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Mrbbp

Member since Mar 2017 • Last active Mar 2018
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I'm newb with espruino, not with arduino, not with js...
But i'm not a coding ninja

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  • Graphics lib: is it possible to mirror the buffer?
    in JavaScript •
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    Oh great this exactly what i'm looking for.
    Want to display text on display reflected in water...
    Thanks.

    é

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  • ShiftOut question for Hannio flipDot Display
    in Interfacing •
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    Ok, soooo i did it.
    Espruino (Pico) for drawing text + Arduino (Nano) for controlling through a serial com @19200

    Arduino code

    
 [#include](http://forum.espruino.com/sea­rch/?q=%23include) <FlipDot_5x7.h>
 [#define](http://forum.espruino.com/sear­ch/?q=%23define) CLOCK 13
 [#define](http://forum.espruino.com/sear­ch/?q=%23define) DATA  11
 [#define](http://forum.espruino.com/sear­ch/?q=%23define) LATCH 10

int dataReceived = 0;

/*
  Wiring:

  OUT  Not connected to Arduino
  5V   5V
  LAT  LATCH
  GND  GND
  SCL  CLOCK
  SDA  DATA
  GND  GND
  12V  VIN
  12V  VIN

  Change false to true if the color is inverted.
*/
FlipDot_5x7 flipdot(1, 1, false);
int liste[35];
boolean flag = false;
int nItem = 0;
int temp;

void setup() {
  // serial vers sepruino
  Serial.begin(19200);
  delay(100);
  // to initiate serial
  Serial.print("");
  // 
  flipdot.begin(DATA, CLOCK, LATCH);
  flipdot.fillScreen(FLIPDOT_YELLOW);
  flipdot.display();
  delay(1000);
  flipdot.fillScreen(FLIPDOT_BLACK);
  flipdot.display();
  // to begin data sending
  Serial.write("@");
}

void loop() {
  delay(10);
}

void ecrit() {
  // draw dot by dot 
  for (int i = 0; i < 35; i++) {
    flipdot.drawPixel(i%5, int(i/5)%7, int(liste[i]));
  }
  // show on display
  flipdot.display();
  flag = false;
  // empty array
  liste[35];
}
 
void serialEvent() {
  // for debugging purpose
  temp += Serial.available();
  while (Serial.available() > 0 && !flag) {
    dataReceived = byte(Serial.read());
    if (dataReceived == 0x3E) { // if endMark
      Serial.flush();
      // for debugging purpose
      /*Serial.print("n bytes recus: ");
      Serial.println(temp);
      for (int i=0; i<35; i++) {
        Serial.print(liste[i]);
      }
      Serial.println("");*/
      nItem = 0;
      temp = 0;
      flag = true;
      // show on display
      ecrit();
    } else {
      // invert color
      if (dataReceived==0) {dataReceived=1;} else {dataReceived=0;}
      // fill the array with datas
      liste[nItem] = dataReceived;
      nItem++;
    }
  }
}

    Espruino code

    var compteur = 0;
var g;
var longT;

var texte = "The wind was rising, the wind was falling, lifting up her ugly wool skirt.";


Graphics.prototype.print = function() {
  for (var y=0;y<this.getHeight();y++)
    console.log(new Uint8Array(this.buffer,this.getWidth()*y­,this.getWidth()).toString());
};

function sendDatas() {
  if (compteur < -longT) {
    compteur = 7;
    console.log("reset compteur: ",compteur);
  }
  g = Graphics.createArrayBuffer(5,7,8);
  g.setFont4x6();
  g.setBgColor(1);
  g.setColor(1);
  g.drawString(texte,compteur,-1);
  var datas = new Uint8Array(g.buffer);
  if (compteur === 0) {
    longT = g.stringWidth(texte);
    console.log(compteur, longT);
  }
  Serial1.write(datas);
  Serial1.print('>');
  //g.print();
  LED1.toggle();
  compteur--;
}

function onInit() {
  require("Font4x6").add(Graphics);
  Serial1.setup(19200, {tx:B6,rx:B7});
  // wainting for init of serial com from arduino before to send datas
  Serial1.on('data', function(e) {
    console.log("serial In:", e);
    if (e == '@') {
      setInterval(sendDatas, 100);
      Serial1.removeAllListeners();
    }
  });
  USB.setConsole();
}

    a video of the display in action
    https://www.instagram.com/p/BeeN2OCAVyw/­

    ps: i've fried 5 dots, therefor i've removed the dots on the display (upper line)

