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Simplified image display routine for Waveshare 2.7 inch 3-color eInk display
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# @filename : main.cpp
# @brief : 2.9inch e-paper display (B) demo
# @author : Yehui from Waveshare
#
# Copyright (C) Waveshare July 31 2017
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
# of this software and associated documnetation files (the "Software"), to deal
# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
# furished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
#
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
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# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
# THE SOFTWARE.
##
import epd2in7b
from PIL import Image
from PIL import ImageFont
from PIL import ImageDraw
import time
#import imagedata
COLORED = 1
UNCOLORED = 0
def main():
epd = epd2in7b.EPD()
epd.init()
# clear the frame buffer
frame_black = [0] * (epd.width * epd.height / 8)
frame_red = [0] * (epd.width * epd.height / 8)
# display images
frame_black = epd.get_frame_buffer(Image.open('black.bmp'))
frame_red = epd.get_frame_buffer(Image.open('red.bmp'))
epd.display_frame(frame_black, frame_red)
time.sleep(5)
# clear display
frame_black = [0] * (epd.width * epd.height / 8)
frame_red = [0] * (epd.width * epd.height / 8)
epd.display_frame(frame_black, frame_red)
# You can get frame buffer from an image or import the buffer directly:
#epd.display_frame(imagedata.IMAGE_BLACK, imagedata.IMAGE_RED)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
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