Now works in a service on boot.

README.md

@@ -8,3 +8,13 @@
  - Python 3
    - Python 3 Requets
    - Python 3 RPi.GPIO
+
+## Install instructions
+
+ - Downloand script into /usr/local/bin/
+ - Download rrcs-trigger file and place into /usr/local/bin/
+ - Download rrcs-trigger.service and place it into /etc/systemd/system/
+   - Run the follwoing commands to enable the service on boot. ```sudo systemctl enable rrcs-trigger.service``` and ```sudo systemctl start rrcs-trigger.service```
+   - RUn the following command to see how its booting up. ```watch systemctl status rrcs-triggers.service```
+
+- Modify the script to have your RRCS Server IP address and port.

ras_pi_RRCS_BusyLight.py

@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@ os.environ['RPI_LGPIO_REVISION'] = "800012"
 import time
 import requests
 import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
+import socket
+
 
 RED = "\033[91m"
 GREEN = "\033[92m"
 RESET = "\033[0m"
 
 
-BenBusyRRCSdataRising = '''<?xml version="1.0"?>
+PressVirtKey1OnBench = '''<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <methodCall>
- <methodName>PressKeyEx</methodName>
+ <methodName>PressKeyEx</metßhodName>
  <params>
   <param><value><string>C0000000001</string></value></param>
   <param><value><i4>64</i4></value></param>
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ BenBusyRRCSdataRising = '''<?xml version="1.0"?>
 </methodCall>
 '''
 
-BenBusyRRCSdataFalling = '''<?xml version="1.0"?>
+ReleasePressVirtKey1OnBench = '''<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <methodCall>
  <methodName>PressKeyEx</methodName>
  <params>
@@ -49,15 +51,19 @@ BenBusyRRCSdataFalling = '''<?xml version="1.0"?>
 def button_callback(channel):
     if GPIO.input(channel):
         print(f"{RED}Button pressed{RESET}")
-        r = requests.post('http://10.75.120.229:8193',headers={'content-type': 'text/xml'},data=BenBusyRRCSdataRising)
+        r = requests.post('http://10.75.120.229:8193',headers={'content-type': 'text/xml'},data=PressVirtKey1OnBench)
         time.sleep(0.05)
         print(f"{GREEN}Button released{RESET}")
-        r = requests.post('http://10.75.120.229:8193',headers={'content-type': 'text/xml'},data=BenBusyRRCSdataFalling)
+        r = requests.post('http://10.75.120.229:8193',headers={'content-type': 'text/xml'},data=ReleasePressVirtKey1OnBench)
 GPIO.setwarnings(False)
 GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BOARD)
 GPIO.setup(12, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down=GPIO.PUD_DOWN)
 
 GPIO.add_event_detect(12, GPIO.RISING, callback=button_callback, bouncetime=200)
 
-input("Press enter to quit\n\n")
+print("RRCS-Trigger ready for input")
+[sockA, sockB] = socket.socketpair()
+junk = sockA.recv(1)  # will never return since sockA will never receive any data
+
+print("This should never get printed")
 GPIO.cleanup()

rrcs-trigger

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+exec /usr/bin/python3 /usr/local/bin/ras_pi_RRCS_BusyLight.py

rrcs-trigger.service

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Runs the ras_pi_RRCS_BusyLight.py script at boot
+After=network.target
+#StartLimitIntervalSec=5
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
+User=root
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/rrcs-trigger /usr/local/bin/ras_pi_RRCS_BusyLight.py
+WorkingDirectory=/tmp
+StandardOutput=journal
+StandardError=journal
+Environment=PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target