Method __init__

Software/Python/easysensors.py:687–712

Constructor for initializing a :py:class:`~easysensors.LoudnessSensor` object for the `Grove Loudness Sensor`_. :param str port = "AD1": Port to which we have the `Grove Loudness Sensor`_ connected to. :param easygopigo3.EasyGoPiGo3 gpg = None: :py:class:`~easygopigo3.EasyG

(self, port="AD1", gpg=None, use_mutex=False)

    """
    def __init__(self, port="AD1", gpg=None, use_mutex=False):
        """
        Constructor for initializing a :py:class:`~easysensors.LoudnessSensor` object for the `Grove Loudness Sensor`_.

        :param str port = "AD1": Port to which we have the `Grove Loudness Sensor`_ connected to.
        :param easygopigo3.EasyGoPiGo3 gpg = None: :py:class:`~easygopigo3.EasyGoPiGo3` object used for instantiating a :py:class:`~easysensors.LoudnessSensor` object.
        :param bool use_mutex = False: When using multiple threads/processes that access the same resource/device, mutexes should be enabled.
        :raises TypeError: If the ``gpg`` parameter is not a :py:class:`~easygopigo3.EasyGoPiGo3` object.

        The ``port`` parameter can take the following values:

             * ``"AD1"`` - general purpose input/output port.
             * ``"AD2"`` - general purpose input/output port.

        The ports' locations can be seen in the following graphical representation: :ref:`hardware-ports-section`.

        """
        debug("Loudness Sensor on port " + port)
        self.set_descriptor("Loudness sensor")
        try:
            AnalogSensor.__init__(self, port, "INPUT", gpg, use_mutex)
        except:
            raise
        # time.sleep(0.2)
        self.set_pin(1)
        self._max_value = 1024  # based on empirical tests

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