Python for Serial Communication
PyCon APAC 2011, Singapore
Eka A. Kurniawan
@ekaakurniawan
Outline
Serial Communication Architecture Dri er !n"tallation pySerial #o$ule Demo on Con"ole %&! 'ool De elopment Demo on %&!
Serial Communication Architecture
Data +low Point o. /iew
&S) to &A(' Dri er
FPGA
&A(' Connection
USB to UART
+P%A )oar$
&S) Ca*le
Buffer
(e-ue"t
User
,aptop
Driver Installation
Silicon ,a*" CP2100 &S) to &A(' )ri$ge /CP Dri er"
Serial Communication Architecture with ySerial
Data +low Point o. /iew
&S) to &A(' Dri er pySerial
FPGA
&A(' Connection
USB to UART
+P%A )oar$
&S) Ca*le
Buffer
(e-ue"t
User
,aptop
ySerial !o"ule
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ySerial !o"ule
Installation
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python setup.py install
&*untu 10.10
ySerial !o"ule
Basic Functions
!mporting pySerial #o$ule
import serial
Serial Cla""
ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyUSB0', 9600)
open an$ i"4pen +unction"
ser.open() ser.isOpen()
write +unction
ser. rite('!')
ySerial !o"ule
Basic Functions
in1aiting +unction
ser.in"aitin#()
rea$ +unction
ser.read($%%) ser.read(ser.in"aitin#())
clo"e +unction
ser.&lose()
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Demo on Console
GUI Tool Develo ment
&"ing PyAt SPPyAt 'ool 'ip 1< Checking .or 8ew Data 'ip 2< Detecting 8ew De ice
Ti #$ Chec%in& for 'ew Data
Polling #etho$ A$ antage< Ea"y to De elop
At Engine
4pen Connection
%et Data i" *u..er emptyB Ce"
Di"a$ antage"< (e"ource !ne..iciency an$ Signal )locking
8o
Di"play Data
i" u"er inputB 8o
Ce"
Sen$ Data
Ti #$ Chec%in& for 'ew Data
'imer #etho$ A$ antage< (e"ource E..iciency
At Engine
4pen Connection
Di"a$ antage< Chance o. 'riggering )u..er 4 er.low
i" *u..er emptyB Ce"
8o
%et Data Di"play Data
Sen$ Data
Ti #$ Chec%in& for 'ew Data
Co$e !mplementation .or 'imer #etho$ &"ing PyAt During @@init@@
sel'.lo#(imer = )one
!n"i$e connect +unction
sel'.lo#(imer = *timer() *O+,e&t.&onne&t(sel'.lo#(imer, S-.)/0(1timeout()1), sel'.&he&2Bu''er) sel'.lo#(imer.start(!00)
!n"i$e $i"connect +unction
sel'.lo#(imer.stop()
Ti #$ Chec%in& for 'ew Data
'hrea$ #etho$ A$ antage< 8o )locking Signal 'hrea$ Com*ine$ with (ea$ )locking Pro i$e" (e"ource E..iciency
ser.3ead(!)
4pen Connection
(ea$er Sen$ Data 1riter Clo"e Connection 'hrea$"
Ti #$ Chec%in& for 'ew Data
Co$e !mplementation .or 'hrea$ with (ea$ )locking #etho$ &"ing PyAt (ea$er 'hrea$ Keep" ,ooping on +ollowing Co$e
data = sel'.ser.read(!) n = sel'.ser.in"aitin#() i' n4 data = data 5 sel'.ser.read(n) sel'.emit(S-.)/0(1ne 6ata(*Strin#)1), data)
1riter 'hrea$ E2ecute" +ollowing Co$e
sel'.ser. rite(str(sel'.&md))
Chec%in& for 'ew Data
CPU Usa&e
'imer #etho$ 31m"6
'hrea$ Polling #etho$
'imer #etho$ 310m"6
'hrea$ with (ea$ )locking
CP&1
CP&2
Ti ($ Detectin& 'ew Device
Detecting 8ew De ice in ,inu2 Serial Port Communication
/dev/ttyS7
&S);to;Serial Communication
/dev/ttyUSB7
Co$e !mplementation to Detect 8ew De ice &"ing Python
import #lo+ #lo+.#lo+(1/dev/ttyS81) #lo+.#lo+(1/dev/ttyUSB81)
Demo on GUI
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