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https://github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev
A native Go library for accessing GPIO lines on Linux platforms using the GPIO character device
https://github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev
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A native Go library for accessing GPIO lines on Linux platforms using the GPIO character device
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev
- Owner: warthog618
- License: mit
- Created: 2019-09-05T01:13:10.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-10-30T06:21:48.000Z (2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-12-22T06:03:53.533Z (9 days ago)
- Topics: go, golang, gpio, gpio-character-device, gpio-library, libgpiod, linux, linux-gpio, pin
- Language: Go
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- Size: 1.74 MB
- Stars: 437
- Watchers: 13
- Forks: 42
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# gpiocdev
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A native Go library for Linux GPIO.
**gpiocdev** is a library for accessing GPIO pins/lines on Linux platforms using
the GPIO character device.
The goal of this library is to provide the Go equivalent of the C
**[libgpiod](https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libgpiod/libgpiod.git/)**
library. The intent is not to mirror the **libgpiod** API but to provide the
equivalent functionality.
## Features
Supports the following functionality per line and for collections of lines:
- direction (input/output)**1**
- write (active/inactive)
- read (active/inactive)
- active high/low (defaults to high)
- output mode (push-pull/open-drain/open-source)
- pull up/down**2**
- watches and edge detection (rising/falling/both)
- chip and line labels
- debouncing input lines**3**
- different configurations for lines within a collection**3**
**1** Dynamically changing line direction without releasing the line
requires Linux 5.5 or later.
**2** Requires Linux 5.5 or later.
**3** Requires Linux 5.10 or later.
All library functions are safe to call from different goroutines.
## Quick Start
A simple piece of wire example that reads the value of an input line (pin 2) and
writes its value to an output line (pin 3):
```go
import "github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev"
...
in, _ := gpiocdev.RequestLine("gpiochip0", 2, gpiocdev.AsInput)
val, _ := in.Value()
out, _ := gpiocdev.RequestLine("gpiochip0", 3, gpiocdev.AsOutput(val))
...
```
Error handling and releasing of resources omitted for brevity.
## Usage
```go
import "github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev"
```
Error handling is omitted from the following examples for brevity.
### Line Requests
To read or alter the value of a
[line](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev#Line) it must first be
requested using [*gpiocdev.RequestLine*](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev#RequestLine):
```go
l, _ := gpiocdev.RequestLine("gpiochip0", 4) // in its existing state
```
or from the [*Chip*](#chip-initialization) object using
[*Chip.RequestLine*](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev#Chip.RequestLine):
```go
l, _ := c.RequestLine(4) // from a Chip object
```
The offset parameter identifies the line on the chip, and is specific to the
GPIO chip. To improve readability, convenience mappings can be provided for
specific devices, such as the Raspberry Pi:
```go
l, _ := c.RequestLine(rpi.J8p7) // using Raspberry Pi J8 mapping
```
The initial configuration of the line can be set by providing line
[configuration options](#configuration-options), as shown in this *AsOutput*
example:
```go
l, _ := gpiocdev.RequestLine("gpiochip0", 4, gpiocdev.AsOutput(1)) // as an output line
```
Multiple lines from the same chip may be requested as a collection of
[lines](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev#Lines) using
[*gpiocdev.RequestLines*](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev#RequestLines)
```go
ll, _ := gpiocdev.RequestLines("gpiochip0", []int{0, 1, 2, 3}, gpiocdev.AsOutput(0, 0, 1, 1))
```
or from a Chip object using
[*Chip.RequestLines*](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev#Chip.RequestLines):
```go
ll, _ := c.RequestLines([]int{0, 1, 2, 3}, gpiocdev.AsOutput(0, 0, 1, 1))
```
When no longer required, the line(s) should be closed to release resources:
```go
l.Close()
ll.Close()
```
### Line Values
Lines must be requsted using [*RequestLine*](#line-requests) before their
values can be accessed.
#### Read Input
The current line value can be read with the
[*Value*](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev#Line.Value)
method:
```go
r, _ := l.Value() // Read state from line (active / inactive)
```
For collections of lines, the level of all lines is read simultaneously using
the [*Values*](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev#Lines.SetValues)
method:
```go
rr := []int{0, 0, 0, 0} // buffer to read into...
ll.Values(rr) // Read the state of a collection of lines
```
#### Write Output
For lines requested as *output*, the current line value can be set with the
[*SetValue*](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev#Line.SetValue)
method:
```go
l.SetValue(1) // Set line active
l.SetValue(0) // Set line inactive
```
Also refer to the [toggle_line_value](examples/toggle_line_value/main.go) example.
