Client

class client.Client

A class to store status information about IZZY devices.

name (str)

A user-friendly name for the device.

uuid (UUID)

A 64-bit unique UUID generated at device startup.

ip_address (str)

A string representation of the IP address of the unit.

status (IZZYStatus)

Current status of the device.

last_contact (datetime)

Holds the time of the last contact with Mother server.

wheel_radius (float)

The radius of a drive wheel, in mm.

system_radius (float)

The distance from the center of the unit to the outer edge of a drive wheel, in mm.

line_sensor_y_offset (int)

The distance from the center of the unit to the middle of the line sensor array, in mm.

encoder_resolution (int)

The number of encoder counts for one revolution of the motor drive shaft.

motor_ratio (int)

The gearbox reduction ratio.

position (‘x’=int, ‘y’=int, ‘z’=int)

A dictionary holding the current relative x,y,z position of the unit.

heading (int)

The relative current heading of the unit in degrees.

speed (int)

The current speed of the unit.

drive_resolution (int)

The resolution of the motor wheels, in encoder ticks per centimeter of straight-line travel.

turn_resolution (int)

The resolution of the motor wheels, in encoder ticks per degree of turn.

Constructor has no parameters. Defines the drive and turn units based on default values for the Mini-IZZY test/development platform.

set_last_contact()

When called, sets the value of last_contact to the current time.S