RobotControl

A simple python library to control Dash and Dot robots from Wonder Workshop. It works on OSX and on Linux (on Linux it is not very stable yet)

This python library has been developed by using the AdaFruit BlueFruit LE sniffer to capture communication between the iPad and the Robots.

It might contain errors or might not work anymore in future release of the robot firmware.

Using this library is at your own risk.

Dependencies:

You must install the "Adafruit_Python_BluefruitLE"-library first (you can find it on github), use it with the Bluez version as described by the Readme from Adafruit
Your system should support bluetooth LE

Usage: from robot import *

Create a main function like this:

def main():
    global myRobot
    myRobot = robot(getRobotDevice("Dot" or "Dash"))
    your_robot_control_function()
    myRobot.disconnect()

and then start the main function with the following command:

ble.run_mainloop_with(main)

In your robot control function, you can execute commands on the robot like: dash.command(arg1, arg2, arg..)

For debugging, show all sensor data with the command: displaySensorData(myRobot) #where robot is your robot object (see example)

Read sensor data like: value = myRobot.sensor

When finished use the command: myRobot.disconnect()

Supported commands:

connect()
disconnect()
reset()
playSound(const sound) sound is a sound from the list below
playBeep(int tone, int time in ms) can also be used without the tone and time
drive(int distance in mm, int time in ms)
setWheelSpeed(int speed, int turnspeed) speed is between -400 and 400 turnspeed is between -500 and 500
stopWheels()
turn(int degrees, int time in ms)
moveHeadY(int degrees) -7 < degrees > 22
moveHeadX(int degrees) -135 < degrees > 135
colorFront(int red, int green, int blue)
colorLeftEar(int red, int green, int blue)
colorRightEar(int red, int green, int blue)
colorAll(int redFront, int greenFront, int blueFront, int redLeft, int greenLeft, int blueLeft, int redRight, int greenRight, int blueRight)
topLight(bool on)
tailLight(bool on)
eyeLights(int intensity, 12bit integer) Each bit represents a led, bit0 is top led, bit1 is led right from top led (when facing the robot)

Available sensordata:

Sounds:

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