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Quick Start
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Quick Start
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This guide will help you write your first RevPiModIO program.
Basic Concepts
RevPiModIO provides two main programming paradigms:
- Cyclic Programming - Execute a function at regular intervals (PLC-style)
- Event-Driven Programming - Register callbacks triggered by hardware changes
Both approaches use the same core objects:
- rpi.io - Access inputs and outputs by name
- rpi.core - Control LEDs, watchdog, and system status
- rpi.device - Access specific hardware devices
Hardware Configuration
Before programming, configure your hardware using piCtory:
- Access piCtory web interface on your RevPi Core module
- Add and configure your I/O modules
- Assign symbolic names to inputs and outputs
- Example: button, led, temperature
- Good names make your code readable
- Save configuration and activate
Your First Program
Simple Input to Output
The simplest program reads an input and controls an output:
import revpimodio2
# Initialize with auto-refresh
rpi = revpimodio2.RevPiModIO(autorefresh=True)
# Read input and control output
if rpi.io.button.value:
rpi.io.led.value = True
else:
rpi.io.led.value = False
# Clean up
rpi.exit()
Cyclic Program
For continuous operation, use a cyclic loop:
import revpimodio2
def main_cycle(ct: revpimodio2.Cycletools):
"""Called every cycle (default: 20-50ms)."""
if ct.first:
# Initialize on first cycle
ct.var.counter = 0
print("Program started")
# Main logic
if ct.io.button.value:
ct.io.led.value = True
else:
ct.io.led.value = False
# Count button presses
if ct.changed(ct.io.button, edge=revpimodio2.RISING):
ct.var.counter += 1
print(f"Button pressed {ct.var.counter} times")
if ct.last:
# Cleanup on exit
print("Program stopped")
# Run cyclic loop
revpimodio2.run_plc(main_cycle)
Event-Driven Program
For event-based operation, use callbacks:
import revpimodio2
rpi = revpimodio2.RevPiModIO(autorefresh=True)
def on_button_press(ioname, iovalue):
"""Called when button changes."""
print(f"Button is now: {iovalue}")
rpi.io.led.value = iovalue
# Register event callback
rpi.io.button.reg_event(on_button_press)
# Handle shutdown signals
rpi.handlesignalend()
# Start event loop
rpi.mainloop()
LED Control
Control the RevPi status LEDs:
import revpimodio2
rpi = revpimodio2.RevPiModIO(autorefresh=True)
# Set LED colors using constants
rpi.core.A1 = revpimodio2.GREEN # Success
rpi.core.A2 = revpimodio2.RED # Error
rpi.core.A3 = revpimodio2.OFF # Off
# Or control individual colors
rpi.core.a1green.value = True
rpi.core.a1red.value = False
rpi.exit()
Common Patterns
Initialize and Cleanup
Always initialize variables and clean up resources:
def main_cycle(ct):
if ct.first:
# Initialize
ct.var.state = "IDLE"
ct.var.error_count = 0
# Main logic here...
if ct.last:
# Cleanup
ct.io.motor.value = False
print(f"Errors: {ct.var.error_count}")
Edge Detection
Detect rising or falling edges:
def main_cycle(ct):
# Detect button press (rising edge)
if ct.changed(ct.io.button, edge=revpimodio2.RISING):
print("Button pressed!")
# Detect button release (falling edge)
if ct.changed(ct.io.button, edge=revpimodio2.FALLING):
print("Button released!")
Timers
Use built-in cycle-based timers:
def main_cycle(ct):
# On-delay: Input must be True for 10 cycles
ct.set_tonc("startup", 10)
if ct.get_tonc("startup"):
ct.io.motor.value = True
# Pulse: Generate 5-cycle pulse
if ct.io.trigger.value:
ct.set_tpc("pulse", 5)
ct.io.pulse_output.value = ct.get_tpc("pulse")
Next Steps
:doc:`basics` - Core concepts and configuration
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:doc:`cyclic_programming` - Cyclic programming patterns
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:doc:`event_programming` - Event-driven programming patterns
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:doc:`advanced` - Advanced topics and best practices
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:doc:`api/index` - API reference
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