MorseBorg - Display Morse code messages with your Raspberry Pi (Mk II)

This is an old driver based LedBorg script
We recommend using the new driver free based scripts for LedBorg.
The new driver free examples can be found here, the installation can be found here.

The following is code for a python based morse code indicator for the LedBorg
Download python as text here
Save as morseBorg.py
To make the script executable enter the following in the terminal:
chmod +x morseBorg.py

Usage:
./morseBorg.py [-s speed] "Read text in morse 4 me"
where speed is the dot time in seconds, for example:
./morseBorg.py "My name is Peter"
will use the default speed (0.5 seconds), where as
./morseBorg.py -s 0.1 "Red cars go faster"
will display five times as fast.

This will display in morse code the above text - in red for capitals, white for lower case, blue for numbers and green for symbols.

#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: Latin-1

# Load library functions
import optparse
import time

def dot(colour,speed):
    LedBorg=open('/dev/ledborg','w')
    LedBorg.write(colour)
    LedBorg.close()
    print '. '
    time.sleep(speed)
    LedBorg=open('/dev/ledborg','w')
    LedBorg.write("000")
    LedBorg.close()
    time.sleep(speed)

def dash(colour,speed):
    LedBorg=open('/dev/ledborg','w')
    LedBorg.write(colour)
    LedBorg.close()
    print'- '
    time.sleep(3*speed)
    LedBorg=open('/dev/ledborg','w')
    LedBorg.write("000")
    LedBorg.close()
    time.sleep(speed)

def space(speed):
    print ' '
    time.sleep(7*speed)

parser = optparse.OptionParser()
parser.add_option("-s", "--speed", action="store", type = "float", dest="speed", default = 0.5, help="speed of the morse code dot in seconds")

(options,args) = parser.parse_args()

print args

speed = options.speed

j=0
string = ''
while j<len(args):
    string = string + args[j] + ' '
    j=j+1

toMorse2 = string
toMorse = toMorse2.lower()

i=0

while i<len(toMorse):
    print toMorse[i]

    if(toMorse2[i].isupper()):
        colour = "200"
    elif(toMorse2[i].islower()):
        colour = "222"
    elif(toMorse2[i].isdigit()):
        colour = "002"
    else :
        colour = "020"

    if(toMorse[i]=='a'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='b'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='c'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='d'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='e'):
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='f'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='g'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='h'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='i'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='j'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='k'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='l'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='m'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='n'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='o'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='p'):   
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='q'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='r'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='s'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='t'):
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='u'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='v'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='w'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='x'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='y'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='z'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]==' '):
       space(speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='1'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='2'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='3'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='4'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='5'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='6'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='7'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='8'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='9'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='0'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='.'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]==','):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='?'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed) 
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='\''):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='!'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='/'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='(' or toMorse[i]==')'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       if(toMorse[i]==')'):
           dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='&'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]==':'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]==';'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='='):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='+'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='-'):
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='_'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='\"'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='$'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
    if(toMorse[i]=='@'):
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
       dash(colour,speed)
       dot(colour,speed)
    time.sleep(3*speed)
    i=i+1