#!/usr/bin/env python3 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Kent Gibson """Minimal example of asynchronously watching for edges on a single line.""" import gpiod import select from datetime import timedelta from gpiod.line import Bias, Edge def edge_type_str(event): if event.event_type is event.Type.RISING_EDGE: return "Rising" if event.event_type is event.Type.FALLING_EDGE: return "Falling" return "Unknown" def async_watch_line_value(chip_path, line_offset, done_fd): # Assume a button connecting the pin to ground, # so pull it up and provide some debounce. with gpiod.request_lines( chip_path, consumer="async-watch-line-value", config={ line_offset: gpiod.LineSettings( edge_detection=Edge.BOTH, bias=Bias.PULL_UP, debounce_period=timedelta(milliseconds=10), ) }, ) as request: poll = select.poll() poll.register(request.fd, select.POLLIN) # Other fds could be registered with the poll and be handled # separately using the return value (fd, event) from poll(): poll.register(done_fd, select.POLLIN) while True: for fd, _event in poll.poll(): if fd == done_fd: # perform any cleanup before exiting... return # handle any edge events for event in request.read_edge_events(): print( "offset: {} type: {:<7} event #{}".format( event.line_offset, edge_type_str(event), event.line_seqno ) ) if __name__ == "__main__": import os import threading # run the async executor (select.poll) in a thread to demonstrate a graceful exit. done_fd = os.eventfd(0) def bg_thread(): try: async_watch_line_value("/dev/gpiochip0", 5, done_fd) except OSError as ex: print(ex, "\nCustomise the example configuration to suit your situation") print("background thread exiting...") t = threading.Thread(target=bg_thread) t.start() # Wait for two minutes, unless bg_thread exits earlier, then graceful exit. t.join(timeout=120) if t.is_alive(): os.eventfd_write(done_fd, 1) t.join() os.close(done_fd) print("main thread exiting...")