Python module for the qwiic joystick, which is part of the SparkFun Qwiic Joystick
This python package is a port of the existing SparkFun Qwiic Joystick Arduino Library
This package can be used in conjunction with the overall SparkFun qwiic Python Package
New to qwiic? Take a look at the entire SparkFun qwiic ecosystem.
This driver package depends on the qwiic I2C driver: Qwiic_I2C_Py
The SparkFun qwiic Joystick module documentation is hosted at ReadTheDocs
This repository is hosted on PyPi as the sparkfun-qwiic-joystick package. On systems that support PyPi installation via pip, this library is installed using the following commands
For all users (note: the user must have sudo privileges):
sudo pip install sparkfun-qwiic-joystickFor the current user:
pip install sparkfun-qwiic-joystickTo install, make sure the setuptools package is installed on the system.
Direct installation at the command line:
python setup.py installTo build a package for use with pip:
python setup.py sdistA package file is built and placed in a subdirectory called dist. This package file can be installed using pip.
cd dist
pip install sparkfun_qwiic_joystick-<version>.tar.gz
See the examples directory for more detailed use examples.
import qwiic_joystick
import time
import sys
def runExample():
print("\nSparkFun qwiic Joystick Example 1\n")
myJoystick = qwiic_joystick.QwiicJoystick()
if myJoystick.is_connected() == False:
print("The Qwiic Joystick device isn't connected to the system. Please check your connection", \
file=sys.stderr)
return
myJoystick.begin()
print("Initialized. Firmware Version: %s" % myJoystick.get_version())
while True:
print("X: %d, Y: %d, Button: %d" % ( \
myJoystick.get_horizontal(), \
myJoystick.get_vertical(), \
myJoystick.get_button()))
time.sleep(.5)
if __name__ == '__main__':
try:
runExample()
except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit) as exErr:
print("\nEnding Example 1")
sys.exit(0)
