Python Blink Example Intel Galileo Gen2

[BWill15]

I tried making a Python Blink Example.

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import os

import os.path

import time

# --Special thanks to--

# http://www.emutexlabs.com/component/content/article?id=203:getting-started-with-intel-galileo-gen-2 http://www.emutexlabs.com/component/content/article?id=203:getting-started-with-intel-galileo-gen-2

# -->4.3 Pin configuration options for Galileo Gen 2

# /message/249663# 249663 https://communities.intel.com/message/249663

# Blink example for Intel Galileo Gen 2

# This example wil blink led 13 (=GPIO 7) on the Intel Galileo Gen 2

# Pin 13 is located near the full size USB port

def init():

pinsetup('46','out','0')

pinsetup('31','out','1')

pinsetup('30','out','0')

def pinsetup(pinexp,pindir,pinval):

strexport=("echo \"%s\" > /sys/class/gpio/export" % pinexp)

strdir=("echo \"%s\" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio%s/direction" % (pindir,pinexp))

strval=("echo \"%s\" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio%s/value" % (pinval,pinexp))

# os.system("echo \"46\" > D:\TEST.TXT") ;

os.system(strexport) # write a "30" to the export file, which reserves gpio30 for use

os.system(strdir) # sets gpio30 as an output

os.system(strval) # sets gpio30 low, enable dir_out

print strexport

print strdir

print strval

def pinHLDir(pinexp,pindir,pinval):

strdir=("echo \"%s\" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio%s/direction" % (pindir,pinexp))

strval=("echo \"%s\" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio%s/value" % (pinval,pinexp))

os.system(strdir) # sets gpio30 as an output

os.system(strval) # sets gpio30 low, enable dir_out

def pinHL(pinexp,pindir,pinval):

strval=("echo \"%s\" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio%s/value" % (pinval,pinexp))

os.system(strval) # sets gpio30 low, enable dir_out

init()

while(1):

pinHL('7','out','1')

time.sleep(2)

pinHL('7','out','0')

time.sleep(2)

I get this output.

/bin/sh: line 0: echo: write error: Device or resource busy

echo "46" > /sys/class/gpio/export

echo "out" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio46/direction

echo "0" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio46/value

/bin/sh: line 0: echo: write error: Device or resource busy

echo "31" > /sys/class/gpio/export

echo "out" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio31/direction

echo "1" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio31/value

/bin/sh: line 0: echo: write error: Device or resource busy

echo "30" > /sys/class/gpio/export

echo "out" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio30/direction

echo "0" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio30/value

How do i get rid of the error?

[Pablo_M_Intel]

Hi BrechtW,

Given the message, it is possible that the GPIO pin that you're exporting is already exported. Did you make sure that this is not the case?

Regards,

PabloM_Intel

[BWill15]

How can i check if the pin is already exported in python code, so I can avoid this error?

[Pablo_M_Intel]

Hi BrechtW,

It should be possible to write a program that reads within the file and checks if the pin has already been exported. However, you can first check it using Linux, if you determine that this is actually true and that the pin is already set it won't be necessary to write a program to check this. Your code should run fine even with this message ("Device or resource busy").

Regards,

PabloM_Intel

[BWill15]

It works with the error, but now I check if the directory already exists.

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import os

import os.path

import time

# Blink example for Intel Galileo Gen 2

# This example wil blink led 13 (=GPIO 7) on the Intel Galileo Gen 2

# Pin 13 is located near the full size USB port

# --Special thanks to--

# http://www.emutexlabs.com/component/content/article?id=203:getting-started-with-intel-galileo-gen-2 http://www.emutexlabs.com/component/content/article?id=203:getting-started-with-intel-galileo-gen-2

# -->4.3 Pin configuration options for Galileo Gen 2

# /message/249663# 249663 https://communities.intel.com/message/249663

# http://wiki.ros.org/IntelGalileo/IntelGalileoGPIO http://wiki.ros.org/IntelGalileo/IntelGalileoGPIO

def init():

# Use GPIO table from right to left

# pinSetup('46','out','0') # Mux H/L: L

# pinSetup('31','out','0') # Pull up/down: pull-down

# pinSetup('30','out','0') # Direction out/in: output

# pinDir('7','out') # GPIO pin

pinExport('46')

pinExport('30')

pinExport('31')

pinExport('7')

pinHL('30', '0')

pinHL('31', '0')

pinDir('7', 'out')

# if this doesn't work comment these out and use the code out at the beginning of init() in comments

def pinSetup(pinexp, pindir, pinval):

if os.path.exists("/sys/class/gpio/gpio%s" % pinexp) == False:

strexport = ("echo \"%s\" > /sys/class/gpio/export" % pinexp)

os.system(strexport) # write a GPIO number to the export file, which reserves it for use

print strexport

else:

print "INFO: GPIO %s already exists, skipping export" % pinexp

strdir = ("echo \"%s\" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio%s/direction" % (pindir, pinexp))

strval = ("echo \"%s\" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio%s/value" % (pinval, pinexp))

os.system(strdir) # sets GPIO as an output/input('out'/'in')

os.system(strval) # sets GPIO high/low('1'/'0'), enable dir_out

print strdir

print strval

def pinExport(pinexp):

if os.path.exists("/sys/class/gpio/gpio%s" % pinexp) == False:

strexport = ("echo \"%s\" > /sys/class/gpio/export" % pinexp)

os.system(strexport) # write a GPIO number to the export file, which reserves it for use

print strexport

else:

print "INFO: GPIO %s already exists, skipping export" % pinexp

def pinUnExport(pinexp):

strunexport = ("echo \"%s\" > /sys/class/gpio/unexport" % pinexp)

os.system(strunexport) # write a GPIO number to the unexport file, the pin can now be used by something/someone else

print strunexport

def pinHLDir(pinexp, pindir, pinval):

strdir = ("echo \"%s\" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio%s/direction" % (pindir, pinexp))

strval = ("echo \"%s\" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio%s/value" % (pinval, pinexp))

# first %s is replaced with first parameter, second %s is replaced with second parameter

# \" = "

os.system(strdir) # sets GPIO as an output/input('out'/'in')

os.system(strval) # sets GPIO high/low('1'/'0'), enable dir_out

# print strdir

# print strval

def pinDir(pinexp, pindir):

strdir = ("echo \"%s\" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio%s/direction" % (pindir, pinexp))

os.system(strdir) # sets GPIO as an output/input('out'/'in')

# print strdir

def pinHL(pinexp, pinval):

strval = ("echo \"%s\" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio%s/value" % (pinval, pinexp))

os.system(strval) # sets GPIO high/low('1'/'0'), enable dir_out

print strval

init()

while (1):

pinHL('7', '1')

time.sleep(2)

pinHL('7', '0')

time.sleep(2)