pyFMRadio
the do-it-yourself radio kit

API

DESCRIPTION
    # pyFMRadio
    # Module for controlling the tea5761 FM radio chip in the Nokia N800.
    # Copyright (C) 2007 Martin Grimme  
    #
    # This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    # modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
    # License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
    # version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
    #
    # This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
    # Lesser General Public License for more details.
    #
    # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
    # License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
    # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307  USA

CLASSES
    __builtin__.object
        FMRadio
    exceptions.StandardError(exceptions.Exception)
        FMRadioUnavailableError
    
    class FMRadio(__builtin__.object)
     |  Class for controlling the radio.
     |  
     |  Methods defined here:
     |  
     |  __init__(self)
     |  
     |  close(self)
     |      Closes the radio.
     |  
     |  get_frequency(self)
     |      Returns the current frequency value.
     |  
     |  get_frequency_range(self)
     |  
     |  get_signal_strength(self)
     |      Returns the current signal strength as a value between 0 and 100.
     |  
     |  get_volume(self)
     |      Returns the current volume value as left channel, right channel.
     |  
     |  is_signal_good(self)
     |      Returns whether the current signal strength is good enough.
     |  
     |  scan(self, cb=None)
     |      Scans for stations and returns a list of the frequencies of the
     |      stations found.
     |      If you pass a callback function, it will be called at every step.
     |      The signature of the callback must be: f(freq, is_station)
     |  
     |  set_frequency(self, freq)
     |      Sets the frequency to the given value.
     |  
     |  set_mute(self, value)
     |      Mutes or unmutes the radio. This does not affect the volume settings.
     |  
     |  set_volume(self, left, right=-1)
     |      Sets the current volume for left and right channels. Omit the value
     |      for the right channel to set both channels to the same value.

    class FMRadioUnavailableError(exceptions.StandardError)
     |  Exception to throw if the radio is unavailable.