Quick2Wire

We’re currently testing our Python library for controlling GPIO on the Raspberry Pi. Once it’s ready for prime time we’ll be releasing it on github, like the gpio-admin library on which it relies, under an Open Source License.

We’ve put up a basic demo on YouTube; the first one isn’t that exciting, as one flashing LED looks much like another. We hope to have some prettier videos soon.

Here’s the code that drives the LED:

from quick2wire.gpio import Pin
from time import sleep

out_pin = Pin(12, Pin.Out)
for i in range(0, 10):
    out_pin.value = 1
    sleep(1)
    out_pin.value = 0
    sleep(1)
out_pin.unexport()

The ’12′ used to identify the pin refers to the pin number on the expansion header. You can find a neat diagram of the header here.