src/Server/moveStepper.py

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+# command arguments to run process
+# 1: int pin_one
+# 2: int pin_two
+# 3: int pin_three
+# 4: int pin_four
+# 5: string clockwise or counterClockwise
+# 6: float: interval_time
+
+
+import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
+from time import sleep
+import sys
+
+motor_channel = (int(sys.argv[1]), int(sys.argv[2]), int(sys.argv[3]), int(sys.argv[4]))
+motor_direction = sys.argv[5]
+interval_time = float(sys.argv[6])
+
+GPIO.setwarnings(True)
+GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BOARD)
+GPIO.setup(motor_channel, GPIO.OUT)
+
+while True:
+    try:
+        if(motor_direction == 'clockwise'):
+            print('motor running clockwise\n')
+            GPIO.output(motor_channel, (GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.LOW,GPIO.LOW,GPIO.HIGH))
+            sleep(interval_time)
+            GPIO.output(motor_channel, (GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.LOW,GPIO.LOW))
+            sleep(interval_time)
+            GPIO.output(motor_channel, (GPIO.LOW,GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.LOW))
+            sleep(interval_time)
+            GPIO.output(motor_channel, (GPIO.LOW,GPIO.LOW,GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.HIGH))
+            sleep(interval_time)
+
+        elif(motor_direction == 'counterClockwise'):
+            print('motor running anti-clockwise\n')
+            GPIO.output(motor_channel, (GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.LOW,GPIO.LOW,GPIO.HIGH))
+            sleep(interval_time)
+            GPIO.output(motor_channel, (GPIO.LOW,GPIO.LOW,GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.HIGH))
+            sleep(interval_time)
+            GPIO.output(motor_channel, (GPIO.LOW,GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.LOW))
+            sleep(interval_time)
+            GPIO.output(motor_channel, (GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.LOW,GPIO.LOW))
+            sleep(interval_time)
+
+
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        sys.exit(0)