Vibrator

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When off, it will read 0.  Valid ranges appear to be 0-255, with 255 being the fastest.
 
When off, it will read 0.  Valid ranges appear to be 0-255, with 255 being the fastest.
  
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=== Simple Python Script For Playing Beats ===
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Reads beats from a file and plays them on the openmoko vibrator.
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File format is human readable text, consisting of a simple sequence of integer pairs.  The first number in the pair representing the intensity of the vibration from 0 to 255.  The second number represents the duration in milliseconds to hold that intensity.  Any non digit characters in the file count as a separators between numbers, but are otherwise ignored.
  
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#!/usr/bin/python
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"""Vibrator Beat Player
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Usage: python beatplay.py [filename]
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"""
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import sys
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import time
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import re
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def loadFromTextFile(filename):
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    infile = open(filename)
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    contents = infile.read()
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    return re.findall("(\d+)\D*(\d+)", contents)
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def playNote(frequency, duration):
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    outfile.write(str(frequency) + "\n")
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    time.sleep(float(duration) / 1000.0)
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def playNotes(notes):
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    for frequency, duration in notes:
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        #print frequency + ", " + duration
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        playNote(frequency, duration)
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def playFile(filename):
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    global outfile
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    notes = loadFromTextFile(filename)
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    outfile = open("/sys/class/leds/neo1973:vibrator/brightness", "w", 1)
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    playNotes(notes)
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    playNote(0, 0)
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    outfile.close()
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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    playFile(sys.argv[1])
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== Example Beat ==
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The following is an example "song" file that can be used to test the beat player.
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125 400
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0 200
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250 600
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0 400
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125 400
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0 200
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250 600
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0 400
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125 400
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0 200
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250 600
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0 400
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125 400
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0 200
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250 600
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0 400
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[[Category: Hardware]]
 
[[Category: Hardware]]
 
[[Category: Vibrator]]
 
[[Category: Vibrator]]

Revision as of 10:45, 26 July 2008

Contents

Vibrator

This is in reference to the vibrator in the Neo Freerunner, however it is likely identical to the Neo 1973, as best I can tell.

Controlling

The vibrator is controlled through:

 /sys/class/leds/neo1973\:vibrator/brightness

When off, it will read 0. Valid ranges appear to be 0-255, with 255 being the fastest.

Simple Python Script For Playing Beats

Reads beats from a file and plays them on the openmoko vibrator.

File format is human readable text, consisting of a simple sequence of integer pairs. The first number in the pair representing the intensity of the vibration from 0 to 255. The second number represents the duration in milliseconds to hold that intensity. Any non digit characters in the file count as a separators between numbers, but are otherwise ignored.

#!/usr/bin/python
"""Vibrator Beat Player

Usage: python beatplay.py [filename]
"""
import sys
import time
import re

def loadFromTextFile(filename):
    infile = open(filename)
    contents = infile.read()
    return re.findall("(\d+)\D*(\d+)", contents)

def playNote(frequency, duration):
    outfile.write(str(frequency) + "\n")
    time.sleep(float(duration) / 1000.0)

def playNotes(notes):
    for frequency, duration in notes:
        #print frequency + ", " + duration
        playNote(frequency, duration)

def playFile(filename):
    global outfile
    notes = loadFromTextFile(filename)
    outfile = open("/sys/class/leds/neo1973:vibrator/brightness", "w", 1)
    playNotes(notes)
    playNote(0, 0)
    outfile.close()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    playFile(sys.argv[1])

Example Beat

The following is an example "song" file that can be used to test the beat player.

125 400
0 200
250 600
0 400

125 400
0 200
250 600
0 400

125 400
0 200
250 600
0 400

125 400
0 200
250 600
0 400
Personal tools

Vibrator

This is in reference to the vibrator in the Neo Freerunner, however it is likely identical to the Neo 1973, as best I can tell.

Controlling

The vibrator is controlled through:

 /sys/class/leds/neo1973\:vibrator/brightness

When off, it will read 0. Valid ranges appear to be 0-255, with 255 being the fastest.