gameboy_pixelflut.py

import sys
import cv2
import struct
import numpy as np
import socket
from pyboy import PyBoy

pyboy = PyBoy(sys.argv[1],debugging=False,disable_input=False,hide_window="--quiet" in sys.argv)

pyboy.set_emulation_speed(1)

tick = 0
pixelBuffer = []
rgbMode = struct.pack("<?", 0)
versionBit = struct.pack("<B", 1)
sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)

while True:
    screen_dimensions = pyboy.get_raw_screen_buffer_dims()
    frame = np.frombuffer(pyboy.get_raw_screen_buffer(), dtype=np.uint8).reshape(screen_dimensions[1], screen_dimensions[0], 4)
    frame = cv2.resize(frame, dsize=(64, 32), interpolation=cv2.INTER_CUBIC)
    
    rows, cols, _ = frame.shape
    for r in range(rows):
        for c in range(cols):
            pixelBuffer.append(bytes(struct.pack("<2H4B", c, r, *frame[r,c])))
            if len(pixelBuffer) > 256: # Update screen every 256 pixels
                sock.sendto(versionBit + rgbMode + b"".join(pixelBuffer), ("10.208.42.159", 5004))
                pixelBuffer = []
        
    pyboy.tick()