APIenglish

See also API in Spanish. Note, the API now uses English syntax as from Turtlebots V17

Butiá can be used in many forms as a consumable service through the network as is the case of the bobot server directly using the bobot library or through various APIs such as C, Java, Python

The Butiá API in Python

Description of the function and various examples.

Instanciate the class:

robot = butiaAPI.robot()

Other

Items in 'quotes' uncertain syntax

'__doc__'
'__init__'
'__module__'
'bb'
robot.callModule(modulename, function, params )
robot.close()                    #close communication with the bobot server
'debug'
'drivers_loaded'
'find_butias'
robot.getBatteryCharge()         #the battery charge, -1 if no motor connected
robot.getButton(port)
robot.getDistance(port)
robot.getFirmwareVersion()
robot.getGray(port)
'getHack'
robot.getLight(port)
'getResistance'
'getTemperature'
'getVersion'
'getVoltage'
'get_all_drivers'
'get_butia_count'
'get_driver'
'get_modules_list'
'hotplug'
robot.isPresent(modulename)       #Returns if the module is present
robot.loopBack(data)              #Send a message to the board and expect to receive exactly what was sent
'modeHack'
'modules'
'openables'
robot.reconnect(address, port)    #connect or reconnect to the bobot at address:port
'refresh'
robot.set2MotorSpeed(self, directionleft, speedleft, directionright, speedright)
'setHack'
'setLed'
robot.setMotorSpeed(self, idMotor, direction, speed)