A13-OLinuXino GPIO Python libraries

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Python combines the easy of use of the interpretive languages with powerful datastructures, so it replaces the old days BASIC but opens up lot of new possibilities.

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A13-OLinuXino as any Linux platform can run Python language, what we were missing was GPIO library which to allow Python users to have access to A13-OLinuXino GPIOs.

Now this library is done! You can download is from https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyA13/ or from GitHub: https://github.com/OLIMEX/OLINUXINO/tree/master/SOFTWARE/A13/PYTHON-A13-GPIO

then install it:

#tar -zxvf pyA13-0.1.7.tar.gz
#cd pyA13-0.1.7.tar.gz
#sudo python setup.py install

after the installation you can use it this way:

#sudo python

>>> import A13_GPIO as GPIO
>>> GPIO.init()                           #init GPIOs
>>> GPIO.getcfg(GPIO.PIN37)               #config PIN37 as GPIO
>>> GPIO.setcfg(GPIO.PIN37, GPIO.OUTPUT)  #config PIN37 as output
>>> GPIO.output(GPIO.PIN37, GPIO.HIGH)    #set PIN37 high
>>> GPIO.output(GPIO.PIN37, GPIO.LOW)     #set PIN37 low
>>> GPIO.setcfg(GPIO.PIN37, GPIO.INPUT)   #config PIN37 as input
>>> GPIO.input(GPIO.PIN37)                #read PIN37

PINxx assignments is exactly as per A13-OLinuXino schematic

EDIT: Maximum GPIO toggle speed via Python is 101 kHz