Once you've finished setting up your MatrixPortal M4 with CircuitPython, you can add these libraries to the lib folder:
- adafruit_bitmap_font
- adafruit_bus_device
- adafruit_display_shapes
- adafruit_display_text
- adafruit_esp32spi
- adafruit_imageload
- adafruit_io
- adafruit_matrixportal
- adafruit_request.mpy
- neopixel.mpy
- simpleio.mpy
Then, you can click on the Download: Project Zip link in the window below to download the code files and bitmap graphic.
import time
import board
import displayio
from adafruit_matrixportal.matrixportal import MatrixPortal
from adafruit_matrixportal.matrix import Matrix
import adafruit_imageload
# Get wifi details and more from a secrets.py file
try:
from secrets import secrets
except ImportError:
print("WiFi secrets are kept in secrets.py, please add them there!")
raise
print("Party Parrot Twitter Matrix")
# import your bearer token
bear = secrets['bearer_token']
# query URL for tweets. looking for hashtag partyparrot sent to a specific username
DATA_SOURCE = ('https://api.twitter.com/2/tweets/search/recent?query=#partyparrot to:blitzcitydiy')
# json data path to get most recent tweet's ID number
DATA_LOCATION = ["meta", "newest_id"]
# create MatrixPortal object to grab data/connect to internet
matrixportal = MatrixPortal(
url=DATA_SOURCE,
json_path=DATA_LOCATION,
status_neopixel=board.NEOPIXEL
)
# create matrix display
matrix = Matrix(width=32, height=32)
display = matrix.display
group = displayio.Group(max_size=20)
# load in party parrot bitmap
parrot_bit, parrot_pal = adafruit_imageload.load("/partyParrotsTweet.bmp",
bitmap=displayio.Bitmap,
palette=displayio.Palette)
parrot_grid = displayio.TileGrid(parrot_bit, pixel_shader=parrot_pal,
width=1, height=1,
tile_height=32, tile_width=32,
default_tile=10,
x=0, y=0)
group.append(parrot_grid)
display.show(group)
# add bearer token as a header to request
matrixportal.set_headers({'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + bear})
last_value = 0 # checks last tweet's ID
check = 0 # time.monotonic() holder
parrot = False # state to track if an animation is currently running
party = 0 # time.monotonic() holder
p = 0 # index for tilegrid
party_count = 0 # count for animation cycles
while True:
# every 30 seconds...
if (check + 30) < time.monotonic():
# store most recent tweet's ID number in value
value = matrixportal.fetch()
print("Response is", value)
# reset time count
check = time.monotonic()
# compare last tweet ID and current tweet ID
if last_value != value:
print("new party!")
# if it's new, then it's a party!
last_value = value
parrot = True
else:
# if it's not new, then the wait continues
print("no new party... :(")
# when a new tweet comes in...
if parrot:
# every 0.1 seconds...
if (party + 0.1) < time.monotonic():
# the party parrot animation cycles
parrot_grid[0] = p
# p is the tilegrid index location
p += 1
party = time.monotonic()
# if an animation cycle ends
if p > 9:
# index is reset
p = 0
# animation cycle count is updated
party_count += 1
print("party parrot", party_count)
# after 16 animations cycles...
if party_count > 15:
# reset states
parrot = False
party_count = 0
p = 0
# clear the matrix so that it's blank
parrot_grid[0] = 10
print("the party is over")
Your MatrixPortal M4 CIRCUITPY drive should look like this after you load the libraries, bitmap graphic, secrets.py file and code.py file:
