I2C Connection with Python

anatoly

Hi,

I'm trying to connect I2C-sensors to MetaMotionC Board, using MetaWear Python SDK. I'm a bit confused, how I can do it.

I use mbl_mw_i2c_write() API (https://mbientlab.com/docs/metawear/cpp/latest/i2c_8h.html#a484a0f6338a2d90eb9167283c6859165) in order to write a byte to the specific register of my sensor via the i2c bus. But how can I read a byte array from the specific register?

I've found that mbl_mw_datasignal_read_with_parameters(const MblMwDataSignal * signal, const void * parameters) can help me. With MblMwI2cRead Parameters structure (https://mbientlab.com/docs/metawear/cpp/latest/structMblMwI2cReadParameters.html). But it's a C++ way. How can I configure these parameters in Python?

A whole example of the correct i2c interaction would be the best:)

Thenks!

Eric

see the i2c unit test

https://github.com/mbientlab/MetaWear-SDK-Cpp/blob/0.11.4/test/test_i2c.py#L9

anatoly

Great, it helped! Thank you, Eric.

anatoly

I can obtain the data from extra i2c sensors, it works fine. Now I have to connect two i2c sensors simultaneously and get multiple different values from each of them. That's why one more question, please:

I use the "standard" data handler from the class State (https://github.com/mbientlab/MetaWear-SDK-Python/blob/master/examples/multi_device.py#L19). How can I understand which libmetawear.mbl_mw_datasignal_read_with_parameters called it?

In the handler I see only device and data payload, that's a byte list in my way.

Based on the multi_device.py example, I do so:

class State:
    def __init__(self, device):
        self.device = device
        self.samples = 0
        self.callback = FnVoid_DataP(self.data_handler)

    def data_handler(self, data):
        print("%s -> %s" % (self.device.address, parse_value(data)))
        self.samples+= 1

states = []
for i in range(len(sys.argv) - 1):
    d = MetaWear(sys.argv[i + 1])
    d.connect()
    print("Connected to " + d.address)
    states.append(State(d))

for s in states:
    print("configuring device")

    libmetawear.mbl_mw_settings_set_connection_parameters(s.device.board, 7.5, 7.5, 0, 6000)

    libmetawear.mbl_mw_i2c_write(s.device.board, MPU6050_ADDR, PWR_MGMT_1, ctypes.c_ubyte(0), 1)
    libmetawear.mbl_mw_i2c_write(s.device.board, MPU6050_ADDR_ADO, PWR_MGMT_1, ctypes.c_ubyte(0), 1)

    signal_mpu6050 = libmetawear.mbl_mw_i2c_get_data_signal(s.device.board, 2, 0xa)
    signal_mpu6050_ado = libmetawear.mbl_mw_i2c_get_data_signal(s.device.board, 2, 0xb)

    libmetawear.mbl_mw_datasignal_subscribe(signal_mpu6050, s.callback)
    libmetawear.mbl_mw_datasignal_subscribe(signal_mpu6050_ado, s.callback)

    # get temperature
    param_mpu6050_temp = I2cReadParameters(device_addr = MPU6050_ADDR, register_addr = TEMP_H)
    param_mpu6050_ado_temp = I2cReadParameters(device_addr = MPU6050_ADDR_ADO, register_addr = TEMP_H)

    # get acceleration
    param_mpu6050_accl_x = I2cReadParameters(device_addr = MPU6050_ADDR, register_addr = ACCL_X_H)
    param_mpu6050_ado_accl_x = I2cReadParameters(device_addr = MPU6050_ADDR_ADO, register_addr = ACCL_X_H)

    libmetawear.mbl_mw_datasignal_read_with_parameters(signal_mpu6050, byref(param_mpu6050_temp))
    libmetawear.mbl_mw_datasignal_read_with_parameters(signal_mpu6050_ado, byref(param_mpu6050_ado_temp))
    sleep(0.5)
    libmetawear.mbl_mw_datasignal_read_with_parameters(signal_mpu6050, byref(param_mpu6050_accl_x))
    libmetawear.mbl_mw_datasignal_read_with_parameters(signal_mpu6050_ado, byref(param_mpu6050_ado_accl_x))

Eric

Call mbl_mw_datasignal_subscribe with different callback functions