PS Move Workshop

First steps

First, install the requirements:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Next, edit settings.py and update CONTROLLER_ID to match the number on your controller.

You should now be able to run the example programs:

python example_hello_word.py

Using the API

from move import controller

controller.rumble = 255

The controller API

Things you can set

• controller.red: the intensity of the red LED (0-255)
• controller.green: the intensity of the green LED (0-255)
• controller.blue: the intensity of the blue LED (0-255)
• controller.rumble: the rumble intensity (0-255)

Colors can also be set all at once using:

controller.set_color(<red>, <green>, <blue>)

So to set the controller to bright white, you would use the following:

controller.set_color(255, 255, 255)

Things you can read

Acceleration

These fields describe the linear acceleration of the controller. For all of these fields, an acceleration of 9.8m/s2 translates to a value of 1.

• controller.ax: acceleration in the 'x' direction
• controller.ay: acceleration in the 'y' direction
• controller.az: acceleration in the 'z' direction

Gyroscope

These fields provide the rotational acceleration of the controller. For all of these fields an acceleration of one rotation per second per second should translate to a value of 1.

• controller.gx: acceleration in the 'x' direction
• controller.gy: acceleration in the 'y' direction
• controller.gz: acceleration in the 'z' direction

Buttons

• controller.btn_circle: provides True if the circle button is currently pressed down. False otherwise
• controller.btn_cross: provides True if the cross button is currently pressed down. False otherwise
• controller.btn_square: provides True if the square button is currently pressed down. False otherwise
• controller.btn_triangle: provides True if the triangle button is currently pressed down. False otherwise
• controller.btn_ps: provides True if the playstation button is currently pressed down. False otherwise
• controller.btn_select: provides True if the select button is currently pressed down. False otherwise
• controller.btn_start: provides True if the start button is currently pressed down. False otherwise
• controller.btn_t: provides True if the trigger button is currently pressed down. False otherwise
• controller.btn_move: provides True if the big 'move' button is currently pressed down. False otherwise
• controller.trigger: gives a value from 0-255 depending on how far the trigger has been pulled

Other stuff

• controller.battery: the controller's battery level (0 is empty, 5 is full)