Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: smc
Version: 0.5.3
Summary: A python driver library for Pololu's Simple Motor Controllers
Home-page: https://pypi.org/project/smc/
License: MIT
Keywords: framework,robotic,robot,motor controller
Author: walchko
Author-email: walchko@users.noreply.github.com
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Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
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Classifier: Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X
Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX
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Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
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Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
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Project-URL: Repository, http://github.com/MomsFriendlyRobotCompany/smc
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![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MomsFriendlyRobotCompany/smc/master/docs/pics/smc.jpg)

# Pololu Simple Motor Controller

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This is a python driver library for the Pololu series of Simple Motor
Controllers.

## Install

    pip install smc

## Usage

``` python
from smc import SMC
import time

mc = SMC('/dev/ttyUSB0', 115200)
# open serial port and exit safe mode
mc.init()

# drive using 12b mode
mc.speed(1000)
time.sleep(3)
mc.speed(-1000)
time.sleep(3)

# drive using 7b mode
mc.speed7b(100)
time.sleep(3)
mc.speed7b(-100)
time.sleep(3)

# and stop motor
mc.stop()
```

## Board

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MomsFriendlyRobotCompany/smc/master/docs/pics/smc-back.jpg)

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MomsFriendlyRobotCompany/smc/master/docs/pics/smc-io.jpg)

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MomsFriendlyRobotCompany/smc/master/docs/pics/smc-wiring.jpg)

## MIT License

**Copyright (c) 2017 Kevin J. Walchko**

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

