Graphic output for an object counter in python, with data obtained with a sensor in arduino connected to a raspberry pi

Question:

I am trying to build an object counter with a raspberry pi 4, getting the data from an optical sensor connected to an arduino board. I run this python script to read the sensors and tell it works in the terminal.

import pyfirmata

placa = pyfirmata.Arduino('/dev/ttyACM0')

pyfirmata.util.Iterator(placa).start()

pin2 = placa.get_pin('d:2:i')
pin3 = placa.get_pin('d:3:i')
pin4 = placa.get_pin('d:4:i')
pin5 = placa.get_pin('d:5:i')
pin6 = placa.get_pin('d:6:i')
pin7 = placa.get_pin('d:7:i')


pin2.enable_reporting()
pin3.enable_reporting()
pin4.enable_reporting()
pin5.enable_reporting()
pin6.enable_reporting()
pin7.enable_reporting()


try:

  while True:
    contador6 = 0
    contador2 = 0
    estadoant2 = 0
    estadoant6 =0
    
    while True:
        if pin2.read() != estadoant2: #lee el estado anterior y si es distinto continua 
           if pin2.read() ==1:
              contador2 +=1
              print ("Piezas  procesadas c2: ", contador2)
        estadoant2 = pin2.read() 
        placa.pass_time(0.09)

   
        if pin6.read() != estadoant6: #lee el estado anterior y si es distinto continua 
           if pin6.read() ==1:
              contador6 +=1
              print ("Piezas  procesadas c6: ", contador6)
        estadoant6 = pin6.read() 
        placa.pass_time(0.09)


except KeyboardInterrupt:
    # Terminar programa cuando se presione Ctrl-C.
    pass

finally:
    placa.exit()

so far everything works ok. I try to take it further to have a graphical output but I'm sure I'm doing something very wrong. Well, I can't get the part of the code that counts to run. If anyone has any ideas or another point of view I would greatly appreciate it.

This is the code with which I am trying to graphic output

from  tkinter import *
import time
import pyfirmata

placa = pyfirmata.Arduino('/dev/ttyACM0')

pyfirmata.util.Iterator(placa).start()

pin2 = placa.get_pin('d:2:i')
pin3 = placa.get_pin('d:3:i')
pin4 = placa.get_pin('d:4:i')
pin5 = placa.get_pin('d:5:i')
pin6 = placa.get_pin('d:6:i')
pin7 = placa.get_pin('d:7:i')


pin2.enable_reporting()
pin3.enable_reporting()
pin4.enable_reporting()
pin5.enable_reporting()
pin6.enable_reporting()
pin7.enable_reporting()




    
      #FUNCION PARA ACTUALIZAR LA HORA

def times():
     current_time=time.strftime("%H:%M:%S") 
     clock.config(text=current_time,bg="black",fg="green",font="Arial 20 bold")
     clock.after(200,times)


global estadoant2
estadoant6 = 0
contador6 = 0
global contador2

def conta():
    estadoant2 = 0
    contador2 = 0  
    while True:
        if pin2.read() != estadoant2: #lee el estado anterior y si es distinto continua 
          if pin2.read() ==1:
             contador2 +=1
             #print ("Piezas  procesadas c2: ", contador2)
        estadoant2 = pin2.read()
        placa.pass_time(0.09) 
        cont.config(text=contador2,bg="black",fg="green",font="Arial 20 bold")
        cont.after(200,times)
        

   


 #VENTANA
root=Tk()
root.geometry("485x250")
root.title("Contador Cepilladora Weinig")
clock=Label(root,font=("times",24,"bold"))

clock.grid(row=2,column=1,pady=25,padx=100)
times()
digi=Label(root,text=" Hora Actual",font="times 12 bold",fg="red")
digi.grid(row=0,column=1)
digi2=Label(root,text=" Piezas Procesadas",font="times 12 bold",fg="red")
digi2.grid(row=0,column=2)

cont=Label(root,font=("times",24,"bold"))
cont.grid(row=2,column=2,pady=25,padx=100)
conta()


root.mainloop()

Thanks

Answer:

I have achieved a breakthrough including the full exception. The Problem now is that I have to interrupt the counter loop to see the result in the graphics window. If I don't interrupt it (ctrl+c in the terminal) the window is not shown.

The code goes like this.

       import time
       import pyfirmata

placa = pyfirmata.Arduino('/dev/ttyACM0')

pyfirmata.util.Iterator(placa).start()

pin2 = placa.get_pin('d:2:i')
pin3 = placa.get_pin('d:3:i')
pin4 = placa.get_pin('d:4:i')
pin5 = placa.get_pin('d:5:i')
pin6 = placa.get_pin('d:6:i')
pin7 = placa.get_pin('d:7:i')


pin2.enable_reporting()
pin3.enable_reporting()
pin4.enable_reporting()
pin5.enable_reporting()
pin6.enable_reporting()
pin7.enable_reporting()

    
      #FUNCION PARA ACTUALIZAR LA HORA

def times():
     current_time=time.strftime("%H:%M:%S") 
     clock.config(text=current_time,bg="black",fg="green",font="Arial 20 bold")
     clock.after(200,times)


global estadoant2
global estadoant6
global contador6
global contador2

def conta():
    try:

        while True:
         contador6 = 0
         contador2 = 0
         estadoant2 = 0
         estadoant6 =0
    
         while True:
              if pin2.read() != estadoant2: #lee el estado anterior y si es distinto continua 
                 if pin2.read() ==1:
                    contador2 +=1
             # print ("Piezas  procesadas c2: ", contador2)
              estadoant2 = pin2.read() 
              placa.pass_time(0.09)

   
              #if pin6.read() != estadoant6: #lee el estado anterior y si es distinto continua 
              #   if pin6.read() ==1:
               #      contador6 +=1
              #print ("Piezas  procesadas c6: ", contador6)
                #estadoant6 = pin6.read() 
              #placa.pass_time(0.09)


    except: 
    # Terminar programa cuando se presione Ctrl-C.
       pass

    finally:
       placa.exit()
       cont.config(text=contador2,bg="black",fg="green",font="Arial 20 bold")
       cont.after(200,times)
      #VENTANA
root=Tk()
root.geometry("485x250")
root.title("Contador Cepilladora Weinig")
clock=Label(root,font=("times",24,"bold"))

clock.grid(row=2,column=1,pady=25,padx=100)
times()
digi=Label(root,text=" Hora Actual",font="times 12 bold",fg="red")
digi.grid(row=0,column=1)
digi2=Label(root,text=" Piezas Procesadas",font="times 12 bold",fg="red")
digi2.grid(row=0,column=2)

cont=Label(root,font=("times",24,"bold"))
cont.grid(row=2,column=2,pady=25,padx=100)
conta()


root.mainloop()