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I am currently looking at how I could use the kit in the classroom and particularly using Python with the sensors.
As part of this project I am building a simple prototype weather station that both uses inputs and outputs to collect data and display it on a simple bar chart.
If you would like to try it for yourself the code is below:
Matrix – connected to 1
Number – connected to 8
Weather – connected to 2
Touch – connected to 3
Light – connected to 7
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import flotilla
import time
client = flotilla.Client(
requires={
'one':flotilla.Matrix,
'eight':flotilla.Number,
'two':flotilla.Weather,
'three':flotilla.Touch,
'seven':flotilla.Light
})
matrix = client.first(flotilla.Matrix)
number = client.first(flotilla.Number)
light = client.first(flotilla.Light)
weather = client.first(flotilla.Weather)
touch = client.first(flotilla.Touch)
matrix.clear()
number.clear()
def logo(name):
if name == "temp":
print ("temp")
matrix.clear()
mylistx=[0,7,1,2,3,4,5,6,1,2,5,6,1,3,4,6,1,3,4,6,1,2,5,6,1,2,3,4,5,6,0,7]
mylisty=[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,5,5,5,5,6,6,6,6,6,6,7,7]
for i in range(len(mylistx)):
x = mylistx[i]
y = mylisty[i]
matrix.set_pixel(x,y, True)
matrix.update()
time.sleep(2)
matrix.clear()
matrix.update()
if name == "light":
print ("light")
matrix.clear()
mylistx=[2,0,3,1,4,2,5,3,6,7,1,4,5,6,7,2,4,5,6,7,3,4,5,6,7]
mylisty=[0,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4,5,5,5,5,5,6,6,6,6,6,7,7,7,7,7]
for i in range(len(mylistx)):
x = mylistx[i]
y = mylisty[i]
matrix.set_pixel(x,y, True)
matrix.update()
time.sleep(2)
matrix.clear()
if name == "pressure":
print ("pressure")
matrix.clear()
mylistx=[3,4,5,2,6,1,3,4,7,0,2,5,7,0,3,5,7,1,3,4,7,2,6,3,4,5]
mylisty=[0,0,0,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,5,5,5,5,6,6,7,7,7]
for i in range(len(mylistx)):
x = mylistx[i]
y = mylisty[i]
matrix.set_pixel(x,y, True)
matrix.update()
time.sleep(2)
matrix.clear()
if name == "button":
print ("button")
matrix.clear()
mylistx=[0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,0,3,4,7,0,3,4,7,0,3,4,7,0,3,4,7,0,3,4,7,0,3,4,7,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
mylisty=[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,5,5,5,5,6,6,6,6,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7]
for i in range(len(mylistx)):
x = mylistx[i]
y = mylisty[i]
matrix.set_pixel(x,y, True)
matrix.update()
def get_temp():
for wait in range (20):
matrix.clear()
for y in range(8):
matrix.set_pixel(7, y, True)
for x in range(8):
matrix.set_pixel(x,0, True)
try:
t_value = int(weather.temperature)
print(t_value)
number.clear()
number.set_number(t_value)
number.update()
if t_value in range (0,9):
m_l_value = 0
if t_value in range (10,19):
m_l_value = 1
if t_value in range (20,28):
m_l_value = 2
if t_value in range (30,39):
m_l_value = 3
if t_value in range (40,49):
m_l_value = 4
if t_value in range (50,59):
m_l_value = 5
if t_value in range (60,69):
m_l_value = 6
if t_value in range (70,79):
m_l_value = 7
if t_value in range (80,90):
m_l_value = 8
print (m_l_value)
for count in range(m_l_value):
matrix.set_pixel(3,count+1,True)
matrix.set_pixel(4,count+1,True)
matrix.update()
time.sleep(1)
except Exception:
pass
def get_pressure():
for wait in range (20):
matrix.clear()
for y in range(8):
matrix.set_pixel(7, y, True)
for x in range(8):
matrix.set_pixel(x,0, True)
try:
p_value = int(weather.pressure)
print(p_value)
number.clear()
p_display=int((p_value/1000))
print (p_display)
number.set_number(p_display)
number.update()
if p_value in range (0,10000):
m_l_value = 0
if p_value in range (10000,19999):
m_l_value = 1
if p_value in range (20000,29999):
m_l_value = 2
if p_value in range (30000,39999):
m_l_value = 3
if p_value in range (40000,49999):
m_l_value = 4
if p_value in range (50000,59999):
m_l_value = 5
if p_value in range (60000,69999):
m_l_value = 6
if p_value in range (70000,79999):
m_l_value = 7
if p_value in range (80000,99999):
m_l_value = 8
print (m_l_value)
for count in range(m_l_value):
matrix.set_pixel(3,count+1,True)
matrix.set_pixel(4,count+1,True)
matrix.update()
except Exception:
pass
time.sleep(1)
def get_light():
for wait in range (20):
matrix.clear()
for y in range(8):
matrix.set_pixel(7, y, True)
for x in range(8):
matrix.set_pixel(x,0, True)
print (light.data)
try:
l_value = int(light.data[0])
print(l_value)
number.clear()
number.set_number(l_value)
number.update()
if l_value in range (0,99):
m_l_value = 0
if l_value in range (100,199):
m_l_value = 1
if l_value in range (200,299):
m_l_value = 2
if l_value in range (300,399):
m_l_value = 3
if l_value in range (400,499):
m_l_value = 4
if l_value in range (500,599):
m_l_value = 5
if l_value in range (600,699):
m_l_value = 6
if l_value in range (700,799):
m_l_value = 7
if l_value in range (800,5000):
m_l_value = 8
print (m_l_value)
for count in range(m_l_value):
matrix.set_pixel(3,count+1,True)
matrix.set_pixel(4,count+1,True)
matrix.update()
time.sleep(1)
except Exception:
pass
try:
while True:
logo("button")
light_v = (touch.one)
temp_v = (touch.two)
pressure_v = (touch.three)
if light_v == True:
print ("Light Meter")
logo("light")
get_light()
logo("button")
if temp_v == True:
print ("Temperature")
logo("temp")
get_temp()
logo("button")
if pressure_v == True:
print ("Pressure")
logo("pressure")
get_pressure()
logo("button")
time.sleep(0.5)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
client.stop()