  • ShiftOut question for Hannio flipDot Display
    in Interfacing •
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    I've decided to work by a different way. Too many time lost on that.
    I'm connecting the espruino to an arduino which control the flipdot display trough a serial wire to transfer an arrayBuffer.

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  • transform a ArrayBuffer to an array
    in General •
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    yes, great the use of println()... there is a final CR, easy to detect to call the refresh display function.
    thanks.

    é.

  • transform a ArrayBuffer to an array
    in General •
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    Hello,
    As i enable to control the flipdot hannio' display ( see forum) with an espruino.
    I'm trying to communicate to an arduino which control the display.
    Spi and i2c are in use in the arduino so i do with serial. It's not really good (i suppose i'm trying comm to fast) but i'm able iniate a com between the boards...
    I'm able to transfer array, but at the moment, not the arrayBuffer.

    Regards

  • transform a ArrayBuffer to an array
    in General •
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    Hye, Gordon
    I need of a byte array (0,1) (pixel OFF, pixel ON) row by raw.
    the matrix is on/off not in 8bits.
    or i do not understand what is an arrayBuffer...

    in your example it is suppose to do that (it's exactly what i need to transfer to my display via serial):

    //0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
//0,1,1,0,0,0,1,1
//0,1,1,0,0,0,1,1
//0,0,1,1,0,1,1,0
//0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0
//0,0,1,1,0,1,1,0
//0,1,1,0,0,0,1,1
//0,1,1,0,0,0,1,1

    it does not... why?

  • transform a ArrayBuffer to an array
    in General •
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    Hello,

    i'm trying to work with arrayBuffer but i'm bad...
    I'm using exemple in the graphics library at Internal Use

    require("Font4x7").add(Graphics);
var g = Graphics.createArrayBuffer(5,7,1, {zigzag:true});
g.setFont4x7();
g.drawString("hello",compteur,0);

    Graphics.prototype.print = function() {
  for (var y=0;y<this.getHeight();y++)
    console.log(new Uint8Array(this.buffer,this.getWidth()*y­,this.getWidth()));
};

    when i use the g.print()it does not produce an array of 0 and 1...
    but that...

    new Uint8Array([112, 240, 199, 7, 4])
new Uint8Array(5)
new Uint8Array(5)
new Uint8Array(5)
new Uint8Array(5)
new Uint8Array(5)
new Uint8Array(5)

    i would like to send via Serial an array of row and colum as in the exemple of print()

    thanks for you help

  • ShiftOut question for Hannio flipDot Display
    in Interfacing •
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    I'm back on subject with some news and questions.
    I've tested @allObjects's code. I've got strange behavior of the picoboard: pb to upload code, have to unplug+plug to handle the board.
    with a simple loop to flip one pix at a time, i've got the same behavior than with my previous code. Some dot flips in random order...
    I have retest some code with an arduino, and it work very accurately.
    My question is about logic level (3.3v vs 5.5v) with shift register et encoders... is it possible that the strnage behavior is due to this shifting?
    I've bought online this night a shift level breakoutboard.
    I will retried with it at the end of the week.
    so wait and see.

    @allObjects: You use A0 pin for the latch (nssPin) do i need an Analog Pin? On the pico board, the size of this pin is smaller (difficult to clip or solder), therefor i use an other pin. is it a pb?
    You've written

    Init your 3 pins - data, sclk, rclk - as output and set rclk high and you are just fine from the get go.

    Do i need to explicitly use pinMode(xx, 'output')? and an openDrain argument for the nssPin?
    Thanks for your time.

    regards

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