Quote:File "tsrb430.py", line 162, in read
    responseBits = convert_hex_to_bin_str (x)
NameError: global name 'convert_hex_to_bin_str' is not defined

def relayToggle(self):
timestring = AIHome.results['Relay1ON']
print timestring
hours,minutes = timestring.split(":")
print hours
print minutes
print(datetime.datetime.now())
ref_time = datetime.datetime.combine(datetime.datetime.now(), datetime.time(int(hours), int(minutes)))
if ref_time > datetime.datetime.now():
print("ref_time>relay should be OFF")
self.write(1,0)
else:
print("now>relay should be ON")
self.write(1,1)

def write(self, relay, state):
ser = serial.Serial(
port='/dev/serial0',
baudrate=9600,
parity=serial.PARITY_NONE,
stopbits=serial.STOPBITS_ONE,
bytesize=serial.EIGHTBITS,
timeout=1
)
print "Serial is open: " + str(ser.isOpen())
print "Now Writing"
print relay
print state
self.read()***

while True:
# Relay1ON 1
if relay == 1 & state == 0:
ser.write("o")
print ('Relay toggled off')
break

# case 2
if relay == 1 & state == 1:
ser.write("e")
print ('Relay toggled on')
break

# else case 3
print ('something else')
ser.write("o")
x = ser.readline()
print "Something else '" + x + "'"
break

print "Did write, now read"
x = ser.readline()
print "Writing & Reading got '" + x + "'"
self.read()***
ser.close()


def read(self):
ser = serial.Serial(
port='/dev/serial0',
baudrate=9600,
parity=serial.PARITY_NONE,
stopbits=serial.STOPBITS_ONE,
bytesize=serial.EIGHTBITS,
timeout=1
)

print "Read:Serial is open: " + str(ser.isOpen())
print "Read:Now Reading"
ser.write("[")
print "Did read"
x = ser.readline()
print "Read:Reading got '" + x + "'"
responseBits = convert_hex_to_bin_str (x)
responseBits = responseBits.zfill(4)
responseBits = list(responseBits)
responseBits.reverse()
relayStates = {}
relay = 1
for bit in responseBits:
relayStates[relay] = int(bit)
relay += 1
self.relayStatesD = relayStates
#report states to someone?
print relayStatesD
ser.close()***

def convert_hex_to_int(hexChars):
try:
ints = [ord(char) for char in hexChars]
return ints
except TypeError:
pass
return []

def convert_hex_to_bin_str(hexChars):
response = convert_hex_to_int(hexChars)[0]
responseBinary = bin(response)
return responseBinary[2:]

Quote:No, I didn't post the whole code, just the relevant methods

# class to hold read and write
#!/usr/bin/env python

import serial
import logging
import time, datetime
from firebase import firebase
from firebase_token_generator import create_token
from apscheduler.schedulers.blocking import BlockingScheduler

class AIHome:

def __init__(self, onTime, offTime):

self.onTime=onTime
self.offTime=offTime
self.updateInterval = 6
self.webPush = False
self.relayStatesA = []
self.relayStatesD = {}
logging.basicConfig()
#Call fetchUpdate every 6 hours

print('initting AIHome...scheduling job')
sched = BlockingScheduler()
@sched.scheduled_job('interval', hours=1)
def timed_job():
print('This job runs every 6 hrs. timed_job gets called or something else')
#call fetchUpdate()
self.fetchUpdate();

sched.configure()
#options_from_ini_file
sched.start()
 
def fetchUpdate(self):
   #Must separate credentials
AIHome.authentication = firebase.FirebaseAuthentication('key', 'iemail', extra={'id': 123})
AIHome.firebase = firebase.FirebaseApplication('https://myapp.firebaseio.com/', AIHome.authentication)
print AIHome.authentication.extra

AIHome.user = AIHome.authentication.get_user()
print AIHome.user.firebase_auth_token

#Data format returned = {u'Relay1ON': 1800, u'Relay1OFF': u'0600'} 
AIHome.results = AIHome.firebase.get('/Relays', None)#, {'print': 'pretty'})
print AIHome.results

#Commented out for debugging purposes
print AIHome.results['Relay1ON']
print AIHome.results['Relay1OFF']

#Call time comparator method
self.relayToggle()



def relayToggle(self):

timestring = AIHome.results['Relay1ON']
print timestring
hours,minutes = timestring.split(":")
print hours
print minutes
print(datetime.datetime.now())
ref_time = datetime.datetime.combine(datetime.datetime.now(), datetime.time(int(hours), int(minutes)))
if ref_time > datetime.datetime.now():
print("ref_time>relay should be OFF")
self.write(1,0)
else:
print("now>relay should be ON")
self.write(1,1)

def write(self, relay, state):
   #MUST contain code to reconnect or connect to MAC
   #IF BT NOT CONNECTED THEN AT+CONNL or SEARHCH FOR THIS MAC & CONNECT:___________ 
ser = serial.Serial(
port='/dev/serial0',
baudrate=9600,
parity=serial.PARITY_NONE,
stopbits=serial.STOPBITS_ONE,
bytesize=serial.EIGHTBITS,
timeout=1
)
print "Serial is open: " + str(ser.isOpen())
print "Now Writing"
#ser.write("AT+CONNL")
print relay
print state
self.read()

#switch case
while True:
# Relay1ON 1
if relay == 1 & state == 0:
ser.write("o")
print ('Relay toggled off')
break

# case 2
if relay == 1 & state == 1:
ser.write("e")
print ('Relay toggled on')
break

# else case 3
print ('something else')
ser.write("o")
x = ser.readline()
print "Something else '" + x + "'"
break


print "Did write, now read"
x = ser.readline()
print "Writing & Reading got '" + x + "'"
self.read()
ser.close()

# To be used later when fetching relay states from app or web
def read(self):
ser = serial.Serial(
port='/dev/serial0',
baudrate=9600,
parity=serial.PARITY_NONE,
stopbits=serial.STOPBITS_ONE,
bytesize=serial.EIGHTBITS,
timeout=1
)

print "Read:Serial is open: " + str(ser.isOpen())
print "Read:Now Reading"
ser.write("[")
print "Did read"
x = ser.readline()
print "Read:Reading got '" + x + "'"
#***if ser.close() at self.read then response will be null/false, so code around it or dont close***
responseBits = convert_hex_to_bin_str (x)
responseBits = responseBits.zfill(4)
responseBits = list(responseBits)
responseBits.reverse()
relayStates = {}
relay = 1
for bit in responseBits:
relayStates[relay] = int(bit)
relay += 1
self.relayStatesD = relayStates
#report states to someone?
print relayStatesD
#***ser.close()

def convert_hex_to_int(hexChars):
#convert string of hex chars to a list of ints
try:
ints = [ord(char) for char in hexChars]
return ints
except TypeError:
pass
return []

def convert_hex_to_bin_str(hexChars):
#convert hex char into byte string
response = convert_hex_to_int(hexChars)[0]
# convert int to binary string
responseBinary = bin(response)
# first 2 chars of binary string are '0b' so ignore these
return responseBinary[2:]

x = AIHome(1,2)