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-touchscreen
To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):
sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-touchscreen
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-touchscreen
Usage Example¶
import board
import adafruit_touchscreen
# These pins are used as both analog and digital!
# XR, XL and YU must be analog and digital capable.
# YD just needs to be digital.
ts = adafruit_touchscreen.Touchscreen(board.TOUCH_XL, board.TOUCH_XR,
board.TOUCH_YD, board.TOUCH_YU)
while True:
p = ts.touch_point
if p:
print(p)
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.