Control the Arduino pager TX via Python..

# control the Arduino RF22 pager TX # modified ON1ARF code # # 2017-06-23 Alex The Engineer # The Rat's Nest, Ipswich UK # # import serial import pprint import sys from colorconsole import terminal from colored import fg, bg, attr import readline # global colours res=attr('reset') # tty open now coded as a function # # colored module used here instead of colorconsole/screen object # just in case there isn't a global screen object available # def page(ttydev,capcode,function,repeats,message): # # create msg bytearray (NB: there should be more error # checking here # msg=(b'P ') msg+=(b'%07d' % capcode)+(b' ') msg+=(b'%01d' % function)+(b' ') msg+=(b'%01d' % repeats)+(b' ') msg+=(message)+(b'\r') print (fg(80),bg(0x12),'** opening tty:',ttydev+res) # serial port open with error checking this time try: ser = serial.Serial(ttydev, timeout=3) except serial.SerialException: print(res) sys.exit("** ERROR: cannot open tty\n\n") # if we got here everything is OK # RTS/DTR does not actually need to be flipped # as opening the tty does that anyway # which saves some time starting up the arduino comms # ser.setRTS(True) # ser.setRTS(False) # # get the lines from the buffer print (fg(0x0b),bg(0x15),'** tty open OK: >>check TX<<'+res) ibuf = ser.readlines() print (fg(202)) #pprint.pprint(ibuf) print (' ibuf[0] :',ibuf[0]) print (' ibuf[-1] :',ibuf[-1]) # check to see what came down comms line is expected if ibuf[0] != (b'RF22 init OK\r\n'): print(res) sys.exit("** ERROR: RF22 init error\n\n") if ibuf[-1] != (b'F <freqmhz> <freq100Hz>\r\n'): print(res) sys.exit("** ERROR: RF22 comms error\n\n") # if TX has correctly initialised now send message ser.write(msg) # get a line back from TTY, it should be exactly same as msg # but with a \n after it # if it hasn't something has gone wrong check=ser.readline() print(fg(0x50),'<< from tty:',fg(0x72),bg(0x08),check,res,fg(0x52)) if check != (msg+b'\n'): print(res) sys.exit("** ERROR: pager comms error\n\n") print (' ++ comms to pager TX OK ++') # get data returned over comms link # and now echo it with some pretty colours 🙂 colindex=0x70 while True: data=ser.readline() # only print it if a sending confirmation if data==(b'POCSAG SEND\r\n'): print (fg(0x30),'<< from tty:',fg(colindex),data) colindex += 1 if data==(b'F <freqmhz> <freq100Hz>\r\n'): break # all done, close tty print (fg(0x28),'** message sent correctly **\n') ser.close() def header(scr): scr = terminal.get_terminal(conEmu=False) scr.clear() scr.xterm256_set_fg_color(0x52) scr.xterm256_set_bk_color(0x08) scr.print_at(2,0,"rtn telecom : pagertest 1.00") scr.xterm256_set_bk_color(0) scr.gotoXY(2,3) scr.xterm256_set_fg_color(0x20) print('capcode:') scr.xterm256_set_bk_color(0x08) scr.xterm256_set_fg_color(0x78) scr.gotoXY(10,3) print(' ') scr.xterm256_set_bk_color(0) scr.gotoXY(20,3) scr.xterm256_set_fg_color(0x20) print('alert:') scr.xterm256_set_bk_color(0x08) scr.xterm256_set_fg_color(0x78) scr.gotoXY(26,3) print(' ') scr.xterm256_set_bk_color(0) scr.gotoXY(2,5) scr.xterm256_set_fg_color(0x20) print('message:') scr.xterm256_set_bk_color(0x08) scr.xterm256_set_fg_color(0x78) scr.gotoXY(10,5) print(' ') scr.xterm256_set_bk_color(0) scr.gotoXY(0,9) scr.xterm256_set_fg_color(0x28) # to be developed, input capcode def get_capcode(scr,default): pass # display capcode in input box def disp_capcode(scr,capcode): scr.xterm256_set_bk_color(0x08) scr.xterm256_set_fg_color(0x78) scr.gotoXY(10,3) print (str((b'%07d' % capcode),'utf-8')) scr.xterm256_set_bk_color(0) # display alert code in input box def disp_alert(scr,alert): scr.xterm256_set_bk_color(0x08) scr.xterm256_set_fg_color(0x78) scr.gotoXY(26,3) print (str((b'%01d' % alert),'utf-8')) scr.xterm256_set_bk_color(0) # display message in input box def disp_msg(scr,message): scr.xterm256_set_bk_color(0x08) scr.xterm256_set_fg_color(0x78) scr.gotoXY(10,5) print (str(message,'utf-8')) scr.xterm256_set_bk_color(0) scr.gotoXY(0,9) # # main code now starts here # # initialise the screen # # 2017-06-23: now accepts interactive input of message # # a blank line transmits the hardcoded message # # 'q' exits the code # while True: # refresh the header screen = terminal.get_terminal(conEmu=False) header(screen) # message now split into capcode, function (0-3), repeats # and 40 character bytearray # # hardcoded values # capcode = 20008 function = 2 repeats = 1 message = b'rtn: miauw naar de maan!<<<pagertest>>>' ttydev="/dev/ttyACM0" # display the capcode and alert that are currently hardcoded # but leave the msg box blank as it now accepts user input # disp_capcode(screen,capcode) disp_alert(screen,function) # # create a quick and dirty coloured prompt for the input # screen.gotoXY(2,7) screen.xterm256_set_fg_color(0x38) print('------>') screen.gotoXY(10,7) screen.xterm256_set_fg_color(0x68) # # this uses readline so has some basic editing functions # # anything over 40 character is clipped # ms1=input() if ms1 !='': message=ms1[0:40].encode('utf-8') if ms1 =='q': break # # display the msg in the top box and transmit it # disp_msg(screen,message) page(ttydev,capcode,function,repeats,message) # # terminate script and reset all the console colours # print (fg(0xc8),'\n++ Script completed sucessfully ++\n',res)