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+# Copyright (c) 2014 Adafruit Industries
+# Author: Tony DiCola
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+# THE SOFTWARE.
+import time
+
+import Adafruit_GPIO as GPIO
+import Adafruit_GPIO.I2C as I2C
+import Adafruit_GPIO.MCP230xx as MCP
+import Adafruit_GPIO.PWM as PWM
+
+
+# Commands
+LCD_CLEARDISPLAY = 0x01
+LCD_RETURNHOME = 0x02
+LCD_ENTRYMODESET = 0x04
+LCD_DISPLAYCONTROL = 0x08
+LCD_CURSORSHIFT = 0x10
+LCD_FUNCTIONSET = 0x20
+LCD_SETCGRAMADDR = 0x40
+LCD_SETDDRAMADDR = 0x80
+
+# Entry flags
+LCD_ENTRYRIGHT = 0x00
+LCD_ENTRYLEFT = 0x02
+LCD_ENTRYSHIFTINCREMENT = 0x01
+LCD_ENTRYSHIFTDECREMENT = 0x00
+
+# Control flags
+LCD_DISPLAYON = 0x04
+LCD_DISPLAYOFF = 0x00
+LCD_CURSORON = 0x02
+LCD_CURSOROFF = 0x00
+LCD_BLINKON = 0x01
+LCD_BLINKOFF = 0x00
+
+# Move flags
+LCD_DISPLAYMOVE = 0x08
+LCD_CURSORMOVE = 0x00
+LCD_MOVERIGHT = 0x04
+LCD_MOVELEFT = 0x00
+
+# Function set flags
+LCD_8BITMODE = 0x10
+LCD_4BITMODE = 0x00
+LCD_2LINE = 0x08
+LCD_1LINE = 0x00
+LCD_5x10DOTS = 0x04
+LCD_5x8DOTS = 0x00
+
+# Offset for up to 4 rows.
+LCD_ROW_OFFSETS = (0x00, 0x40, 0x14, 0x54)
+
+# Char LCD plate GPIO numbers.
+LCD_PLATE_RS = 15
+LCD_PLATE_RW = 14
+LCD_PLATE_EN = 13
+LCD_PLATE_D4 = 12
+LCD_PLATE_D5 = 11
+LCD_PLATE_D6 = 10
+LCD_PLATE_D7 = 9
+LCD_PLATE_RED = 6
+LCD_PLATE_GREEN = 7
+LCD_PLATE_BLUE = 8
+
+# Char LCD plate button names.
+SELECT = 0
+RIGHT = 1
+DOWN = 2
+UP = 3
+LEFT = 4
+
+# Char LCD backpack GPIO numbers.
+LCD_BACKPACK_RS = 1
+LCD_BACKPACK_EN = 2
+LCD_BACKPACK_D4 = 3
+LCD_BACKPACK_D5 = 4
+LCD_BACKPACK_D6 = 5
+LCD_BACKPACK_D7 = 6
+LCD_BACKPACK_LITE = 7
+
+class Adafruit_CharLCD(object):
+ """Class to represent and interact with an HD44780 character LCD display."""
+
+ def __init__(self, rs, en, d4, d5, d6, d7, cols, lines, backlight=None,
+ invert_polarity=True,
+ enable_pwm=False,
+ gpio=GPIO.get_platform_gpio(),
+ pwm=PWM.get_platform_pwm(),
+ initial_backlight=1.0):
+ """Initialize the LCD. RS, EN, and D4...D7 parameters should be the pins
+ connected to the LCD RS, clock enable, and data line 4 through 7 connections.
+ The LCD will be used in its 4-bit mode so these 6 lines are the only ones
+ required to use the LCD. You must also pass in the number of columns and
+ lines on the LCD.
+
+ If you would like to control the backlight, pass in the pin connected to
+ the backlight with the backlight parameter. The invert_polarity boolean
+ controls if the backlight is one with a LOW signal or HIGH signal. The
+ default invert_polarity value is True, i.e. the backlight is on with a
+ LOW signal.
+
+ You can enable PWM of the backlight pin to have finer control on the
+ brightness. To enable PWM make sure your hardware supports PWM on the
+ provided backlight pin and set enable_pwm to True (the default is False).
