Version: 1.0
Status: ⚫⚫⚫
IOConnector plugin for Thunder framework.
This document describes purpose and functionality of the IOConnector plugin. It includes detailed specification of its configuration, properties provided and notifications sent.
All identifiers on the interface described in this document are case-sensitive. Thus, unless stated otherwise, all keywords, entities, properties, relations and actions should be treated as such.
The table below provides and overview of acronyms used in this document and their definitions.
Acronym | Description |
---|---|
API | Application Programming Interface |
GPIO | General-Purpose Input/Output |
HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
JSON | JavaScript Object Notation; a data interchange format |
JSON-RPC | A remote procedure call protocol encoded in JSON |
The table below provides and overview of terms and abbreviations used in this document and their definitions.
Term | Description |
---|---|
callsign | The name given to an instance of a plugin. One plugin can be instantiated multiple times, but each instance the instance name, callsign, must be unique. |
Ref ID | Description |
---|---|
HTTP | HTTP specification |
JSON-RPC | JSON-RPC 2.0 specification |
JSON | JSON specification |
Thunder | Thunder API Reference |
The IO Connector plugin provides access to GPIO pins.
The plugin is designed to be loaded and executed within the Thunder framework. For more information about the framework refer to [Thunder].
The table below lists configuration options of the plugin.
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
callsign | string | Plugin instance name (default: IOConnector) |
classname | string | Class name: IOConnector |
locator | string | Library name: libWPEIOConnector.so |
autostart | boolean | Determines if the plugin is to be started automatically along with the framework |
pins | array | List of GPIO pins available on the system |
pins[#] | object | Pin properties |
pins[#].id | number | Pin ID |
pins[#].mode | string | Pin mode (must be one of the following: Low, High, Both, Active, Inactive, Output) |
pins[#]?.activelow | boolean | (optional) Denotes if pin is active in low state (default: false) |
The following properties are provided by the IOConnector plugin:
IOConnector interface properties:
Property | Description |
---|---|
pin | GPIO pin value |
Provides access to the GPIO pin value.
Also see: activity
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
(property) | number | GPIO pin value |
The pin id shall be passed as the index to the property, e.g. IOConnector.1.pin@189.
Code | Message | Description |
---|---|---|
22 | ERROR_UNKNOWN_KEY |
Unknown pin ID given |
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1234567890,
"method": "IOConnector.1.pin@189"
}
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1234567890,
"result": 1
}
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1234567890,
"method": "IOConnector.1.pin@189",
"params": 1
}
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1234567890,
"result": "null"
}
Notifications are autonomous events, triggered by the internals of the plugin, and broadcasted via JSON-RPC to all registered observers. Refer to [Thunder] for information on how to register for a notification.
The following events are provided by the IOConnector plugin:
IOConnector interface events:
Event | Description |
---|---|
activity | Notifies about GPIO pin activity |
Notifies about GPIO pin activity.
Register to this event to be notified about pin value changes
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
params | object | |
params.value | number | GPIO pin value |
The pin ID shall be passed within the designator, e.g. 189.client.events.1.
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "189.client.events.1.activity",
"params": {
"value": 1
}
}