AttributeError: 'TMBoards' object has no attribute 'switches'

[Adorfer]

how are the sitches supposed to be read out?

   a= TM.switches[0]

(as from the readme.md) results to

  AttributeError: 'TMBoards' object has no attribute 'switches'

[Adorfer]

BTW: https://github.com/rjbatista/tm1638-library/blob/master/TM1638.cpp could be a hint, how the button-reading works.

[dazrave]

I assume the fact it says "to be continued" within the code, it's not a feature to read the buttons yet.

		"""Update the values
		:param
		TMindex: (int) index of the TMBoard used to update the switches. If None all the Boards are asked for new values
		"""
		# get the raw data from the TM
		for t in range(self.nbBoards) if TMindex is None else [TMindex]:
			d = self.getData(t)
			# TODO: to be continued

[Adorfer]

if someone could add this, it would be much appreciated.

[thilaire]

I don't have the TM1638 to test it anymore, but I will see what I can do quite quickly

[Adorfer]

if you want to have one donated via amazon, let me know, our give your paypal...

[dazrave]

if you want to have one donated via amazon, let me know, our give your paypal...

I second this. Happy to go 50/50 with @Adorfer and get one over to you somehow @thilaire, if you could spare the time that is.

[thilaire]

Thank you for your support/remarks, I appreciate.
I have added some code to support the switches, but for the moment I do not have the possibility to test it right now (maybe in few days, I hope). I am not sure if it works or not (it should, but there is surely one bug or something stupid missing).

The TMBoard object has now a switches property : TM.switches[n] gives you the value of the n-th switch, on line K0. TM.switches[K,n] gives you the n-th switch on line K (K between 0 and 2). n between 0 and 7 are for the 1st TMboard, 8 to 15 for the 2nd, etc. (when the board are chained, as I used to used them).

Maybe I won't work at first time, but I will fix it with your feedback.

Do not hesitate to tell me how you want to use it (TM.switches[] returns a boolean, but maybe you prefer a int. Also, maybe you want to get all the switches in oen call: I can add a support for something like TM.switches[0:8] to get a list of boolean, or maybe just one int... It's up to you. Also, should the K be between 0 and 2, or between 1 and 3 as in the documentation)