Example application for two 16x8 Adafruit LED Backpacks to make a 32 x 8 matrix.

Dependencies:   Adafruit_32x8matrix

Fork of Adafruit_LEDBackpack_16x8_App by Mac Lobdell

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This project uses two 16x8 1.2" LED Matrix + Backpacks stuck together to make a 32x8 double-length matrix.

Revision:
6:8d2eb79a4baf
Parent:
4:8641e4da6744
Child:
7:1bd79d71396a
--- a/main.cpp	Sat Apr 08 02:57:54 2017 +0000
+++ b/main.cpp	Wed Jun 28 19:27:51 2017 +0000
@@ -1,49 +1,32 @@
 #include "mbed.h"
-#include "Adafruit_LEDBackpack.h"
-#include "Adafruit_GFX.h"
  
+#include "Adafruit_32x8matrix.h"
+
+#define I2C_ADDR1 0x70
+#define I2C_ADDR2 0x71
+#define ROTATION1 0
+#define ROTATION2 2
+#define BRIGHTNESS 1
+
+Serial pc (USBTX,USBRX);
+
+void myidlethread(void);
+
 I2C i2c(D14, D15);
 
-//notes and todos-
-//need to make the quad display with text scroll into its own class
-
-//220uA no leds on
-//default brightness - rises to 20mA at short peak then back down when scrolling hello
-//brightness = 1, rises to ~4mA at short peak then back down when scrolling hello
-
-//mpl - something with stdio screwing things up.  need to define serial port to use for debug
-Serial pc (USBTX,USBRX);
-
-Adafruit_16x8matrix matrix = Adafruit_16x8matrix(&i2c);
-Adafruit_16x8matrix matrix2 = Adafruit_16x8matrix(&i2c); 
-
-void scrollText(char * buffer, uint8_t buf_len, uint8_t speed);
-void myidlethread(void);
+Adafruit_32x8matrix matrix(&i2c, I2C_ADDR1, I2C_ADDR2, ROTATION1, ROTATION2, BRIGHTNESS);
 
 int main() {
 
-        matrix2.begin(0x71);
-        matrix2.setBrightness(1);
-        matrix2.setRotation(2);
-        
-        matrix2.clear();
-        matrix2.writeDisplay();
-        
-        matrix.begin(0x70);
-        matrix.setBrightness(1);
-                
-        matrix.clear();
-        matrix.writeDisplay();
-        
-        char buffer [50];
-        sprintf (buffer, "IoT Lab\0");
+    char buffer [50];
+    sprintf (buffer, "Welcome\0");
 
+    Thread::attach_idle_hook(myidlethread);
+ 
     while(1)
     {
-        scrollText(buffer,strlen(buffer), 1000);
-        
-        Thread::attach_idle_hook (myidlethread);
-          
+        matrix.scrollText(buffer,strlen(buffer), 80);
+                 
         Thread::wait(10000);
     }
 
@@ -56,29 +39,3 @@
 }
 
 
-void scrollText(char * buffer, uint8_t buf_len, uint8_t speed)
-{
-    
-    //pc.printf("buffer = %s, len = %d\r\n", buffer, buf_len);
-    
-    /* code inspired by LOLShield library */
-    int xoff=31;/* set offset to the right end of the screen - must be signed*/
-    for(int i=0; i< (31 + buf_len*6 +10); i++){ /*scrolling loop*/
-         for(int j=0; j<buf_len; j++){ /*loop over all of the chars in the text*/
-            if(xoff > 15){
-                matrix2.drawChar(xoff + j*6 - 16, 0, buffer[j], 1, 0, 1);
-                matrix2.writeDisplay();
-            }else
-            {
-                matrix.drawChar(xoff + j*6, 0, buffer[j], 1, 0, 1);
-                matrix.writeDisplay();
-                matrix2.drawChar(xoff + j*6 - 16, 0, buffer[j], 1, 0, 1);
-                matrix2.writeDisplay();
-            }    
-        }
-        xoff--; /* decrement x offset*/
-        Thread::wait(1000/speed);
-        matrix.clear();
-        matrix2.clear();
-    }    
-}