rust_gpiozero

A simple interface to GPIO devices with Raspberry Pi.

This library is based on GPIOZero library.

The idea is to get started with physical computing using Rust with little coding by hiding the underlying complexity.

Example : Blinking an LED


use rust_gpiozero::*;

fn main() {
    // Create a new LED attached to Pin 17
    let mut led = LED::new(17);
    // blink the LED
    led.blink(2.0, 3.0);
}

Example : Wait for a Button Press


use rust_gpiozero::*;

fn main() {
    // Create a button which is attached to Pin 17
    let mut button = Button::new(17);
    button.wait_for_press(None);
    println!("button pressed");
}

Compare this to using the crate sysfs_gpio to blink an LED on the Raspberry Pi :


extern crate sysfs_gpio;

use sysfs_gpio::{Direction, Pin};
use std::thread::sleep;
use std::time::Duration;

fn main() {
    let my_led = Pin::new(127); // number depends on chip, etc.
    my_led.with_exported(|| {
        loop {
            my_led.set_value(0).unwrap();
            sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
            my_led.set_value(1).unwrap();
            sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
        }
    }).unwrap();
}

Install/Use

To use rust_gpiozero, first add this to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
 rust_gpiozero = "0.2.0"

Compiling your project on a Raspberry Pi directly can take significant time depending on the model. Ideally, you would cross compile your project then run it on the Raspberry Pi.

More information

Features

The following features are planned :

Support for embedded-hal
Support for common devices such as Accelerometer, Temperature sensors, etc

Changelog

CHANGELOG.md

License

GNU General Public License v3.0

Credits

This library would not be possible without the great work of the maintainers of GPIOZero and rppal

Contributing

Thanks for your interest in rust_gpiozero. I am a newbie rustacean and just started using the language! I am using this project to learn more about Rust. Feel free to give feedback or send PRs. Your experiences and feedback will also benefit others who use this library.

rust_gpiozero 0.2.0