Introduction

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CircuitPython driver for the MCP3421 analog to digital converter

Dependencies

This driver depends on:

• Adafruit CircuitPython <https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython>_
• Bus Device <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BusDevice>_

Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading the Adafruit library and driver bundle <https://circuitpython.org/libraries>_ or individual libraries can be installed using circup <https://github.com/adafruit/circup>_.

Purchase one from the Adafruit shop <http://www.adafruit.com/products/5870>_

Installing from PyPI

On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally from PyPI <https://pypi.org/project/adafruit-circuitpython-mcp3421/>_. To install for current user:

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pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-mcp3421

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

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sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-mcp3421

To install in a virtual environment in your current project:

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mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .venv
source .env/bin/activate
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-mcp3421

Installing to a Connected CircuitPython Device with Circup

Make sure that you have circup installed in your Python environment. Install it with the following command if necessary:

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pip3 install circup

With circup installed and your CircuitPython device connected use the following command to install:

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circup install adafruit_mcp3421

Or the following command to update an existing version:

.. code-block:: shell

circup update

Usage Example

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import time
import board
import adafruit_mcp3421.mcp3421 as ADC
from adafruit_mcp3421.analog_in import AnalogIn

i2c = board.I2C()

adc = ADC.MCP3421(i2c)
adc_channel = AnalogIn(adc)

while True:
    print((adc_channel.value,))
    time.sleep(0.01)

Documentation

API documentation for this library can be found on Read the Docs <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/mcp3421/en/latest/>_.

For information on building library documentation, please check out this guide <https://learn.adafruit.com/creating-and-sharing-a-circuitpython-library/sharing-our-docs-on-readthedocs#sphinx-5-1>_.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_MCP3421/blob/HEAD/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md>_ before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.