For collections of lines, all lines are set simultaneously using the
[*SetValues*](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev#Lines.SetValues)
method:
```go
ll.SetValues([]int{0, 1, 0, 1}) // Set a collection of lines
```
#### Edge Watches
The value of an input line can be watched and trigger calls to handler
functions.
The watch can be on rising or falling edges, or both.
The events are passed to a handler function provided using the
*WithEventHandler(eh)* option. The handler function is passed a
[*LineEvent*](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev#LineEvent), which
contains details of the edge event including the offset of the triggering line,
the time the edge was detected and the type of edge detected:
```go
func handler(evt gpiocdev.LineEvent) {
// handle edge event
}
l, _ = c.RequestLine(rpi.J8p7, gpiocdev.WithEventHandler(handler), gpiocdev.WithBothEdges)
```
To maintain event ordering, the event handler is called serially from a
goroutine that reads the events from the kernel. The event handler is expected
to be short lived, and so should hand off any potentially blocking operations to
a separate goroutine.
An edge watch can be removed by closing the line:
```go
l.Close()
```
or by reconfiguring the requested lines to disable edge detection:
```go
l.Reconfigure(gpiocdev.WithoutEdges)
```
Note that the *Close* waits for the event handler to return and so must not be
called from the event handler context - it should be called from a separate
goroutine.
Also see the [watch_line_value](examples/watch_line_value/main.go) example.
### Line Configuration
Line configuration is set via [options](#configuration-options) to
*Chip.RequestLine(s)* and *Line.Reconfigure*. These override any default which
may be set in *NewChip*.
Note that configuration options applied to a collection of lines apply to all
lines in the collection, unless they are applied to a subset of the requested
lines using the *WithLines* option.
#### Reconfiguration
Requested lines may be reconfigured using the Reconfigure method:
```go
l.Reconfigure(gpiocdev.AsInput) // set direction to Input
ll.Reconfigure(gpiocdev.AsOutput(1, 0)) // set direction to Output (and values to active and inactive)
```
The *Line.Reconfigure* method accepts differential changes to the configuration
for the lines, so option categories not specified or overridden by the specified
changes will remain unchanged.
The *Line.Reconfigure* method requires Linux 5.5 or later.
#### Complex Configurations
It is sometimes necessary for the configuration of lines within a request to
have slightly different configurations. Line options may be applied to a subset
of requested lines using the *WithLines(offsets, options)* option.
The following example requests a set of output lines and sets some of the lines
in the request to active low:
```go
ll, _ = c.RequestLines([]int{0, 1, 2, 3}, gpiocdev.AsOutput(0, 0, 1, 1),
gpiocdev.WithLines([]int{0, 3}, gpiocdev.AsActiveLow),
gpiocdev.AsOpenDrain)
```
The configuration of the subset of lines inherits the configuration of the
request at the point the *WithLines* is invoked. Subsequent changes to the
request configuration do not alter the configuration of the subset - in the
example above, lines 0 and 3 will not be configured as open-drain.
Once a line's configuration has branched from the request configuration it can
only be altered with *WithLines* options:
```go
ll.Reconfigure(gpiocdev.WithLines([]int{0}, gpiocdev.AsActiveHigh))
```
or reset to the request configuration using the *Defaulted* option:
```go
ll.Reconfigure(gpiocdev.WithLines([]int{3}, gpiocdev.Defaulted))
```
Complex configurations require Linux 5.10 or later.
### Chip Initialization
The Chip object is used to discover details about avaialble lines and can be used
to request lines from a GPIO chip.
A Chip object is constructed using the
[*NewChip*](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev#NewChip) function.
```go
c, _ := gpiocdev.NewChip("gpiochip0")
```
The parameter is the chip name, which corresponds to the name of the device in
the **/dev** directory, so in this example **/dev/gpiochip0**.
The list of currently available GPIO chips is returned by the *Chips* function:
```go
cc := gpiocdev.Chips()
```
Default attributes for Lines requested from the Chip can be set via
[configuration options](#configuration-options) to
[*NewChip*](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev#NewChip).
```go
c, _ := gpiocdev.NewChip("gpiochip0", gpiocdev.WithConsumer("myapp"))
```
In this example the consumer label is defaulted to "myapp".
When no longer required, the chip should be closed to release resources:
```go
c.Close()
```
Closing a chip does not close or otherwise alter the state of any lines
requested from the chip.
### Line Info
[Info](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev#LineInfo) about a line can
be read at any time from the chip using the
[*LineInfo*](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev#Chip.LineInfo)
method:
```go
inf, _ := c.LineInfo(4)
inf, _ := c.LineInfo(rpi.J8p7) // Using Raspberry Pi J8 mapping
```
Note that the line info does not include the value. The line must be requested
from the chip to access the value.
