
+eb.digital_write_config(3)
+eb.digital_write_config(9)
+
+
+while True:
+  if eb.digital_read(8) or eb.digital_read(7):
+    eb.digital_write(3, 1) # Turns the led on
+  else:
+    eb.digital_write(3, 0) # Turns the led off
+
+  if eb.digital_read(8) and eb.digital_read(7):
+    eb.digital_write(9, 1) # Turns the led on
+  else:
+    eb.digital_write(9, 0) # Turns the led off
+
+  time.sleep(0.2) # Wait for the given/defined seconds.

ir_remote.py

@@ -3,15 +3,21 @@
 import time # imports the time library
 
 
-# Variable Declaration
-
 # Initialise the program settings and configurations
-eb = ElectroBlocks(verbose=True) # Create an instance of the ElectroBlocks class
-eb.config_ir_remote(2) # Configures the LCD Screen pins
-
-for _ in range(1, 10):
-  sensed_code = eb.ir_remote_has_sensed_code()
-  code = eb.ir_remote_get_code()
-  print(f"Sensed Code: {sensed_code} | Code: {code}")  
-  time.sleep(10)
-  print("CONTINUE")
+eb = ElectroBlocks() # Create an instance of the ElectroBlocks class
+eb.config_ir_remote(2) # IR Remote Config
+eb.digital_write_config(8)
+eb.digital_write_config(7)
+
+
+
+while True:
+  if eb.ir_remote_has_sensed_code():
+    if (eb.ir_remote_get_code() == 70):
+      eb.digital_write(8, 1) # Turns the led on
+
+    if (eb.ir_remote_get_code() == 69):
+      eb.digital_write(7, 1) # Turns the led on
+
+
+  time.sleep(1) # Wait for the given/defined seconds.

joystick.py

@@ -1,18 +1,28 @@
 #Import ElectroBlocks library
 from electroblocks import ElectroBlocks
-import time # imports the time library
 
+# Initialise the program settings and configurations
+eb = ElectroBlocks() # Create an instance of the ElectroBlocks class
+eb.config_joystick("A1", "A3", 9) # Configures the joystick
+eb.digital_write_config(7)
+eb.digital_write_config(8)
+eb.digital_write_config(13)
 
-# Variable Declaration
 
-# Initialise the program settings and configurations
-eb = ElectroBlocks(verbose=True) # Create an instance of the ElectroBlocks class
-eb.config_joystick("A1", "A3", 9) # Configures the LCD Screen pins
 
-for _ in range(1, 10):
-  button_pressed = eb.is_joystick_button_pressed()
-  angle = eb.joystick_angle()
-  is_engaged = eb.is_joystick_engaged()
-  print(f"Engaged: {is_engaged} | Angle: {angle} | Button Pressed: {button_pressed}")  
-  time.sleep(2)
-  print("CONTINUE")
+while True:
+  if eb.is_joystick_button_pressed():
+    eb.digital_write(7, 1) # Turns the led on
+  else:
+    eb.digital_write(7, 0) # Turns the led off
+
+  if (eb.joystick_angle() < 100):
+    eb.digital_write(8, 0) # Turns the led off
+
+  if (eb.joystick_angle() > 100):
+    eb.digital_write(8, 1) # Turns the led on
+
+  if eb.is_joystick_engaged():
+    eb.digital_write(13, 1) # Turns the led on
+  else:
+    eb.digital_write(13, 0) # Turns the led off

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "electroblocks"
-version = "0.1.20"
+version = "0.1.21"
 description = "Python client library to interact with ElectroBlocks Arduino firmware"
 authors = [
     { name = "Noah Glaser", email = "glaserpower@gmail.com" }