#!/usr/bin/env python import sys if sys.version_info[0] >= 3: import PySimpleGUI as sg else: import PySimpleGUI27 as sg # Robotics design pattern # Uses Realtime Buttons to simulate the controls for a robot # Rather than sending a single click when a button is clicked, Realtime Buttons # send button presses continuously while the button is pressed down. # Two examples, one using fancy graphics, one plain. def RemoteControlExample(): # Make a form, but don't use context manager sg.SetOptions(element_padding=(0,0)) back ='#eeeeee' image_forward = 'ButtonGraphics/RobotForward.png' image_backward = 'ButtonGraphics/RobotBack.png' image_left = 'ButtonGraphics/RobotLeft.png' image_right = 'ButtonGraphics/RobotRight.png' sg.SetOptions(border_width=0, button_color=('black', back), background_color=back, element_background_color=back, text_element_background_color=back) layout = [[sg.Text('Robotics Remote Control')], [sg.T('', justification='center', size=(19,1), key='status')], [ sg.RealtimeButton('', key='Forward', image_filename=image_forward, pad=((50,0),0))], [ sg.RealtimeButton('', key='Left', image_filename=image_left), sg.RealtimeButton('', key='Right', image_filename=image_right, pad=((50,0), 0))], [ sg.RealtimeButton('', key='Reverse', image_filename=image_backward, pad=((50,0),0))], [sg.T('')], [sg.Quit(button_color=('black', 'orange'))]] window = sg.Window('Robotics Remote Control', auto_size_text=True, grab_anywhere=False).Layout(layout) # # Some place later in your code... # You need to perform a ReadNonBlocking on your form every now and then or # else it won't refresh. # # your program's main loop while (True): # This is the code that reads and updates your window event, values = window.Read(timeout=0, timeout_key='timeout') if event is not None: window.FindElement('status').Update(event) elif event != 'timeout': window.FindElement('status').Update('') # if user clicked quit button OR closed the form using the X, then break out of loop if event == 'Quit' or values is None: break window.Close() def RemoteControlExample_NoGraphics(): # Make a form, but don't use context manager layout = [[sg.Text('Robotics Remote Control', justification='center')], [sg.T('', justification='center', size=(19,1), key='status')], [sg.T(' '*8), sg.RealtimeButton('Forward')], [ sg.RealtimeButton('Left'), sg.T(' '), sg.RealtimeButton('Right')], [sg.T(' '*8), sg.RealtimeButton('Reverse')], [sg.T('')], [sg.Quit(button_color=('black', 'orange'))]] # Display form to user window = sg.Window('Robotics Remote Control', auto_size_text=True, grab_anywhere=False).Layout(layout) # # Some place later in your code... # You need to perform a Read on your form every now and then or # else it won't refresh. # Notice how the timeout is 100ms. You don't have to use a timeout = 0 for all of your hardware # applications. Leave some CPU for other threads or for your GUI. The longer you are in the GUI, the more # responsive the GUI itself will be Match your timeout with your hardware's capabilities # # your program's main loop while (True): # This is the code that reads and updates your window event, values = window.Read(timeout=100, timeout_key='timeout') # print(event, values) if event != 'timeout': window.FindElement('status').Update(event) else: window.FindElement('status').Update('') # if user clicked quit button OR closed the form using the X, then break out of loop if event in (None, 'Quit'): break window.Close() # ------------------------------------- main ------------------------------------- def main(): RemoteControlExample_NoGraphics() # Uncomment to get the fancy graphics version. Be sure and download the button images! RemoteControlExample() # sg.Popup('End of non-blocking demonstration') if __name__ == '__main__': main()