Once requested, the line info can also be read from the line:
```go
inf, _ := l.Info()
infs, _ := ll.Info()
```
#### Info Watches
Changes to the line info can be monitored by adding an info watch for the line:
```go
func infoChangeHandler( evt gpiocdev.LineInfoChangeEvent) {
// handle change in line info
}
inf, _ := c.WatchLineInfo(4, infoChangeHandler)
```
Note that the info watch does not monitor the line value (active or inactive)
only its configuration. Refer to [Edge Watches](#edge-watches) for monitoring
line value.
An info watch can be cancelled by unwatching:
```go
c.UnwatchLineInfo(4)
```
or by closing the chip.
#### Categories
Most line configuration options belong to one of the following categories:
- Active Level
- Direction
- Bias
- Drive
- Debounce
- Edge Detection
- Event Clock
Only one option from each category may be applied. If multiple options from a
category are applied then all but the last are ignored.
##### Active Level
The values used throughout the API for line values are the logical value, which
is 0 for inactive and 1 for active. The physical value considered active can be
controlled using the *AsActiveHigh* and *AsActiveLow* options:
```go
l, _ := c.RequestLine(4, gpiocdev.AsActiveLow) // during request
l.Reconfigure(gpiocdev.AsActiveHigh) // once requested
```
Lines are typically active high by default.
##### Direction
The line direction can be controlled using the *AsInput* and *AsOutput* options:
```go
l, _ := c.RequestLine(4, gpiocdev.AsInput) // during request
l.Reconfigure(gpiocdev.AsInput) // set direction to Input
l.Reconfigure(gpiocdev.AsOutput(0)) // set direction to Output (and value to inactive)
```
##### Bias
The bias options control the pull up/down state of the line:
```go
l, _ = c.RequestLine(4, gpiocdev.WithPullUp) // during request
l.Reconfigure(gpiocdev.WithBiasDisabled) // once requested
```
The bias options require Linux 5.5 or later.
##### Drive
The drive options control how an output line is driven when active and inactive:
```go
l,_ := c.RequestLine(4, gpiocdev.AsOpenDrain) // during request
l.Reconfigure(gpiocdev.AsOpenSource) // once requested
```
The default drive for output lines is push-pull, which actively drives the line
in both directions.
##### Debounce
Input lines may be debounced using the *WithDebounce* option. The debouncing will
be performed by the underlying hardware, if supported, else by the Linux
kernel.
```go
period := 10 * time.Millisecond
l, _ = c.RequestLine(4, gpiocdev.WithDebounce(period))// during request
l.Reconfigure(gpiocdev.WithDebounce(period)) // once requested
```
The WithDebounce option requires Linux 5.10 or later.
##### Edge Detection
The edge options control which edges on input lines will generate edge events.
Edge events are passed to the event handler specified in the *WithEventHandler(eh)*
option.
By default edge detection is not enabled on requested lines.
Refer to [Edge Watches](#edge-watches) for examples of the edge detection options.
##### Event Clock
The event clock options control the source clock used to timestamp edge events.
This is only useful for Linux kernels 5.11 and later - prior to that the clock
source is fixed.
The event clock source used by the kernel has changed over time as follows:
Kernel Version | Clock source
--- | ---
pre-5.7 | CLOCK_REALTIME
5.7 - 5.10 | CLOCK_MONOTONIC
5.11 and later | configurable (defaults to CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
Determining which clock the edge event timestamps contain is currently left as
an exercise for the user.
#### Configuration Options
The available configuration options are:
Option | Category | Description
---|---|---
*WithConsumer***1** | Info | Set the consumer label for the lines
*AsActiveLow* | Level | Treat a low physical line value as active
*AsActiveHigh* | Level | Treat a high physical line value as active (**default**)
*AsInput* | Direction | Request lines as input
*AsIs***2** | Direction | Request lines in their current input/output state (**default**)
*AsOutput(\...)***3** | Direction | Request lines as output with the provided values
*AsPushPull* | Drive | Request output lines drive both high and low (**default**)
*AsOpenDrain* | Drive | Request lines as open drain outputs
*AsOpenSource* | Drive | Request lines as open source outputs
*WithEventHandler(eh)**1*** | | Send edge events detected on requested lines to the provided handler
*WithEventBufferSize(num)**1**,**5*** | | Suggest the minimum number of events that can be stored in the kernel event buffer for the requested lines
*WithFallingEdge* | Edge Detection**3** | Request lines with falling edge detection
*WithRisingEdge* | Edge Detection**3** | Request lines with rising edge detection
*WithBothEdges* | Edge Detection**3** | Request lines with rising and falling edge detection
*WithoutEdges***5** | Edge Detection**3** | Request lines with edge detection disabled (**default**)
*WithBiasAsIs* | Bias**4** | Request the lines have their bias setting left unaltered (**default**)
*WithBiasDisabled* | Bias**4** | Request the lines have internal bias disabled
*WithPullDown* | Bias**4** | Request the lines have internal pull-down enabled
*WithPullUp* | Bias**4** | Request the lines have internal pull-up enabled
*WithDebounce(period)***5** | Debounce | Request the lines be debounced with the provided period
*WithMonotonicEventClock* | Event Clock | Request the timestamp in edge events use the monotonic clock (**default**)
*WithRealtimeEventClock***6** | Event Clock | Request the timestamp in edge events use the realtime clock
*WithLines(offsets, options...)***3**,**5** | | Specify configuration options for a subset of lines in a request
*Defaulted***5** | | Reset the configuration for a request to the default configuration, or the configuration of a particular line in a request to the default for that request
The options described as **default** are generally not required, except to
override other options earlier in a chain of configuration options.
