https://github.com/robcranfill/8x8-text-display
Python code to display text on an Adafruit 8x8 dot matrix display. Again.
https://github.com/robcranfill/8x8-text-display
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Python code to display text on an Adafruit 8x8 dot matrix display. Again.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/robcranfill/8x8-text-display
- Owner: RobCranfill
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2020-06-14T05:38:45.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2020-06-17T18:22:33.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-04T20:46:12.607Z (over 1 year ago)
- Language: Python
- Size: 48.8 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# 8x8-text-display
Python code to display text on an Adafruit 8x8 dot matrix display. Again.
The two most important files here are:
* displayServer.py - Runs as a service, accepting socket-based messages to display.
* font.py - Code that implements a simple, bold, font.
## References
* https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-led-backpack/1-2-8x8-matrix
* https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_LED_Backpack
## Demonstration
* https://youtu.be/UH1qVhfL6Mw
## To Do:
* Allow specification of port number.
* Something is eating leading and trailing input whitespace - who? (I think it's the sending program, not the server.)
* Re-write my code to be more object-y? Remove globals where possible?
* Clear display when done
* Implement commands