How to use Arduino to fetch values output by Python script? Question: I have a GUI that was created using the PySimpleGUI package in Python. Based on user selection from a dropdown menu, the script writes 4 integers to a csv file. (For example, the user selects option A, and the script writes (20, 30, …
Using PyFirmata with a simulator like SimulIDE Question: I’m trying to learn PyFirmata, but don’t want to get all of the hardware I need to do so. Instead I want to use a simulator, right now I’m using SimulIDE. In order to use PyFirmata, a board has to be connected to a COM port. Is …
Parsing The Data from Rasberry Pi to Arduino for controlling 8 Relay Question: My project Bidirectional Communicate between Arduino and Rasberry Pi for implementing many AC Applications, sofar the read from Arduino to Rasberry Pi has been solved The only Problem now is parsing the data receving from the Rasberry Pi to the Arduino Mega, …
Function not working when hardcoding instead of using input() Question: I’m working with Python on my PC, sending serial commands to an arduino which controls a certain number of stepper motors. However, in this function: # takes array of commands to send to motors (in order) and sends commmand arcodinlgy # each element of commands …
Clean way to send data struct from python to arduino? Question: I’m working on a robot and I’d like to somehow send a command using pySerial to the arduino. The command would look like {MOVE, 60, 70} or {REQUEST_DATA}, where I’d have the arduino read in the first value, if it’s "MOVE" then it drives …
pyFirmata gives error: module 'inspect' has no attribute 'getargspec' Question: I’m trying to use pyFirmata, but I can’t get it to work. Even the most basic of the library does not work. I guess there is something wrong with the library code. from pyfirmata import Arduino,util import time port = ‘COM5’ board = Arduino(port) I …
Pyfirmata throws error after creating arduino object Question: I’m trying to start an arduino project but every time I try running it it throws an error. I think I might have gotten some of the setup wrong? I’ve uploaded the Standard Firmata Sketch to the Arduino Mega and installed pyFirmata. I can’t really think of …
Modbus missing bytes error using pymodbus as Serial/RTU master with arduino slaves runnning ArduinoModbus Question: I’m facing some issues with a Modbus RTU implementation. I have 2x Arduino MKR Zeros with RS485 hats/expansions as my 2 slave devices (using the ArduinoModbus library). I am trying to poll the devices from my PC (Windows) using python …
why does not pyfirmata import? Question: I just wanted to make python and Arduino work together. I saw tutorial that showed that we need library called "Pyfirmata" to do it. when I type "pip install pyfirmata" in command prompt, it shows that the library is already installed. but when I type "import pyfirmata" in python …
Use python to naively find an Arduino's IP address from another PC on the local network Question: I have a ESP8266 Nodemcu device running a local HTTP server. I followed the quick-start instructions here. My goal is to have a large number of these devices running in sync. To do that, I wrote this script: …
