r2_control

Python code to control an R2D2 (or other astromech) from a Raspberry Pi over i2c

A Raspberry Pi is connected to Adafruit i2c servo controllers (http://www.adafruit.com/products/815)

Rewriting to use HTTP and REST.

Flask

Check out the wiki: https://github.com/dpoulson/r2_control/wiki

Main process

• Read config
• Create objects
• Create REST tree
• lights
• lcd
• servo
• audio
• script

APIs Implemented:

• /servo/\<body|dome>/list - lists all servos configured
• /servo/\<body|dome>/\<name>/\<position>/\<duration> - sets servo \<name> to \<position> (from 0 to 1 of full configured swing) over \<duration> (seconds)
• /servo/close - Close all servos
• /joystick - Joystick selection functions
• /joystick/list - List all possible joysticks
• /joystick/\<stick> - Select a joystick
• /shutdown - Shutdown system
• /status - Print current status
• /sendstatus - Send status via telegram if enabled

Install

Read the wiki.

To see some parts of this in action, follow my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/r2djp/