Example explanation 15-Servo-Shield->pca9685
Video tutorial 25 - pca9685 controlling multiple servos:
https://singtown.com/learn/50057/
import utime
import ustruct
class PCA9685:
def __init__(self, i2c, address=0x40):
self.i2c = i2c
self.address = address
self.reset()
def _write(self, address, value):
self.i2c.writeto_mem(self.address, address, bytearray([value]))
def _read(self, address):
return self.i2c.readfrom_mem(self.address, address, 1)[0]
def reset(self):
self._write(0x00, 0x00) # Mode1
def freq(self, freq=None):
if freq is None:
return int(25000000.0 / 4096 / (self._read(0xfe) - 0.5))
prescale = int(25000000.0 / 4096.0 / freq + 0.5)
old_mode = self._read(0x00) # Mode 1
self._write(0x00, (old_mode & 0x7F) | 0x10) # Mode 1, sleep
self._write(0xfe, prescale) # Prescale
self._write(0x00, old_mode) # Mode 1
utime.sleep_us(5)
self._write(0x00, old_mode | 0xa1) # Mode 1, autoincrement on
def pwm(self, index, on=None, off=None):
if on is None or off is None:
data = self.i2c.readfrom_mem(self.address, 0x06 + 4 * index, 4)
return ustruct.unpack('<HH', data)
data = ustruct.pack('<HH', on, off)
self.i2c.writeto_mem(self.address, 0x06 + 4 * index, data)
def duty(self, index, value=None, invert=False):
if value is None:
pwm = self.pwm(index)
if pwm == (0, 4096):
value = 0
elif pwm == (4096, 0):
value = 4095
value = pwm[1]
if invert:
value = 4095 - value
return value
if not 0 <= value <= 4095:
raise ValueError("Out of range")
if invert:
value = 4095 - value
if value == 0:
self.pwm(index, 0, 4096)
elif value == 4095:
self.pwm(index, 4096, 0)
else:
self.pwm(index, 0, value)