#!/usr/bin/python import time from copy import copy from Adafruit_I2C import Adafruit_I2C # ============================================================================ # LEDBackpack Class # ============================================================================ class LEDBackpack: i2c = None # Registers __HT16K33_REGISTER_DISPLAY_SETUP = 0x80 __HT16K33_REGISTER_SYSTEM_SETUP = 0x20 __HT16K33_REGISTER_DIMMING = 0xE0 # Blink rate __HT16K33_BLINKRATE_OFF = 0x00 __HT16K33_BLINKRATE_2HZ = 0x01 __HT16K33_BLINKRATE_1HZ = 0x02 __HT16K33_BLINKRATE_HALFHZ = 0x03 # Display buffer (8x16-bits) __buffer = [0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, \ 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000 ] # Constructor def __init__(self, address=0x70, debug=False): self.i2c = Adafruit_I2C(address) self.address = address self.debug = debug # Turn the oscillator on self.i2c.write8(self.__HT16K33_REGISTER_SYSTEM_SETUP | 0x01, 0x00) # Turn blink off self.setBlinkRate(self.__HT16K33_BLINKRATE_OFF) # Set maximum brightness self.setBrightness(15) # Clear the screen self.clear() def setBrightness(self, brightness): "Sets the brightness level from 0..15" if (brightness > 15): brightness = 15 self.i2c.write8(self.__HT16K33_REGISTER_DIMMING | brightness, 0x00) def setBlinkRate(self, blinkRate): "Sets the blink rate" if (blinkRate > self.__HT16K33_BLINKRATE_HALFHZ): blinkRate = self.__HT16K33_BLINKRATE_OFF self.i2c.write8(self.__HT16K33_REGISTER_DISPLAY_SETUP | 0x01 | (blinkRate << 1), 0x00) def setBufferRow(self, row, value, update=True): "Updates a single 16-bit entry in the 8*16-bit buffer" if (row > 7): return # Prevent buffer overflow self.__buffer[row] = value # value # & 0xFFFF if (update): self.writeDisplay() # Update the display def getBufferRow(self, row): "Returns a single 16-bit entry in the 8*16-bit buffer" if (row > 7): return return self.__buffer[row] def getBuffer(self): "Returns a copy of the raw buffer contents" bufferCopy = copy(self.__buffer) return bufferCopy def writeDisplay(self): "Updates the display memory" bytes = [] for item in self.__buffer: bytes.append(item & 0xFF) bytes.append((item >> 8) & 0xFF) self.i2c.writeList(0x00, bytes) def clear(self, update=True): "Clears the display memory" self.__buffer = [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ] if (update): self.writeDisplay() led = LEDBackpack(0x70)