Organization, order, User.py usability

README.md

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ User serial interface enabled...
 Connecting to  /dev/ttyUSB0
 Serial established...
 View command map at http://docs.openbci.com.
-Type start to run. Type exit to exit.
+Type start to run. Type /exit to exit.
 
 --> 
 OpenBCI V3 8bit Board

open_bci_v3.py

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class OpenBCIBoard(object):
       if not port:
         raise OSError('Cannot find OpenBCI port')
 
-    print("Conencting to board through port: %s" %(port))
+    print("Conencting to %s" %(port))
     self.ser = serial.Serial(port, baud)
     print("Serial established...")
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class OpenBCIBoard(object):
     print("Warning: %s" % text)
 
   def stop(self):
-    self.warn("Stopping streaming...")
+    self.warn("Stopping streaming...\nWait for buffer to flush...")
     self.streaming = False
     self.ser.write('s')
 
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ class OpenBCIBoard(object):
     #Wait for device to send data
     time.sleep(0.5)
     if self.ser.inWaiting():
-      print("-------------------")
       line = ''
       c = ''
      #Look for end sequence $$$
@@ -259,7 +258,6 @@ class OpenBCIBoard(object):
         c = self.ser.read()
         line += c
       print(line);
-      print("-------------------\n")
 
   def print_register_settings(self):
     self.ser.write('?')

plugins/print.py

@@ -4,19 +4,28 @@ from yapsy.IPlugin import IPlugin
 class PluginPrint(IPlugin):
 	# args: passed by command line
 	def activate(self, args):
-		print "I'm activated"
+		print "Print activated"
 		# tell outside world that init went good
 		return True
     
 	def deactivate(self):
-		print "Goodbye"
+		print "Print Deactivated"
 	
 	def show_help(self):
 		print "I do not need any parameter, just printing stuff."
 	
 	# called with each new sample
 	def __call__(self, sample):
-		print "----------------"
-		print("%f" %(sample.id))
-		print sample.channel_data
-		print sample.aux_data
+		sample_string = "ID: %f\n%s\n%s" %(sample.id, str(sample.channel_data)[1:-1], str(sample.aux_data)[1:-1])
+		print "---------------------------------"
+		print sample_string
+		print "---------------------------------"
+		
+		# DEBBUGING
+		# try:
+		#     sample_string.decode('ascii')
+		# except UnicodeDecodeError:
+		#     print "Not a ascii-encoded unicode string"
+		# else:
+		#     print sample_string
+