Go on the PhidgetSBC3 Part 2

Now that go is installed (see Part 1), you can get down to business and start using phidgets. I've written a go phidgets library (currently only InterfaceKit and IR phidgets are implemented, open an issue or pull request if you want more) at github.com/samuelkadolph/go/phidgets.

1. Enable the full Debian Package Repository
   
2. Update apt

   apt-get update

3. Install gcc, git, the phidget library, and updated CA certificates

   apt-get install build-essential git-core libphidget21-dev ca-certificates -y

4. Set GOPATH

   export GOPATH="$HOME/go"

5. Install my library

   go get github.com/samuelkadolph/go/phidgets

Now let's write a program to open the interface kit on the PhidgetSBC3 and turn an output on. You might want to connect an LED to pin 0 and ground to see it working.

root@phidgetsbc:~# cat hello.go 
package main

import (
    "github.com/samuelkadolph/go/phidgets"
    "log"
    "time"
)

func main() {
    ifk, err := phidgets.NewInterfaceKit()
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("%s", err)
    }

    if err := ifk.Open(phidgets.Any); err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("%s", err)
    }

    if err := ifk.WaitForAttachment(200 * time.Millisecond); err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("%s", err)
    }

    s, err := ifk.Outputs[0].State()
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("%s", err)
    }

    if err := ifk.Outputs[0].SetState(!s); err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("%s", err)
    }

    time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)

    if s {
        log.Printf("Output 1 enabled!")
    } else {
        log.Printf("Output 1 disabled!")
    }
}
root@phidgetsbc:~# go run hello.go 
2013/03/24 23:47:28 Output 1 enabled!
root@phidgetsbc:~# go run hello.go 
2013/03/24 23:47:39 Output 1 disabled!

And just like that, phidgets in go on the PhidgetSBC3.