+ The appropriate PWM library will be used depending on the platform, but
+ you can provide an explicit one with the pwm parameter.
+
+ The initial state of the backlight is ON, but you can set it to an
+ explicit initial state with the initial_backlight parameter (0 is off,
+ 1 is on/full bright).
+
+ You can optionally pass in an explicit GPIO class,
+ for example if you want to use an MCP230xx GPIO extender. If you don't
+ pass in an GPIO instance, the default GPIO for the running platform will
+ be used.
+ """
+ # Save column and line state.
+ self._cols = cols
+ self._lines = lines
+ # Save GPIO state and pin numbers.
+ self._gpio = gpio
+ self._rs = rs
+ self._en = en
+ self._d4 = d4
+ self._d5 = d5
+ self._d6 = d6
+ self._d7 = d7
+ # Save backlight state.
+ self._backlight = backlight
+ self._pwm_enabled = enable_pwm
+ self._pwm = pwm
+ self._blpol = not invert_polarity
+ # Setup all pins as outputs.
+ for pin in (rs, en, d4, d5, d6, d7):
+ gpio.setup(pin, GPIO.OUT)
+ # Setup backlight.
+ if backlight is not None:
+ if enable_pwm:
+ pwm.start(backlight, self._pwm_duty_cycle(initial_backlight))
+ else:
+ gpio.setup(backlight, GPIO.OUT)
+ gpio.output(backlight, self._blpol if initial_backlight else not self._blpol)
+ # Initialize the display.
+ self.write8(0x33)
+ self.write8(0x32)
+ # Initialize display control, function, and mode registers.
+ self.displaycontrol = LCD_DISPLAYON | LCD_CURSOROFF | LCD_BLINKOFF
+ self.displayfunction = LCD_4BITMODE | LCD_1LINE | LCD_2LINE | LCD_5x8DOTS
+ self.displaymode = LCD_ENTRYLEFT | LCD_ENTRYSHIFTDECREMENT
+ # Write registers.
+ self.write8(LCD_DISPLAYCONTROL | self.displaycontrol)
+ self.write8(LCD_FUNCTIONSET | self.displayfunction)
+ self.write8(LCD_ENTRYMODESET | self.displaymode) # set the entry mode
+ self.clear()
+
+ def home(self):
+ """Move the cursor back to its home (first line and first column)."""
+ self.write8(LCD_RETURNHOME) # set cursor position to zero
+ self._delay_microseconds(3000) # this command takes a long time!
+
+ def clear(self):
+ """Clear the LCD."""
+ self.write8(LCD_CLEARDISPLAY) # command to clear display
+ self._delay_microseconds(3000) # 3000 microsecond sleep, clearing the display takes a long time
+
+ def set_cursor(self, col, row):
+ """Move the cursor to an explicit column and row position."""
+ # Clamp row to the last row of the display.
+ if row > self._lines:
+ row = self._lines - 1
+ # Set location.
+ self.write8(LCD_SETDDRAMADDR | (col + LCD_ROW_OFFSETS[row]))
+
+ def enable_display(self, enable):
+ """Enable or disable the display. Set enable to True to enable."""
+ if enable:
+ self.displaycontrol |= LCD_DISPLAYON
+ else:
+ self.displaycontrol &= ~LCD_DISPLAYON
+ self.write8(LCD_DISPLAYCONTROL | self.displaycontrol)
+
+ def show_cursor(self, show):
+ """Show or hide the cursor. Cursor is shown if show is True."""
+ if show:
+ self.displaycontrol |= LCD_CURSORON
+ else:
+ self.displaycontrol &= ~LCD_CURSORON
+ self.write8(LCD_DISPLAYCONTROL | self.displaycontrol)
+
+ def blink(self, blink):
+ """Turn on or off cursor blinking. Set blink to True to enable blinking."""
+ if blink:
+ self.displaycontrol |= LCD_BLINKON
+ else:
+ self.displaycontrol &= ~LCD_BLINKON
+ self.write8(LCD_DISPLAYCONTROL | self.displaycontrol)
+
+ def move_left(self):
+ """Move display left one position."""
+ self.write8(LCD_CURSORSHIFT | LCD_DISPLAYMOVE | LCD_MOVELEFT)
+
+ def move_right(self):
+ """Move display right one position."""
