Gate Motor Interface

Python interface to a gate motor controller using a microcontroller (uC). Tested ok with Python 2.7 and 3.5, under Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 10.

Run

Run program with:

cd ./src
python main.py

Dependencies

• wxPython: pip install wxPython
• pyserial: pip install pyserial

Linux Note: run pip/pip3 with sudo. To install wxPython, first install the dependencies listed in: https://github.com/wxWidgets/Phoenix#prerequisites . Please note that the pip installation could take a long time.

Linux Note: running pyserial code could need sudo or changing user groups as below:

sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER

Instructions

• To connect to simulated uC, use sep as port name.

• Modify line 11 in src/main.py to run as simulation (the default, program uses src/uC_simulation.py ) or to connect to a real microcontroller (using src/uC_interface.py).

• Modify communication functions in src/uC_interface.py to adjust to your own communication protocol while mantaining consistency with the states defined in src/gate.py, shown in the following state machine diagram (those states are interpreted in the GUI code in src/main.py to generate the gate animation).

State Machine