Issue with coding and servo kit code

GoPiGo
1

Hello,

I recently started programming the gopigo to be controlled with my keyboard and it worked great however there were some slight issues. I was using a video to help me regarding the servo kit from sentdex. Now I know he has the outdated version of the module so I just adapted his code into the newer one. However I cant seem to figure out this line of code to control the servo kit using the number keys on my keyboard. This is the code:

servo_range = [2,3,4,5,6,7,8]
def key_input(event):

    key_press = event.keysym.lower()
    print(key_press)

    if key_press == 'w':
        gpg.forward()
    elif key_press == 's':
        gpg.backward()
    elif key_press == 'a':
        gpg.left()
    elif key_press == 'd':
        gpg.right()
    elif key_press == 'q':
        gpg.left_rot()
    elif key_press == 'e':
        gpg.right_rot()
    elif key_press == 'space':
        gpg.stop()
    elif key_press.isdigit():
        if int(key_press) in servo_range:
            enable_servo()
            servo(int(key_press)*14)
            disable_servo()

so Regarding the servo kit, I get an error stating that global name ‘enable_servo’ is not defined. Also, Regarding the gpg.right_rot() and gpg.left_rot() the error is EasyGoPiGo3’ object has no attribute ‘left_rot’.
Does anybody know the correct attributes for these?

2

From your post, it looks like you’re trying to control your servo with the easygopigo3 library.

This test code should rotate your servo through the range from 10° to 170° in 10° steps:

#!/usr/bin/env python
from __future__ import print_function
from __future__ import division

import easygopigo3 as easy
import time

#initialize GoPiGo3
gpg = easy.EasyGoPiGo3()

#ititialize servo, port can be "SERVO1" or "SERVO2"
servo = gpg.init_servo(port = "SERVO1")

for i in range(10,180,10):
    servo.rotate_servo(i)
    time.sleep(.25)

So if you initialize your servo as above, you should be able to change you code to:

elif key_press.isdigit():
    if int(key_press) in servo_range:
        servo.rotate_servo(int(key_press)*14)

Not sure about gpg.left_rot() or gpg.right_rot()

As you wrote above, these functions are not part of the easygopigo3 library. What are you trying to accomplish?

Edit:
I looked at the sentdex tutorial you referenced and it looks like he’s using the older version of the GoPiGo. This tutorial is also a couple of years old and the libraries are constantly evolving.

Look in the folder:
/home/pi/Dexter/GoPiGo3/Software/Python

Examine these files:

gopigo3.py
easygopigo3.py
easysensors.py

They are pretty well commented and they hold all the functions for programming your GoPiGo3.

-Kevin

3

Thanks for the help. Cant believe it went right over my head!

4

Hello,
I came and tested what you did and the I wasnt getting any errors returned however when I pressed the numbers the servo kit did not move but then suddenly I pressed 8 then it moved, so I tried pressing again it didnt work. If you press it at the beginning it moves slightly.

please let me know If im missing something.

from future import print_function
from future import division

import easygopigo3 as easy
import time
import Tkinter as tk

#initialize GoPiGo3
gpg = easy.EasyGoPiGo3()
servo_range = [2,3,4,5,6,7,8]

#ititialize servo, port can be “SERVO1” or “SERVO2”
servo = gpg.init_servo(port = “SERVO1”)

def key_input(event):

key_press = event.keysym.lower()
print(key_press)

if key_press == 'w':
    gpg.forward()
elif key_press == 's':
    gpg.backward()
elif key_press == 'a':
    gpg.left()
elif key_press == 'd':
    gpg.right()
elif key_press == 'q':
    gpg.left_rot()
elif key_press == 'e':
    gpg.right_rot()
elif key_press == 'space':
    gpg.stop()
elif key_press == 'z':
    increase_speed()
elif key_press == 'x':
    decrease_speed() 
elif key_press.isdigit():
    if int(key_press) in servo_range:
        servo.rotate_servo(int(key_press)*14)
        time.sleep(1)
command = tk.Tk()
command.bind_all(’’, key_input)
command.mainloop()

Edit:
Might be a hardware issue, the servo kit extremely overheated for some reason.

5

I tried your code. Could not get it to work until I changed line 43 from this:

command.bind_all('', key_input)

To this:

command.bind_all('<Key>', key_input)

Full source code here:

#!/usr/bin/env python
from __future__ import print_function
from __future__ import division

import easygopigo3 as easy
import time
import tkinter as tk

#initialize GoPiGo3
gpg = easy.EasyGoPiGo3()
servo_range = [2,3,4,5,6,7,8]

#ititialize servo, port can be SERVO1 or SERVO2
servo = gpg.init_servo(port = 'SERVO1')

def key_input(event):

    key_press = event.keysym.lower()
    print(key_press)

    if key_press == 'w':
        gpg.forward()
    elif key_press == 's':
        gpg.backward()
    elif key_press == 'a':
        gpg.left()
    elif key_press == 'd':
        gpg.right()
    elif key_press == 'q':
        gpg.left_rot()
    elif key_press == 'e':
        gpg.right_rot()
    elif key_press == 'space':
        gpg.stop()
    elif key_press == 'z':
        increase_speed()
    elif key_press == 'x':
        decrease_speed()
    elif key_press.isdigit():
        if int(key_press) in servo_range:
            servo.rotate_servo(int(key_press)*14)
            time.sleep(1)
command = tk.Tk()
command.bind_all('<Key>', key_input)
command.mainloop()

The code for the servo works now, but these functions are not defined:

  • gpg.left_rot()
  • gpg.right_rot()
  • increase_speed()
  • decrease_speed()

You’ll need to implement these functions, or delete the code that is calling them.

-Kevin