A collection of examples for using the gpiozero library for reading sensors and activating actuators
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#remember to enable SPI in raspi-config > interfaces before you run this the first time
#How to wire the MCP3008:
#https://learn.adafruit.com/raspberry-pi-analog-to-digital-converters/mcp3008
#gpiozero about MCP3008:
#https://gpiozero.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api_spi.html
#gpiozero tools to modify values:
#https://gpiozero.readthedocs.io/en/stable/_modules/gpiozero/tools.html
from gpiozero import MCP3008, PWMLED
from gpiozero.tools import clamped, smoothed, scaled
from time import sleep
ldr = MCP3008(channel=0, device=0)
led = PWMLED(17)
while True:
reading = smoothed(ldr,3) #smooth samples
value = scaled(reading, 0,1.0,0.01,0.5) #scale samples
brightness = clamped(value,0,1.0) #clamp samples
for i in brightness:
if i < 0.15:
i = 0
print(i)
led.value = i