IRremote/command.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

from serial import Serial
from serial.tools.list_ports import comports as port_list

from remotes import tv

from pprint import pprint

ser = Serial(timeout=1)
ser.baudrate = 9600
ser.port = '/dev/ttyACM0'

# Find the first Arduino we can find (Or verify the port we got is valid)
ports_open = port_list(False)
found = False
for p in ports_open:
    #print(p)
    if ser.port == None:
        if p.manufacturer == "Arduino (www.arduino.cc)":
            found = True
            ser.port = "/dev/{0}".format(p.name)
            print("Automagically found an Arduino on port '/dev/{0}'!".format(p.name))
            break # Stop needlessly looping over devices
    else:
        if '/dev/{0}'.format(p.name) == ser.port:
            found = True
            print("Found your Arduino!")
            break # Stop needlessly looping over devices

# Verify I have found a Arduino
if not found:
    raise TypeError("Device not found!")

# Attempts to send the requested code
def send_code(ky):
    if ky in tv:
        msg = "0x{0},{1},1\n".format(tv[ky], tv["_config"]["size"])
        ser.write(msg.encode())
        print("Sent {0}".format(msg.encode()))
    else:
        print("Invalid key")

# Ok we are ready to actually open the Serial port
ser.open()
print("Opened!")
connect_t = 0 # Aproximately how many itterations we have done (Aprox. 1 second, due to timeout)
while ser.is_open: # While the connection is open
    line = ser.readline().decode().strip("\n").strip("\r") # Attempt to read a line
    if line != "": # If there is a line Pretty Print it to the screen
        pprint(line)
    # Based on the itteration thru send some code
    if connect_t == 6:
        send_code('power')
    elif connect_t == 18:
        send_code('power')
    elif connect_t == 30: # Ok we are done testing let's quit
        ser.close()
        print("Closed!")
    connect_t += 1 # About 1 every second (or when ever the timeout occurs