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display test
import board
import busio
import displayio
import digitalio
import time
import terminalio
from adafruit_display_text import label
from adafruit_st7735R import ST7735R
displayio.release_displays()
spi = board.INTERNAL_SPI
tft_cs = board.DISP_CS
tft_dc = board.DISP_DC
display_bus = displayio.FourWire(spi, command=tft_dc, chip_select=tft_cs, reset=board.DISP_RST)
display = ST7735R(display_bus, width=160, height=128, rotation=90, backlight_pin=board.DISP_BL)
splash = displayio.Group(max_size=10)
display.show(splash)
color_bitmap = displayio.Bitmap(160, 128, 1)
color_palette = displayio.Palette(1)
color_palette[0] = 0x00FF00 # Bright Green
bg_sprite = displayio.TileGrid(color_bitmap,
pixel_shader=color_palette,
x=0, y=0)
splash.append(bg_sprite)
# Draw a smaller inner rectangle
inner_bitmap = displayio.Bitmap(150, 118, 1)
inner_palette = displayio.Palette(1)
inner_palette[0] = 0xAA0088 # Purple
inner_sprite = displayio.TileGrid(inner_bitmap,
pixel_shader=inner_palette,
x=5, y=5)
splash.append(inner_sprite)
# Draw a label
text_group = displayio.Group(max_size=10, scale=2, x=11, y=64)
text = "Hello Worlp!"
text_area = label.Label(terminalio.FONT, text=text, color=0xFFFF00)
text_group.append(text_area) # Subgroup for text scaling
splash.append(text_group)
time.sleep(3)
displayio.release_displays()
while True:
print("bleh")
time.sleep(0.5)
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