**1** Can be applied to either *NewChip* or *Chip.RequestLine*, but
cannot be used with *Line.Reconfigure*.
**2** Can be applied to *Chip.RequestLine*, but cannot be used
with *NewChip* or *Line.Reconfigure*.
**3** Can be applied to either *Chip.RequestLine* or
*Line.Reconfigure*, but cannot be used with *NewChip*.
**4** Requires Linux 5.5 or later.
**5** Requires Linux 5.10 or later.
**6** Requires Linux 5.11 or later.
## Installation
On Linux:
```shell
go get github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev
```
For other platforms, where you intend to cross-compile for Linux, don't attempt
to compile the package when it is installed:
```shell
go get -d github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev
```
## Tools
A companion package, **[gpiocdev-cli](https://github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev-cli)** provides a command line tool that allows
manual or scripted manipulation of GPIO lines. This utility combines the Go
equivalent of all the **libgpiod** command line tools into a single tool.
## Tests
The library is fully tested, other than some error cases and sanity checks that
are difficult to trigger.
The tests require a kernel release 5.19 or later to run, built with
**CONFIG_GPIO_SIM** set or as a module.
The tests must be run as root, to allow contruction of **gpio-sims**.
They can still be built as an unprivileged user, e.g.
```shell
$ go test -c
```
but must be run as root.
The tests can also be cross-compiled for other platforms.
e.g. build tests for a Raspberry Pi using:
```shell
$ GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm GOARM=6 go test -c
```
Later Pis can also use ARM7 (GOARM=7).
### Benchmarks
The tests include benchmarks on reads, writes, bulk reads and writes, and
interrupt latency.
These are the results from a Raspberry Pi Zero W running Linux 6.4 and built
with go1.20.6:
```shell
$ ./go-gpiocdev.test -test.bench=.*
goos: linux
goarch: arm
pkg: github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev
BenchmarkChipNewClose 248 4381075 ns/op
BenchmarkLineInfo 24651 47278 ns/op
BenchmarkLineReconfigure 20312 55273 ns/op
BenchmarkLineValue 71774 14933 ns/op
BenchmarkLinesValues 54920 24659 ns/op
BenchmarkLineSetValue 73359 16501 ns/op
BenchmarkLinesSetValues 53557 21056 ns/op
BenchmarkInterruptLatency 105 10407929 ns/op
PASS
```
The latency benchmark is no longer representative as the measurement now depends
on how quickly **gpio-sim** can toggle lines, and that is considerably slower
than how quickly **gpiocdev** responds. For comparison, the same test using
looped Raspberry Pi lines produced a result of ~640μsec on the same platform.
And on a Raspberry Pi 4 running Linux 6.4 (32bit kernel) and built with go1.20.6:
```shell
$ ./go-gpiocdev.test -test.bench=.*
goos: linux
goarch: arm
pkg: github.com/warthog618/go-gpiocdev
BenchmarkChipNewClose-4 9727 118291 ns/op
BenchmarkLineInfo-4 185316 6104 ns/op
BenchmarkLineReconfigure-4 364795 3205 ns/op
BenchmarkLineValue-4 1072785 1061 ns/op
BenchmarkLinesValues-4 816200 1428 ns/op
BenchmarkLineSetValue-4 1015972 1150 ns/op
BenchmarkLinesSetValues-4 715154 1717 ns/op
BenchmarkInterruptLatency-4 18439 61145 ns/op
PASS
```
## Prerequisites
The library targets Linux with support for the GPIO character device API. That
generally means that **/dev/gpiochip0** exists.
The caller must have access to the character device - typically
**/dev/gpiochip0**. That is generally root unless you have changed the
permissions of that device.
The Bias line options and the Line.Reconfigure method both require Linux 5.5 or
later.
Debounce and other uAPI v2 features require Linux 5.10 or later.
The requirements for each [configuration option](#configuration-options) are
noted in that section.