CP 4.0.1 Feather M4 + 2.4" TFT .bmp rough simpletest

code.py

import board
import os
import busio
import digitalio
import displayio
import storage
import adafruit_sdcard
import adafruit_ili9341
from adafruit_slideshow import PlayBackOrder, SlideShow, PlayBackDirection

# very rough demo composed from:
# https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Learning_System_Guides/blob/master/PyPortal_ViewMaster/code.py
# https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_ILI9341/blob/master/examples/ili9341_simpletest.py

spi = board.SPI()
tft_cs = board.D9
tft_dc = board.D10

displayio.release_displays()
display_bus = displayio.FourWire(spi, command=tft_dc, chip_select=tft_cs)

display = adafruit_ili9341.ILI9341(display_bus, width=320, height=240)

# Default location to look is in internal memory
IMAGE_DIRECTORY = "/images"

switch = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.D6)
switch.direction = digitalio.Direction.INPUT
switch.pull = digitalio.Pull.UP

cs = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.D5)
try:
    sdcard = adafruit_sdcard.SDCard(spi, cs)
    vfs = storage.VfsFat(sdcard)
    storage.mount(vfs, "/sd")
    IMAGE_DIRECTORY = "/sd/images"
except OSError as error:
    print("No SD card, will only look on internal memory")

def print_directory(path, tabs=0):
    for file in os.listdir(path):
        stats = os.stat(path + "/" + file)
        filesize = stats[6]
        isdir = stats[0] & 0x4000

        if filesize < 1000:
            sizestr = str(filesize) + " by"
        elif filesize < 1000000:
            sizestr = "%0.1f KB" % (filesize / 1000)
        else:
            sizestr = "%0.1f MB" % (filesize / 1000000)

        prettyprintname = ""
        for _ in range(tabs):
            prettyprintname += "   "
        prettyprintname += file
        if isdir:
            prettyprintname += "/"
        print('{0:<20} Size: {1:>6}'.format(prettyprintname, sizestr))

        # recursively print directory contents
        if isdir:
            print_directory(path + "/" + file, tabs + 1)

try:
    print_directory(IMAGE_DIRECTORY)
except OSError as error:
    raise Exception("No images found on flash or SD Card")

# Create the slideshow object that plays through once alphabetically.
slideshow = SlideShow(display, None, folder=IMAGE_DIRECTORY, loop=True,
                      order=PlayBackOrder.ALPHABETICAL, dwell=0)
while True:
    if not switch.value:
        print("Click!")
        slideshow.direction = PlayBackDirection.FORWARD
        slideshow.advance()
        while not switch.value:
            pass

Didn't use SD card, just the PyPortal splash .bmp in a local folder.
Output:

code.py output:
No SD card, will only look on internal memory
pyportal_startup.bmp Size: 153.7 KB

Do you know if the images have to be the same resolution as the display? The code's running, but it just displays a black screen.

I don't see anything in https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Slideshow/blob/master/adafruit_slideshow.py about image size. They'd probably get pinned to (0,0) or maybe centered, haven't dug that deep. They must be .bmp. Does the REPL list your files (the print_directory() function)? Maybe try it with one or two standard images from Adafruit demos first.

Yeah. It does. They are .bmp and it does list the files. I'll try that.