Cubieboard LED python module

Control the green and blue LED on the Cubieboard with python. Tested with python 2.7+ and 3+

Enable LED support on the Cubieboard

In order to use this module you need a Cubieboard (obviously), running some sort of linux. I have tested on Archlinux arm, but anything that run on the Cubieboard should work.

Then you need to activate the LEDs as described here. I also had to load the module:

leds_sunxi

Installation

You can install using pip

$ pip install cubieleds

If you are running Archlinux, PKGBUILDs for python2 and 3 are available here.

Usage

The module is pretty simpel. This is how it works:

>>> import cubie.leds

# turn on the blue LED
>>> cubie.leds.on("blue")
True
# check status of blue LED
>>> cubie.leds.status("blue")
1
# Turn off blue LED
>>> cubie.leds.off("blue")
True
# check status again
>>> cubie.leds.status("blue")
0

# It is also possible to add a trigger, eg. the mmc0 trigger which will make
# the LED blink on SD card activity
>>> cubie.leds.trigger("green", "mmc0")
True
>>> cubie.leds.trigger_status("green")
'mmc0'