PicoBricksOled.py

# PicoBricks output to OLED
# Thonny IDE
# Useful links:
# https://picobricks.com/blogs/robotic-stem-projects/thermometer
# https://github.com/Robotistan/PicoBricks/blob/cc9fe87cbb75d4305b4175dd691fd09f3d90fdeb/Software/Pre-Installed%20Code/picobricks.py#L660

import utime # time library

from machine import Pin, I2C # to access the hardware
from picobricks import SSD1306_I2C # oled library on picobricks

# define the width and height picobricks screen
WIDTH=128
HEIGHT=64
LETTER_WIDTH_PX = 8 # experimental guess
                    # would need a proper fn to calc text width / height

# we define sda and scl pins for inter-path communication
sda=machine.Pin(4)
scl=machine.Pin(5)

i2c=machine.I2C(id=0, sda=sda, scl=scl, freq=2000000)#determine the frequency values
oled=SSD1306_I2C(width=WIDTH, height=HEIGHT, i2c=i2c, addr=0x3C, external_vcc=False)

display_text = "Hello world!"
current_x = 0
direction_x = 1
speed_x = 2
current_y = 0

print(i2c.scan()) # identify the device addresses connected
utime.sleep(1)

while True:
    oled.fill(0) # clear OLED
    oled.text(display_text, current_x, current_y)
    oled.show() # show on OLED
    current_x += speed_x * direction_x
    if current_x >= (WIDTH - (LETTER_WIDTH_PX * len(display_text))):
        direction_x = -1
    if current_x <= 0:
        direction_x = 1
    current_y += 1
    if current_y > HEIGHT - 8:
        current_y = 0
    utime.sleep(0.06)