Motor

class devices.Motor(ev3handle, layer=1, port='A')

The class to represent the EV3 motor.

Set up a motor on output port 'B'

>>> from pyev3.brick import LegoEV3
>>> from pyev3.devices import Motor
>>> myev3 = LegoEV3(commtype='usb')
>>> mymotor = Motor(myev3, port='B')

Set up a motor on output port 'A' of the first brick and port 'B' of the second brick

>>> mymotor1 = Motor(myev3, layer=1, port='A')
>>> mymotor2 = Motor(myev3, layer=2, port='B')

Parameters

• ev3handle (object) – LegoEV3 instance representing the EV3 brick.

• layer (int) – The layer of the brick 1 or 2 in a daisy-chain configuration.

• port (str) – The brick output port connected to the motor. Possible values are 'A', 'B', 'C', or 'D'.

Note

1. If EV3 bricks are connected in a daisy-chain configuration, set the input parameter layer to the appropriate number.

reset_angle()

Reset the encoder output angle of the EV3 motor.

>>> mymotor.reset_angle()

start()

Start the EV3 motor.

>>> mymotor.start()

stop(brake='off')

Stop the EV3 motor.

Parameters

brake (str) – The brake option of the motor 'on' or 'off'. Can be used to hold the motor position.

>>> mymotor.stop(brake='on')

property angle

Contains the angular position of the motor in degrees (read only).

property output

Contains the motor output level as a percentage. Values can be between -100 or 100 (read/write).

property outputmode

Contains the motor output mode. It can be either 'speed' or 'power' (read/write). The motor has to be stopped before switching modes.