var/www/html/closewindowmanual.py

# manual operation of the linear actuator extension
import subprocess
import time

# linear actuator runtime value file name (seconds)
LINEAR_ACTUATOR_RUNTIME_VALUE_FILE_NAME = '/var/www/html/actuatorruntime.txt'

try: 
	global LINEAR_ACTUATOR_RUN_TIME_VALUE
	# read the current linear actuator runtime value from a file
	actuator_runtime_value_file_handle = open(LINEAR_ACTUATOR_RUNTIME_VALUE_FILE_NAME, 'r')
	LINEAR_ACTUATOR_RUN_TIME_VALUE = actuator_runtime_value_file_handle.readline()
	actuator_runtime_value_file_handle.close()
	print ("<html><body>\n")
	print ("Read LINEAR_ACTUATOR_RUN_TIME_VALUE from file", LINEAR_ACTUATOR_RUN_TIME_VALUE)
	
except OSError:

	print ("An error occurred reading file name: ", LINEAR_ACTUATOR_RUNTIME_VALUE_FILE_NAME)
	quit()


print ("Linear actuator manual retraction operation starting.")


# toggle relay #2 on to retract the linear actuator
pigsGPIOCommandLine = ["/usr/bin/pigs", "w 19 1"]
p = subprocess.Popen(pigsGPIOCommandLine)

time.sleep(float(LINEAR_ACTUATOR_RUN_TIME_VALUE))

# toggle relay #2 off
pigsGPIOCommandLine = ["/usr/bin/pigs", "w 19 0"]
p = subprocess.Popen(pigsGPIOCommandLine)
print ("Linear actuator manual retraction operation complete.")