serial_simple_no_library_example.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
# This example shows a simple way to control the Motoron Motor Controller.
# It is like serial_simple_example.py but it does not use the Motoron library.
 
import math
import time
import serial
 
port = serial.Serial("/dev/serial0", 115200, timeout=0.1, write_timeout=0.1)
 
def set_max_acceleration(motor, accel):
  port.write([
    0x9C, motor, 10, accel & 0x7F, (accel >> 7) & 0x7F,
    0x9C, motor, 12, accel & 0x7F, (accel >> 7) & 0x7F])
 
def set_max_deceleration(motor, decel):
  port.write([
    0x9C, motor, 14, decel & 0x7F, (decel >> 7) & 0x7F,
    0x9C, motor, 16, decel & 0x7F, (decel >> 7) & 0x7F])
 
def set_speed(motor, speed):
  port.write([0xD1, motor, speed & 0x7F, (speed >> 7) & 0x7F])
 
port.write([
  # Reset the controller to its default settings using a "Reinitialize" command.
  0x96, 0x74,
 
  # Disable CRC using a "Set protocol options" command.
  0x8B, 0x04, 0x7B, 0x43,
 
  # Clear the reset flag using a "Clear latched status flags" command.
  0xA9, 0x00, 0x04,
])
 
# By default, the Motoron is configured to stop the motors if it does not get
# a motor control command for 1500 ms.  Uncomment a block of code below to
# adjust this time or disable the timeout feature.
 
# Change the command timeout using a "Set Variable" command.
# The maximmum timeout allowed is 65000 ms.
# timeout_ms = 1000
# timeout = math.ceil(timeout_ms / 4)
# port.write([0x9C, 0, 5, timeout & 0x7F, (timeout >> 7) & 0x7F])
 
# Disable the command timeout by using a "Set variable" command to clear
# the command timeout bit in the error mask.
# port.write([0x9C, 0, 8, 0, 4])
 
# Configure motor 1
set_max_acceleration(1, 140)
set_max_deceleration(1, 300)
 
# Configure motor 2
set_max_acceleration(2, 200)
set_max_deceleration(2, 300)
 
try:
  while True:
    if int(time.monotonic() * 1000) & 2048:
      set_speed(1, 800)
    else:
      set_speed(1, -800)
 
    set_speed(2, 100)
 
    time.sleep(0.005)
 
except KeyboardInterrupt:
  pass