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SunFounder PiDog Kit, Release 1.0
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direction = my_dog . ears . read()
print (f "sound direction: {direction}" )
2.3.12 Pat the PiDog’s Head
The Touch Swich on the head of PiDog can detect how you touch it. You can call the following functions to use it.
Pidog . dual_touch . read()
• Touch the module from left to right (front to back for PiDog’s orientation), it will return
"LS"
.
• Touch the module from right to left, it will return
"RS"
.
• Touch the module If the left side of the module is touched, it will return
"L"
.
• If the right side of the module is touched, it will return
"R"
.
• If the module is not touched, it will return
"N"
.
Here is an example of its use:
from pidog import Pidog
import time
my_dog = Pidog()
while True :
touch_status = my_dog . dual_touch . read()
print (f "touch_status: {touch_status}" )
time . sleep( 0.5 )
2.3.13 More
The following address will explain the use of PiDog’s more basic functions:
• Vilib Library
Vilib is a library developed by SunFounder for Raspberry Pi camera.
It contains some practical functions, such as taking pictures, video recording, pose detection, face
detection, motion detection, image classification and so on.
• SunFounder Controller
SunFounder Controller is an application that allows users to customize the controller for controlling
their robot or as an IoT platform.
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