+ self.write8(LCD_CURSORSHIFT | LCD_DISPLAYMOVE | LCD_MOVERIGHT)
+
+ def set_left_to_right(self):
+ """Set text direction left to right."""
+ self.displaymode |= LCD_ENTRYLEFT
+ self.write8(LCD_ENTRYMODESET | self.displaymode)
+
+ def set_right_to_left(self):
+ """Set text direction right to left."""
+ self.displaymode &= ~LCD_ENTRYLEFT
+ self.write8(LCD_ENTRYMODESET | self.displaymode)
+
+ def autoscroll(self, autoscroll):
+ """Autoscroll will 'right justify' text from the cursor if set True,
+ otherwise it will 'left justify' the text.
+ """
+ if autoscroll:
+ self.displaymode |= LCD_ENTRYSHIFTINCREMENT
+ else:
+ self.displaymode &= ~LCD_ENTRYSHIFTINCREMENT
+ self.write8(LCD_ENTRYMODESET | self.displaymode)
+
+ def message(self, text):
+ """Write text to display. Note that text can include newlines."""
+ line = 0
+ # Iterate through each character.
+ for char in text:
+ # Advance to next line if character is a new line.
+ if char == '\n':
+ line += 1
+ # Move to left or right side depending on text direction.
+ col = 0 if self.displaymode & LCD_ENTRYLEFT > 0 else self._cols-1
+ self.set_cursor(col, line)
+ # Write the character to the display.
+ else:
+ self.write8(ord(char), True)
+
+ def set_backlight(self, backlight):
+ """Enable or disable the backlight. If PWM is not enabled (default), a
+ non-zero backlight value will turn on the backlight and a zero value will
+ turn it off. If PWM is enabled, backlight can be any value from 0.0 to
+ 1.0, with 1.0 being full intensity backlight.
+ """
+ if self._backlight is not None:
+ if self._pwm_enabled:
+ self._pwm.set_duty_cycle(self._backlight, self._pwm_duty_cycle(backlight))
+ else:
+ self._gpio.output(self._backlight, self._blpol if backlight else not self._blpol)
+
+ def write8(self, value, char_mode=False):
+ """Write 8-bit value in character or data mode. Value should be an int
+ value from 0-255, and char_mode is True if character data or False if
+ non-character data (default).
+ """
+ # One millisecond delay to prevent writing too quickly.
+ self._delay_microseconds(1000)
+ # Set character / data bit.
+ self._gpio.output(self._rs, char_mode)
+ # Write upper 4 bits.
+ self._gpio.output_pins({ self._d4: ((value >> 4) & 1) > 0,
+ self._d5: ((value >> 5) & 1) > 0,
+ self._d6: ((value >> 6) & 1) > 0,
+ self._d7: ((value >> 7) & 1) > 0 })
+ self._pulse_enable()
+ # Write lower 4 bits.
+ self._gpio.output_pins({ self._d4: (value & 1) > 0,
+ self._d5: ((value >> 1) & 1) > 0,
+ self._d6: ((value >> 2) & 1) > 0,
+ self._d7: ((value >> 3) & 1) > 0 })
+ self._pulse_enable()
+
+ def create_char(self, location, pattern):
+ """Fill one of the first 8 CGRAM locations with custom characters.
+ The location parameter should be between 0 and 7 and pattern should
+ provide an array of 8 bytes containing the pattern. E.g. you can easyly
+ design your custom character at http://www.quinapalus.com/hd44780udg.html
+ To show your custom character use eg. lcd.message('\x01')
+ """
+ # only position 0..7 are allowed
+ location &= 0x7
+ self.write8(LCD_SETCGRAMADDR | (location << 3))
+ for i in range(8):
+ self.write8(pattern[i], char_mode=True)
+
+ def _delay_microseconds(self, microseconds):
+ # Busy wait in loop because delays are generally very short (few microseconds).
+ end = time.time() + (microseconds/1000000.0)
+ while time.time() < end:
+ pass
+
+ def _pulse_enable(self):
+ # Pulse the clock enable line off, on, off to send command.
