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self.machine.motors.*

class mpf.devices.motor.Motor(*args, **kwargs)

Bases: mpf.core.system_wide_device.SystemWideDevice

A motor which can be controlled using drivers.

Accessing motors in code

The device collection which contains the motors in your machine is available via self.machine.motors. For example, to access one called “foo”, you would use self.machine.motors.foo. You can also access motors in dictionary form, e.g. self.machine.motors['foo'].

You can also get devices by tag or hardware number. See the DeviceCollection documentation for details.

Methods & Attributes

Motors have the following methods & attributes available. Note that methods & attributes inherited from base classes are not included here.

event_go_to_position(position=None, **kwargs)

Event handler for go_to_position event.

event_reset(**kwargs)

Event handler for reset event.

format_log_line(msg, context, error_no) → str

Return a formatted log line with log link and context.

get_placeholder_value(item)

Get the value of a placeholder.

go_to_position(position)

Move motor to a specific position.

raise_config_error(msg, error_no, *, context=None) → NoReturn

Raise a ConfigFileError exception.

reset()

Go to reset position.

subscribe_attribute(item, machine)

Subscribe to an attribute.