Propose changes for ESP32 and a CustomSensor to be used as simple switch sensor.

[JorgePe]

Hi!
Someone asked me it it is possible to read the state of a reed switch with Pybricks so I searched for a way to create a custom LEGO compatible sensor, just a simple switch for a start, and found your library. Great work!!

I don't master Arduino, C++ or ESP32 but I managed to use it with a NodeMCU-ESP32 board I already had. Will try a Raspberry Pi Pico later since the ESP32 is overkill.

I am proposing the changes I made - it would help with issue #2

I only tested TiltSensor, it worked (just a typo in exemple). So I copied it and created a CustomSensor, it is basically just the TiltSensor Mode 0 with a different name ('MYOWNSWITH') and just one byte value. I am using Type ID 36 because it's not associated with any known LEGO device (tried higher values but didn't work with Pybricks - https://github.com/orgs/pybricks/discussions/2132).

I am proposing this new device with an example. You can see it working in this video: https://youtu.be/7tQd6HiykZE

In the video I am using a Technic Hub with Pybricks firmware and PUPDevice() class, then read(0)[0] to read mode 0.

Again, I am not a programmer so please excuse me if my code doesn't follow conventions or guidelines. Feel free to change it or even refuse it, I just want to contribute. I appreciate you mentioning me on your project and I also wanted to thank you because your worked helped me and I believe it will also help others.

[ysard]

Good evening, thank you for your encouragement and for mentioning my project in the video :)

It's been years since I've worked on this quite technical project, and I no longer have the LEGO devices needed to run the tests. So it will take me some time to review your work (and refresh my memory with my own code).

Cheers.