The ADS1015 is a +/- 24V Analog Digital Converter implemented by Pimoroni as a Breakout Garden board, i.e., an I2C compatible breakout board. TIt has three channels that can read voltages from -24V to +24V at sampling rates up to 3.3KHz with 12-bit resolution.
You'll need Python and pip (or pip3 for Python 3) already installed.
If you're using Python 2, just run:
sudo pip install ads1015For Python 3, use:
sudo pip3 install ads1015
The board has three input pins, labeled A0, A1 and A2. Plugging a signal into A0, here's an example of some code to repeatedly read the voltage on the pin until you type Ctrl-C:
#!/usr/bin/env python3 import time from ads1015 import ADS1015 print('''read-all.py - read the A0 input of the ADC. Press Ctrl+C to exit! ''') CHANNEL = 'in0/ref' ads1015 = ADS1015() ads1015.set_mode('single') ads1015.set_programmable_gain(2.048) ads1015.set_sample_rate(1600) reference = ads1015.get_reference_voltage() print("Reference voltage: {:6.3f}v \n".format(reference)) try: while True: value = ads1015.get_compensated_voltage(channel=CHANNEL, reference_voltage=reference) print("A0 value: {:6.3f}v".format(value)) time.sleep(0.5) except KeyboardInterrupt: pass