A Python interface to control and communicate with mBot robot kit from Makeblock
This has been tested with:
- the Raspberry PI.
- the Intel Edison.
It works on Linux, Windows 7/10 and OS X.
- Makeblock Library (https://github.com/Makeblock-official/Makeblock-Libraries)
- Python (http://python.org/download/)
- Cython (http://cython.org/#download)
- cython-hidapi (https://github.com/trezor/cython-hidapi)
- pyserial
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Download the source from the git https://github.com/Makeblock-official/Makeblock-Libraries
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copy the makeblock folder to your arduino default library. Your Arduino library folder should now look like this (on Windows): [arduino installation directory]\libraries\makeblock\src (on MACOS): [arduino Package Contents]\contents\Java\libraries\makeblock\src
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Open the Arduino Application. (If it's already open, you will need to restart it to see changes.)
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Click "File-> Examples". Here are firmwares for Makeblock's bots in "MakeBlockDrive->Firmware_for_mBlock".
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Upload the Firmware to your bot.
install python 2.7.x / 3.x ( http://python.org/downloads )
[sudo] pip install cython
[sudo] pip install pyserial
[sudo] pip install hidapi
git clone https://github.com/xeecos/python-for-mbot
Enter the folder "python-for-mbot"
Edit lightsensor.py
from lib.mBot import *
def onLight(value):
print("light = ",value)
if __name__ == '__main__':
bot = mBot()
bot.startWithSerial("COM15") or bot.startWithHID()
while(1):
bot.requestLightOnBoard(1,onLight)
sleep(0.5)change the serial port name "COMX or /dev/tty.XXX" for your mBot on system
bot.startWithSerial("COM15")
using wireless HID:
bot.startWithHID()
running:
[sudo] python lightsensor.py