Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
The installation packages for the PiFace module are available
as Debian packages. Refer to the installation guide from
http://www.piface.org.uk/guides/
. If you install
the Debian packages, the Python module imports and the
methods used to read the inputs might also vary accordingly.
2. Let's rename the file and execute it:
mv install.txt install.sh
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh
3.
Once the required tools are installed, Raspberry Pi has to be restarted using the
following command:
sudo reboot
4. Once Raspberry Pi has restarted, the emulator that comes along with the tool can
be tested. The emulator enables you to test all inputs and outputs of the PiFace
interface. The emulator can be launched from the command-line terminal as follows:
Piface/scripts/piface-emulator
5.
The emulator interface would be something like the one shown in the
following screenshot:
