https://github.com/linuxkidd/spike-a-flat-usb-dimmer
Python script to control Spike-a USB Dimmer for their Spike-a Flat Fielder
https://github.com/linuxkidd/spike-a-flat-usb-dimmer
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Python script to control Spike-a USB Dimmer for their Spike-a Flat Fielder
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/linuxkidd/spike-a-flat-usb-dimmer
- Owner: linuxkidd
- Created: 2019-10-30T14:49:04.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2019-10-30T16:23:27.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-27T11:50:04.327Z (4 months ago)
- Language: Python
- Size: 3.91 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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# spike-a-flat.py
Python script to control the [Spike-a USB Dimmer](http://www.spike-a.com/USBDimmer) for their [Spike-a Flat Fielder](http://www.spike-a.com/flatfielders/).
### Dependency:
Requires python HID api module.
- RPM based distro:
```yum install python-hidapi```
or
```dnf install python-hidapi```
- DEB based distro:
```apt update && apt install python-hid```
**NOTE:** Newer distros are deprecating python2. For those versions, install `python3-hidapi` instead
### Usage:
- Run without any parameter to get the current intensity of the panel
- Run with a numeric paramter from 0 to 1023 to set the intensity of the panel
- The script will always print the final intensity value upon exit
**NOTE:** The script will have a delay associated with the time it takes for the panel to ramp between the current and set intensity levels. This is normal, please be patient.
### Example:
```
$ ./spike-a-flat.py
0
$ ./spike-a-flat.py 100
100
$ ./spike-a-flat.py
100
$ ./spike-a-flat.py 500
500
```
### Based on work by agalasso
This code is a Python adaptation of the [usbdimmer.cpp](https://github.com/agalasso/alnitak_emu/blob/master/emu/usbdimmer.cpp) code by [agalasso](https://github.com/agalasso).