+ self._gpio.output(self._en, False)
+ self._delay_microseconds(1) # 1 microsecond pause - enable pulse must be > 450ns
+ self._gpio.output(self._en, True)
+ self._delay_microseconds(1) # 1 microsecond pause - enable pulse must be > 450ns
+ self._gpio.output(self._en, False)
+ self._delay_microseconds(1) # commands need > 37us to settle
+
+ def _pwm_duty_cycle(self, intensity):
+ # Convert intensity value of 0.0 to 1.0 to a duty cycle of 0.0 to 100.0
+ intensity = 100.0*intensity
+ # Invert polarity if required.
+ if not self._blpol:
+ intensity = 100.0-intensity
+ return intensity
+
+
+class Adafruit_RGBCharLCD(Adafruit_CharLCD):
+ """Class to represent and interact with an HD44780 character LCD display with
+ an RGB backlight."""
+
+ def __init__(self, rs, en, d4, d5, d6, d7, cols, lines, red, green, blue,
+ gpio=GPIO.get_platform_gpio(),
+ invert_polarity=True,
+ enable_pwm=False,
+ pwm=PWM.get_platform_pwm(),
+ initial_color=(1.0, 1.0, 1.0)):
+ """Initialize the LCD with RGB backlight. RS, EN, and D4...D7 parameters
+ should be the pins connected to the LCD RS, clock enable, and data line
+ 4 through 7 connections. The LCD will be used in its 4-bit mode so these
+ 6 lines are the only ones required to use the LCD. You must also pass in
+ the number of columns and lines on the LCD.
+
+ The red, green, and blue parameters define the pins which are connected
+ to the appropriate backlight LEDs. The invert_polarity parameter is a
+ boolean that controls if the LEDs are on with a LOW or HIGH signal. By
+ default invert_polarity is True, i.e. the backlight LEDs are on with a
+ low signal. If you want to enable PWM on the backlight LEDs (for finer
+ control of colors) and the hardware supports PWM on the provided pins,
+ set enable_pwm to True. Finally you can set an explicit initial backlight
+ color with the initial_color parameter. The default initial color is
+ white (all LEDs lit).
+
+ You can optionally pass in an explicit GPIO class,
+ for example if you want to use an MCP230xx GPIO extender. If you don't
+ pass in an GPIO instance, the default GPIO for the running platform will
+ be used.
+ """
+ super(Adafruit_RGBCharLCD, self).__init__(rs, en, d4, d5, d6, d7,
+ cols,
+ lines,
+ enable_pwm=enable_pwm,
+ backlight=None,
+ invert_polarity=invert_polarity,
+ gpio=gpio,
+ pwm=pwm)
+ self._red = red
+ self._green = green
+ self._blue = blue
+ # Setup backlight pins.
+ if enable_pwm:
+ # Determine initial backlight duty cycles.
+ rdc, gdc, bdc = self._rgb_to_duty_cycle(initial_color)
+ pwm.start(red, rdc)
+ pwm.start(green, gdc)
+ pwm.start(blue, bdc)
+ else:
+ gpio.setup(red, GPIO.OUT)
+ gpio.setup(green, GPIO.OUT)
+ gpio.setup(blue, GPIO.OUT)
+ self._gpio.output_pins(self._rgb_to_pins(initial_color))
+
+ def _rgb_to_duty_cycle(self, rgb):
+ # Convert tuple of RGB 0-1 values to tuple of duty cycles (0-100).
+ red, green, blue = rgb
+ # Clamp colors between 0.0 and 1.0
+ red = max(0.0, min(1.0, red))
+ green = max(0.0, min(1.0, green))
+ blue = max(0.0, min(1.0, blue))
+ return (self._pwm_duty_cycle(red),
+ self._pwm_duty_cycle(green),
+ self._pwm_duty_cycle(blue))
+
+ def _rgb_to_pins(self, rgb):
+ # Convert tuple of RGB 0-1 values to dict of pin values.
+ red, green, blue = rgb
+ return { self._red: self._blpol if red else not self._blpol,
+ self._green: self._blpol if green else not self._blpol,
+ self._blue: self._blpol if blue else not self._blpol }
+
+ def set_color(self, red, green, blue):
+ """Set backlight color to provided red, green, and blue values. If PWM
+ is enabled then color components can be values from 0.0 to 1.0, otherwise
+ components should be zero for off and non-zero for on.
