How to run a virtual BrachioGraph in software

Sometimes, you might want to run the BrachioGraph class and its methods without actually plotting anything. For example, you might:

• not have the hardware connected

• not be running it on a Raspberry Pi

• want to run some tests using a ‘virtual’ plotter

Virtual mode makes this possible.

To invoke virtual mode, instantiate your BrachioGraph with the virtual_mode argument:

bg = BrachioGraph(
   [...]
   virtual_mode=True,
   [...]
   )

Virtual mode will also be set automatically if the BrachioGraph module runs into an ImportError when trying to load the pigpio library.