GepettoApp

GepettoApp.py program description

This is the gui program that user interacts with. Its layout and buttons etc are desinged with the Qt Designer program. After designing backgroud of the program, logic part are written in python.

Here is the window and the numbered interfaces:

GepettoApp start window

1. Drawing Area, motors and frame points will be drawed here, 600x600 pixels

2. Motor 2 horizontal distance input from motor 1. (motor1 is defined as origin of x=0, y=height)

3. Motor 3 distance from motor 1 input

4. Motor 4 distance from motor 1 input

5. Height of the motors (Assumed all are level)

6. Combination input

7. Background drawing button, after inputs, motors are draw proportional to distance inputs. The inputs are saved when pressed to this button. Saved inputs location "config.txt"

8. Import Last Values, if you drew with (7) before, pressing this will load inputs from config.txt

9. Frame Duration, after placing points for each frame you give a time input

10. Next Frame, after finishing each frame press this button

11. Clear Frame, clears current frame points

12. Clear All, clears all frames

13. RTH, return to home, places frame points at the starting point of each path

14. Done, button to finish program after all frames are given, writes to txt file all the points and durations

15. Warning and status texts, depending on the clicks or press, messages you about the number of frames and points, error messages etc.

Here is the background drawn and points added version of the program:

Inputs given and points drawn

This whole process are written in a class class GepettoApp(QWidget)