/ hcsr04.py
hcsr04.py
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 22  """
 23  A CircuitPython library for the HC-SR04 ultrasonic range sensor.
 24  
 25  The HC-SR04 functions by sending an ultrasonic signal, which is reflected by
 26  many materials, and then sensing when the signal returns to the sensor. Knowing
 27  that sound travels through dry air at `343.2 meters per second (at 20 °C)
 28  <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_sound>`_, it's pretty straightforward
 29  to calculate how far away the object is by timing how long the signal took to
 30  go round-trip and do some simple arithmetic, which is handled for you by this
 31  library.
 32  
 33  .. warning::
 34  
 35      The HC-SR04 uses 5V logic, so you will have to use a `level shifter
 36      <https://www.adafruit.com/product/2653?q=level%20shifter&>`_ between it
 37      and your CircuitPython board (which uses 3.3V logic).
 38  
 39  * Authors:
 40  
 41    - Mike Mabey
 42    - Jerry Needell - modified to add timeout while waiting for echo (2/26/2018)
 43  """
 44  import board
 45  from digitalio import DigitalInOut, DriveMode
 46  from pulseio import PulseIn
 47  import time
 48  
 49  
 50  class HCSR04:
 51      """Control a HC-SR04 ultrasonic range sensor.
 52  
 53      Example use:
 54  
 55      ::
 56  
 57          with HCSR04(trig, echo) as sonar:
 58              try:
 59                  while True:
 60                      print(sonar.dist_cm())
 61                      sleep(2)
 62              except KeyboardInterrupt:
 63                  pass
 64      """
 65      def __init__(self, trig_pin, echo_pin, timeout_sec=.1):
 66          """
 67          :param trig_pin: The pin on the microcontroller that's connected to the
 68              ``Trig`` pin on the HC-SR04.
 69          :type trig_pin: str or microcontroller.Pin
 70          :param echo_pin: The pin on the microcontroller that's connected to the
 71              ``Echo`` pin on the HC-SR04.
 72          :type echo_pin: str or microcontroller.Pin
 73          :param float timeout_sec: Max seconds to wait for a response from the
 74              sensor before assuming it isn't going to answer. Should *not* be
 75              set to less than 0.05 seconds!
 76          """
 77          if isinstance(trig_pin, str):
 78              trig_pin = getattr(board, trig_pin)
 79          if isinstance(echo_pin, str):
 80              echo_pin = getattr(board, echo_pin)
 81          self.dist_cm = self._dist_two_wire
 82          self.timeout_sec = timeout_sec
 83  
 84          self.trig = DigitalInOut(trig_pin)
 85          self.trig.switch_to_output(value=False, drive_mode=DriveMode.PUSH_PULL)
 86  
 87          self.echo = PulseIn(echo_pin)
 88          self.echo.pause()
 89          self.echo.clear()
 90  
 91      def __enter__(self):
 92          """Allows for use in context managers."""
 93          return self
 94  
 95      def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
 96          """Automatically de-initialize after a context manager."""
 97          self.deinit()
 98  
 99      def deinit(self):
100          """De-initialize the trigger and echo pins."""
101          self.trig.deinit()
102          self.echo.deinit()
103  
104      def dist_cm(self):
105          """Return the distance measured by the sensor in cm.
106  
107          This is the function that will be called most often in user code. The
108          distance is calculated by timing a pulse from the sensor, indicating
109          how long between when the sensor sent out an ultrasonic signal and when
110          it bounced back and was received again.
111  
112          If no signal is received, the return value will be ``-1``. This means
113          either the sensor was moving too fast to be pointing in the right
114          direction to pick up the ultrasonic signal when it bounced back (less
115          likely), or the object off of which the signal bounced is too far away
116          for the sensor to handle. In my experience, the sensor can detect
117          objects over 460 cm away.
118  
119          :return: Distance in centimeters.
120          :rtype: float
121          """
122          # This method only exists to make it easier to document. See either
123          # _dist_one_wire or _dist_two_wire for the actual implementation. One
124          # of those two methods will be assigned to be used in place of this
125          # method on instantiation.
126          pass
127  
128      def _dist_two_wire(self):
129          self.echo.clear()  # Discard any previous pulse values
130          self.trig.value = 1  # Set trig high
131          time.sleep(0.00001)  # 10 micro seconds 10/1000/1000
132          self.trig.value = 0  # Set trig low
133          timeout = time.monotonic()
134          self.echo.resume()
135          while len(self.echo) == 0:
136              # Wait for a pulse
137              if (time.monotonic() - timeout) > self.timeout_sec:
138                  self.echo.pause()
139                  return -1
140          self.echo.pause()
141          if self.echo[0] == 65535:
142              return -1
143  
144          return (self.echo[0] / 2) / (291 / 10)
145  
146  
147  def test(trig, echo, delay=2):
148      """Create and get distances from an :class:`HCSR04` object.
149  
150      This is meant to be helpful when first setting up the HC-SR04. It will get
151      a distance every ``delay`` seconds and print it to standard out.
152  
153      :param trig: The pin on the microcontroller that's connected to the
154          ``Trig`` pin on the HC-SR04.
155      :type trig: str or microcontroller.Pin
156      :param echo: The pin on the microcontroller that's connected to the
157          ``Echo`` pin on the HC-SR04.
158      :type echo: str or microcontroller.Pin
159      :param delay: Seconds to wait between triggers.
160      :type delay: int or float
161      :rtype: None
162      """
163      with HCSR04(trig, echo) as sonar:
164          try:
165              while True:
166                  print(sonar.dist_cm())
167                  time.sleep(delay)
168          except KeyboardInterrupt:
169              pass