Example #1
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 def get_angular_velocity(self):
     try:
         gyro_high = i2c.read(self.bus, self.gyro, 0x47)
         gyro_low = i2c.read(self.bus, self.gyro, 0x48)
         gyro_raw = (gyro_high << 8) | gyro_low
         angular = (to_signed_int(gyro_raw) - self.gyro_bias) / 131.
         angular = angular * pi/180.
         return angular
     except IOError as e:
         return None
Example #2
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 def get_linear_velocity(self):
     if self.is_stopped:
         self.velocity = 0.0
         return self.velocity
     try:
         accel_high = i2c.read(self.bus, self.gyro, 0x3d)
         accel_low = i2c.read(self.bus, self.gyro, 0x3e)
         accel_raw = (accel_high << 8) | accel_low 
         a = ((to_signed_int(accel_raw) - self.accel_bias) / 16384.) * 9.81
         dt = time.clock() - self.last_sample
         self.velocity = self.velocity + dt*a
         self.last_sample = time.clock() 
         return self.velocity
     except IOError as e:
         return None
Example #3
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 def calibrate_sensors(self, num_samples = 1000):
     print "Please put the robot flat on the ground while it calibrates its sensors."
     accel_total = 0.0
     gyro_total = 0.0
     for _ in range(num_samples):
         accel_high = i2c.read(self.bus, self.gyro, 0x3d)
         accel_low = i2c.read(self.bus, self.gyro, 0x3e)
         accel_raw = (accel_high << 8) | accel_low 
         accel_total += to_signed_int(accel_raw)
         gyro_high = i2c.read(self.bus, self.gyro, 0x47)
         gyro_low = i2c.read(self.bus, self.gyro, 0x48)
         gyro_raw = (gyro_high << 8) | gyro_low
         gyro_total += to_signed_int(gyro_raw)
     self.accel_bias = accel_total / float(num_samples)
     self.gyro_bias = gyro_total / float(num_samples)
     print "Done calibrating."
     print self.accel_bias, self.gyro_bias
Example #4
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 def read_reg( self, reg, size = 2 ):
     return i2c.read( self.sensor_id, reg, size );
Example #5
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 def read_reg(self, reg, size=2):
     return i2c.read(self.sensor_id, reg, size)