# # hello.VL53L1X.py # # VL53L1X time of flight hello-world # hello.VL53L1X.py serial_port # # Neil Gershenfeld 10/31/20 # # This work may be reproduced, modified, distributed, # performed, and displayed for any purpose, but must # acknowledge this project. Copyright is retained and # must be preserved. The work is provided as is; no # warranty is provided, and users accept all liability. # from tkinter import * import serial,sys WINDOW = 600 # window size def idle(parent,canvas): global filt,eps # # idle routine # byte2 = 0 byte3 = 0 byte4 = 0 ser.flush() while 1: # # find framing # byte1 = byte2 byte2 = byte3 byte3 = byte4 byte4 = ord(ser.read()) if ((byte1 == 1) & (byte2 == 2) & (byte3 == 3) & (byte4 == 4)): break # # read data # status = ord(ser.read()) low = ord(ser.read()) high = ord(ser.read()) value = (256*high+low) # # update display # if (status == 0): x = int(.3*WINDOW + (.9-.3)*WINDOW*value/3000) canvas.itemconfigure("text",text="%d mm"%value) canvas.coords('rect1',.3*WINDOW,.05*WINDOW,x,.2*WINDOW) canvas.coords('rect2',x,.05*WINDOW,.9*WINDOW,.2*WINDOW) canvas.update() else: x = int(.3*WINDOW) canvas.itemconfigure("text",text="?") canvas.coords('rect1',.3*WINDOW,.05*WINDOW,x,.2*WINDOW) canvas.coords('rect2',x,.05*WINDOW,.9*WINDOW,.2*WINDOW) canvas.update() # # call after idle # parent.after_idle(idle,parent,canvas) # # check command line arguments # if (len(sys.argv) != 2): print("command line: hello.VL53L1X.py serial_port") sys.exit() port = sys.argv[1] # # open serial port # ser = serial.Serial(port,115200) ser.setDTR() # # set up GUI # root = Tk() root.title('hello.VL53L1X.py (q to exit)') root.bind('q','exit') canvas = Canvas(root, width=WINDOW, height=.25*WINDOW, background='white') canvas.create_text(.15*WINDOW,.125*WINDOW,text=".33",font=("Helvetica", 24),tags="text",fill="#0000b0") canvas.create_rectangle(.2*WINDOW,.05*WINDOW,.3*WINDOW,.2*WINDOW, tags='rect1', fill='#b00000') canvas.create_rectangle(.3*WINDOW,.05*WINDOW,.9*WINDOW,.2*WINDOW, tags='rect2', fill='#0000b0') canvas.pack() # # start idle loop # root.after(100,idle,root,canvas) root.mainloop()