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#!/usr/bin/env python

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# Module:   servo.py
# Created:  2 April 2008
# Author:   Brian D. Wendt
#   http://principialabs.com/
# Version:  0.3
# License:  GPLv3
#   http://www.fsf.org/licensing/
'''
Provides a serial connection abstraction layer
for use with Arduino "MultipleSerialServoControl" sketch.
'''
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import serial, glob

# Assign Arduino's serial port address
#   Windows example
#     usbport = 'COM3'
#   Linux example
#     usbport = '/dev/ttyUSB0'
#   MacOSX example
#     usbport = '/dev/tty.usbserial-FTALLOK2'
usbport=glob.glob("/dev/tty*")[0]

# Set up serial baud rate
ser = serial.Serial(usbport, 9600, timeout=1)

def move(servo, angle):
    '''Moves the specified servo to the supplied angle.

    Arguments:
        servo
          the servo number to command, an integer from 1-4
        angle
          the desired servo angle, an integer from 0 to 180

    (e.g.) >>> servo.move(2, 90)
           ... # "move servo #2 to 90 degrees"'''
    
    if (0 <= angle <= 180):
        ser.write(chr(255))
        ser.write(chr(servo))
        ser.write(chr(angle))
    else:
        print "Servo position must be an integer between 0 and 180.\n"