multi-sphero

Helper code for Sphero demo at GGC CC

Requirements

Python 3.x (tested with 3.4):

  $ pip install -r requirements.txt

Running

First, you should probably install this module (although it's perfectly possible to run without installing if you set PYTHONPATH appropriately):

  $ python ./setup.py install

For each Sphero device run connection/handler/multiplexer server:

  $ python ./sphero/server.py fe:dc:ba:98:76:54 BRO

where fe:dc:ba:98:76:54 is the address of your Sphero and BRO is some arbitrary identifier (unique for each device, though).

Once the server has established connection with your Sphero device, you can use the "client" part of this module:

from sphero import Sphero
s = Sphero('BRO')
s.connect()
s.set_rgb(0, 255, 0)
s.roll(0, 180)
s.disconnect()

Note: the BRO identifier is the same used in the server invocation.

Client code has to be run on the same machine as the server but multiple client processes can access the same Sphero device. Perfect for running the client code from multiple IPython notebooks. Plus, most of the time it's enough to just restart the multiplexer server if it loses its connection to Sphero, without affecting interactive client sessions (ØMQ magic FTW!).