So basically we're using raspberry pi for a project and a part of it includes the usage of ultrasonic sensors. We have three, and we've been able to get readings from all of them (I actually came from multi-threading but decided to move to multiprocessing). Here is my code:
#Libraries
from multiprocessing import Process, Lock
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time
#GPIO Mode (BOARD / BCM)
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
GPIO.setwarnings(False)
#set GPIO Pins
GPIO_TRIGGER1 = 23
GPIO_ECHO1 = 24
GPIO_TRIGGER2 = 27
GPIO_ECHO2 = 22
GPIO_TRIGGER3 = 25
GPIO_ECHO3 = 17
#set GPIO direction (IN / OUT)
GPIO.setup(GPIO_TRIGGER1, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(GPIO_ECHO1, GPIO.IN)
GPIO.setup(GPIO_TRIGGER2, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(GPIO_ECHO2, GPIO.IN)
GPIO.setup(GPIO_TRIGGER3, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(GPIO_ECHO3, GPIO.IN)
def sense_distance(lock, processName):
#lock.acquire()
gpio_echo_var = ''
gpio_trigger_var = ''
if processName == "Sensor-1":
gpio_echo_var = GPIO_ECHO1
gpio_trigger_var = GPIO_TRIGGER1
elif processName == "Sensor-2":
gpio_echo_var = GPIO_ECHO2
gpio_trigger_var = GPIO_TRIGGER2
elif processName == "Sensor-3":
gpio_echo_var = GPIO_ECHO3
gpio_trigger_var = GPIO_TRIGGER3
print "%s process created." % (processName)
try:
while True:
# set Trigger to HIGH
GPIO.output(gpio_trigger_var, True)
# set Trigger after 0.01ms to LOW
time.sleep(0.00001)
GPIO.output(gpio_trigger_var, False)
StartTime = time.time()
StopTime = time.time()
# save StartTime
while GPIO.input(gpio_echo_var) == 0:
StartTime = time.time()
# save time of arrival
while GPIO.input(gpio_echo_var) == 1:
StopTime = time.time()
# time difference between start and arrival
TimeElapsed = StopTime - StartTime
# multiply with the sonic speed (34300 cm/s)
# and divide by 2, because there and back
distance = (TimeElapsed * 34300) / 2
if distance <= 10:
print "%s has read less than 10 cm." % (processName)
else:
pass
# Reset by pressing CTRL + C
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print("Measurement stopped by User")
GPIO.cleanup()
#lock.release()
if __name__ == '__main__':
lock = Lock()
Process(target=sense_distance, args=(lock, "Sensor-1")).start()
Process(target=sense_distance, args=(lock, "Sensor-2")).start()
Process(target=sense_distance, args=(lock, "Sensor-3")).start()
It successfully reads the input and prints out the text when input goes smaller than 10 cm. However, after some time, they stop. I have run out of ideas and have searched all over only to come up short. Any sort of help will be appreciated.