Qwiic_PIR_Py

Python module for the SparkFun Qwiic PIR - 1 uA (EKMB1107112) and SparkFun Qwiic PIR - 170 uA (EKMC4607112K).

This python package is a port of the existing SparkFun Qwiic PIR 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.

Contents

• Supported Platforms
• Dependencies
• Installation
• Documentation
• Example Use

Supported Platforms

The Qwiic Button Python package current supports the following platforms:

• Raspberry Pi

Dependencies

This driver package depends on the qwiic I2C driver: Qwiic_I2C_Py

Documentation

The SparkFun Qwiic PIR module documentation is hosted at ReadTheDocs

Installation

PyPi Installation

This repository is hosted on PyPi as the sparkfun-qwiic-pir 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-pir

For the current user:

pip install sparkfun-qwiic-pir

To install, make sure the setuptools package is installed on the system.

Direct installation at the command line:

python setup.py install

To build a package for use with pip:

python setup.py sdist

A 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-pir-<version>.tar.gz

Example Use

See the examples directory for more detailed use examples.

from __future__ import print_function
import qwiic_pir
import time
import sys

debounce_time = .20

def run_example():

	print("\nSparkFun Qwiic PIR  Example 1\n")
	my_PIR = qwiic_pir.QwiicPIR()

	if my_PIR.begin() == False:
		print("The Qwiic PIR isn't connected to the system. Please check your connection", \
			file=sys.stderr)
		return
		
	print ("Waiting 30 seconds for PIR to stabilize")
	for i in range(0, 30):
		print(i)
		time.sleep(1)

	print("Device Stable")

	while True:
		if my_PIR.raw_reading() is True:
			print("Object Detected")
		else:
			print("Object Removed")
		time.sleep(debounce_time)


if __name__ == '__main__':
	try:
		run_example()
	except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit) as exErr:
		print("\nEnding Example 1")
		sys.exit(0)