+ """
+ if self._pwm_enabled:
+ # Set duty cycle of PWM pins.
+ rdc, gdc, bdc = self._rgb_to_duty_cycle((red, green, blue))
+ self._pwm.set_duty_cycle(self._red, rdc)
+ self._pwm.set_duty_cycle(self._green, gdc)
+ self._pwm.set_duty_cycle(self._blue, bdc)
+ else:
+ # Set appropriate backlight pins based on polarity and enabled colors.
+ self._gpio.output_pins({self._red: self._blpol if red else not self._blpol,
+ self._green: self._blpol if green else not self._blpol,
+ self._blue: self._blpol if blue else not self._blpol })
+
+ def set_backlight(self, backlight):
+ """Enable or disable the backlight. If PWM is not enabled (default), a
+ non-zero backlight value will turn on the backlight and a zero value will
+ turn it off. If PWM is enabled, backlight can be any value from 0.0 to
+ 1.0, with 1.0 being full intensity backlight. On an RGB display this
+ function will set the backlight to all white.
+ """
+ self.set_color(backlight, backlight, backlight)
+
+
+
+class Adafruit_CharLCDPlate(Adafruit_RGBCharLCD):
+ """Class to represent and interact with an Adafruit Raspberry Pi character
+ LCD plate."""
+
+ def __init__(self, address=0x20, busnum=I2C.get_default_bus(), cols=16, lines=2):
+ """Initialize the character LCD plate. Can optionally specify a separate
+ I2C address or bus number, but the defaults should suffice for most needs.
+ Can also optionally specify the number of columns and lines on the LCD
+ (default is 16x2).
+ """
+ # Configure MCP23017 device.
+ self._mcp = MCP.MCP23017(address=address, busnum=busnum)
+ # Set LCD R/W pin to low for writing only.
+ self._mcp.setup(LCD_PLATE_RW, GPIO.OUT)
+ self._mcp.output(LCD_PLATE_RW, GPIO.LOW)
+ # Set buttons as inputs with pull-ups enabled.
+ for button in (SELECT, RIGHT, DOWN, UP, LEFT):
+ self._mcp.setup(button, GPIO.IN)
+ self._mcp.pullup(button, True)
+ # Initialize LCD (with no PWM support).
+ super(Adafruit_CharLCDPlate, self).__init__(LCD_PLATE_RS, LCD_PLATE_EN,
+ LCD_PLATE_D4, LCD_PLATE_D5, LCD_PLATE_D6, LCD_PLATE_D7, cols, lines,
+ LCD_PLATE_RED, LCD_PLATE_GREEN, LCD_PLATE_BLUE, enable_pwm=False,
+ gpio=self._mcp)
+
+ def is_pressed(self, button):
+ """Return True if the provided button is pressed, False otherwise."""
+ if button not in set((SELECT, RIGHT, DOWN, UP, LEFT)):
+ raise ValueError('Unknown button, must be SELECT, RIGHT, DOWN, UP, or LEFT.')
+ return self._mcp.input(button) == GPIO.LOW
+
+
+class Adafruit_CharLCDBackpack(Adafruit_CharLCD):
+ """Class to represent and interact with an Adafruit I2C / SPI
+ LCD backpack using I2C."""
+
+ def __init__(self, address=0x20, busnum=I2C.get_default_bus(), cols=16, lines=2):
+ """Initialize the character LCD plate. Can optionally specify a separate
+ I2C address or bus number, but the defaults should suffice for most needs.
+ Can also optionally specify the number of columns and lines on the LCD
+ (default is 16x2).
+ """
+ # Configure the MCP23008 device.
+ self._mcp = MCP.MCP23008(address=address, busnum=busnum)
+ # Initialize LCD (with no PWM support).
+ super(Adafruit_CharLCDBackpack, self).__init__(LCD_BACKPACK_RS, LCD_BACKPACK_EN,
+ LCD_BACKPACK_D4, LCD_BACKPACK_D5, LCD_BACKPACK_D6, LCD_BACKPACK_D7,
+ cols, lines, LCD_BACKPACK_LITE, enable_pwm=False, gpio=self._mcp) \ No newline at end of file