Reference

Note

Functions and classes in pifacedigitalio.core have been imported into the main namespace. pifacedigitalio.digital_write() is the same as pifacedigitalio.core.digital_write().

class pifacedigitalio.core.InputEventListener(chip=None, daemon=False)

Listens for events on the input port and calls the mapped callback functions.

>>> def print_flag(event):
...     print(event.interrupt_flag)
...
>>> listener = pifacedigitalio.InputEventListener()
>>> listener.register(0, pifacedigitalio.IODIR_ON, print_flag)
>>> listener.activate()

class pifacedigitalio.core.PiFaceDigital(hardware_addr=0, bus=0, chip_select=0, init_board=True)

A PiFace Digital board.

Attribute:input_pins – list containing pifacecommon.mcp23s17.MCP23S17RegisterBitNeg. Attribute:input_port – See pifacecommon.mcp23s17.MCP23S17RegisterNeg. Attribute:output_pins – list containing pifacecommon.mcp23s17.MCP23S17RegisterBit. Attribute:output_port – See pifacecommon.mcp23s17.MCP23S17Register. Attribute:leds – list containing pifacecommon.mcp23s17.MCP23S17RegisterBit. Attribute:relays – list containing pifacecommon.mcp23s17.MCP23S17RegisterBit. Attribute:switches – list containing pifacecommon.mcp23s17.MCP23S17RegisterBit.

Example:

>>> pfd = pifacedigitalio.PiFaceDigital()
>>> pfd.input_port.value
0
>>> pfd.output_port.value = 0xAA
>>> pfd.leds[5].turn_on()

pifacedigitalio.core.deinit(bus=0, chip_select=0)

Stops interrupts on all boards. Only required when using digital_read() and digital_write().

Parameters:

• bus (int) – SPI bus /dev/spidev<bus>.<chipselect> (default: {bus})
• chip_select (int) – SPI chip select /dev/spidev<bus>.<chipselect> (default: {chip})

pifacedigitalio.core.digital_read(pin_num, hardware_addr=0)

Returns the value of the input pin specified.

Note

This function is for familiarality with users of other types of IO board. Consider accessing the input_pins attribute of a PiFaceDigital object:

>>> pfd = PiFaceDigital(hardware_addr)
>>> pfd.input_pins[pin_num].value
0

Parameters:

• pin_num (int) – The pin number to read.
• hardware_addr (int) – The board to read from (default: 0)

Returns:

int – value of the pin

pifacedigitalio.core.digital_read_pullup(pin_num, hardware_addr=0)

Returns the value of the input pullup specified.

Note

This function is for familiarality with users of other types of IO board. Consider accessing the gppub attribute of a PiFaceDigital object:

>>> pfd = PiFaceDigital(hardware_addr)
>>> hex(pfd.gppub.value)
0xff
>>> pfd.gppub.bits[pin_num].value
1

Parameters:

• pin_num (int) – The pin number to read.
• hardware_addr (int) – The board to read from (default: 0)

Returns:

int – value of the pin

pifacedigitalio.core.digital_write(pin_num, value, hardware_addr=0)

Writes the value to the input pin specified.

Note

This function is for familiarality with users of other types of IO board. Consider accessing the output_pins attribute of a PiFaceDigital object:

>>> pfd = PiFaceDigital(hardware_addr)
>>> pfd.output_pins[pin_num].value = 1

Parameters:

• pin_num (int) – The pin number to write to.
• value (int) – The value to write.
• hardware_addr (int) – The board to read from (default: 0)

pifacedigitalio.core.digital_write_pullup(pin_num, value, hardware_addr=0)

Writes the value to the input pullup specified.

Note

This function is for familiarality with users of other types of IO board. Consider accessing the gppub attribute of a PiFaceDigital object:

>>> pfd = PiFaceDigital(hardware_addr)
>>> hex(pfd.gppub.value)
0xff
>>> pfd.gppub.bits[pin_num].value = 1

Parameters:

• pin_num (int) – The pin number to write to.
• value (int) – The value to write.
• hardware_addr (int) – The board to read from (default: 0)