Dependencies¶
This driver depends on:
Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading the Adafruit library and driver bundle.
Installing from PyPI¶
On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally from PyPI. To install for current user:
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-mcp2515
To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):
sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-mcp2515
To install in a virtual environment in your current project:
mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .env
source .env/bin/activate
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-mcp2515
Usage Example¶
import board
import busio
import digitalio
import adafruit_mcp2515
CS_PIN = 5
cs = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.D5)
cs.direction = digitalio.Direction.OUTPUT
spi = busio.SPI(board.SCK, board.MOSI, board.MISO)
mcp = adafruit_mcp2515.MCP2515(spi, cs)
Contributing¶
Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.
Documentation¶
For information on building library documentation, please check out this guide.