hw_output()

Returns state of output port or individual pin on that port.

First pin has index 1.

When index is omitted or set to -1, returns the complete output value.

planetcnc.hw_output()
planetcnc.hw_output(index)

• integer representing the output state
  • For a specific pin, returns 0 or 1.
  • When index is omitted or -1, returns the entire output value.
• Raises exception on error if index is out of range

#! /usr/bin/env python
 
import planetcnc
 
# Get the complete output port state
full_output = planetcnc.hw_output()
print("Full Output:", full_output)
 
# Get the state of the first pin
pin1_state = planetcnc.hw_output(1)
print("Pin 1 state:", pin1_state)