Introduction¶

Adafruit CircuitPython module for the STMPE610 Resistive Touch Screen Controller

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-stmpe610

To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):

sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-stmpe610

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-stmpe610

Usage Example¶

See examples in github repository: https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_STMPE610/tree/master/examples

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.

Table of Contents¶

Simple test¶

Ensure your device works with this simple test.

examples/stmpe610_simpletest.py¶

import busio
import board
import digitalio
from adafruit_stmpe610 import Adafruit_STMPE610_SPI

spi = busio.SPI(board.SCK, board.MOSI, board.MISO)
cs = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.D6)
st = Adafruit_STMPE610_SPI(spi, cs)

print("Go Ahead - Touch the Screen - Make My Day!")
while True:
    if not st.buffer_empty:
        print(st.read_data())

`adafruit_stmpe610`¶

This is a CircuitPython Driver for the STMPE610 Resistive Touch sensor

Author(s): Jerry Needell

class adafruit_stmpe610.Adafruit_STMPE610¶

A driver for the STMPE610 Resistive Touch sensor.

buffer_empty¶: Buffer empty status

buffer_size¶: The amount of touch data in the buffer

get_point¶: Read one touch from the buffer

get_version¶: Read the version number from the sensosr

read_data()¶: Request next stored reading - return tuple containing (x,y,pressure)

touched¶: Report if any touches have been detectd

touches¶: Returns a list of touchpoint dicts, with ‘x’ and ‘y’ containing the touch coordinates, and ‘pressure’

class adafruit_stmpe610.Adafruit_STMPE610_I2C(i2c, address=65)¶: I2C driver for the STMPE610 Resistive Touch sensor.

class adafruit_stmpe610.Adafruit_STMPE610_SPI(spi, cs, baudrate=1000000)¶: SPI driver for the STMPE610 Resistive Touch sensor.