from machine import Pin from micropython import const import framebuf _DIGIT_0 = const(0x1) _DECODE_MODE = const(0x9) _NO_DECODE = const(0x0) _INTENSITY = const(0xa) _INTENSITY_MIN = const(0x0) _SCAN_LIMIT = const(0xb) _DISPLAY_ALL_DIGITS = const(0x7) _SHUTDOWN = const(0xc) _SHUTDOWN_MODE = const(0x0) _NORMAL_OPERATION = const(0x1) _DISPLAY_TEST = const(0xf) _DISPLAY_TEST_NORMAL_OPERATION = const(0x0) _MATRIX_SIZE = const(8) class Max7219(framebuf.FrameBuffer): """ Driver for MAX7219 8x8 LED matrices Example for ESP8266 with 2x4 matrices (one on top, one on bottom), so we have a 32x16 display area: >>> from machine import Pin, SPI >>> from max7219 import Max7219 >>> spi = SPI(1, baudrate=10000000) >>> screen = Max7219(32, 16, spi, Pin(15)) >>> screen.rect(0, 0, 32, 16, 1) # Draws a frame >>> screen.text('Hi!', 4, 4, 1) >>> screen.show() On some matrices, the display is inverted (rotated 180°), in this case you can use `rotate_180=True` in the class constructor. """ def __init__(self, width, height, spi, cs, rotate_180=False): # Pins setup self.spi = spi self.cs = cs self.cs.init(Pin.OUT, True) # Dimensions self.width = width self.height = height # Guess matrices disposition self.cols = width // _MATRIX_SIZE self.rows = height // _MATRIX_SIZE self.nb_matrices = self.cols * self.rows self.rotate_180 = rotate_180 # 1 bit per pixel (on / off) -> 8 bytes per matrix self.buffer = bytearray(width * height // 8) format = framebuf.MONO_HLSB if not self.rotate_180 else framebuf.MONO_HMSB super().__init__(self.buffer, width, height, format) # Init display self.init_display() def _write_command(self, command, data): """Write command on SPI""" cmd = bytearray([command, data]) self.cs(0) for matrix in range(self.nb_matrices): self.spi.write(cmd) self.cs(1) def init_display(self): """Init hardware""" for command, data in ( (_SHUTDOWN, _SHUTDOWN_MODE), # Prevent flash during init (_DECODE_MODE, _NO_DECODE), (_DISPLAY_TEST, _DISPLAY_TEST_NORMAL_OPERATION), (_INTENSITY, _INTENSITY_MIN), (_SCAN_LIMIT, _DISPLAY_ALL_DIGITS), (_SHUTDOWN, _NORMAL_OPERATION), # Let's go ): self._write_command(command, data) self.fill(0) self.show() def brightness(self, value): """Set display brightness (0 to 15)""" if not 0 <= value < 16: raise ValueError('Brightness must be between 0 and 15') self._write_command(_INTENSITY, value) def show(self): """Update display""" # Write line per line on the matrices for line in range(8): self.cs(0) for matrix in range(self.nb_matrices): # Guess where the matrix is placed row, col = divmod(matrix, self.cols) # Compute where the data starts if not self.rotate_180: offset = row * 8 * self.cols index = col + line * self.cols + offset else: offset = 8 * self.cols - row * self.cols * 8 - 1 index = self.cols * (8 - line) - col + offset self.spi.write(bytearray([_DIGIT_0 + line, self.buffer[index]])) self.cs(1)