Ping Python library (Blue Robotics sonar)
- Software
- Drones and boats
- Driver or SDK
A Python library for talking to Blue Robotics' Ping sonar, an ultrasonic altimeter for underwater projects. It wraps the device's full set of commands in one interface.
Made by Blue Robotics, United States (checked on github.com/bluerobotics (opens in a new tab)).
Source on GitHub: github.com/bluerobotics/ping-python (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 7f27d04 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- MIT (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (MIT) at commit 7f27d04 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Connects to a Ping sonar over a serial port or over UDP.
- Reads distance measurements with a confidence value.
- Requests profiles and other device data through get_ methods.
- Changes device settings, such as the speed of sound, through set_ methods.
- Ships a simplePingExample.py script that reads from a given device path or UDP address.
- Installs with pip as bluerobotics-ping, and can be built from source.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 7f27d04.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Hardware it needs, as the project states it
- A Ping sonar device, connected through a serial port (such as /dev/ttyUSB0 or COM1) or over UDP.
- How to start
- The project's README (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 5 Aug 2026 on master
- Latest release
- v0.2.5 (5 Aug 2026)
Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.
Links
Robots that can run it
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