To use with CircuitPython, you need to first install a few libraries, into the lib folder on your CIRCUITPY drive. Then you need to update code.py with the example script.
Thankfully, we can do this in one go. In the example below, click the Download Project Bundle button below to download the necessary libraries and the code.py file in a zip file. Extract the contents of the zip file, open the directory LED_Matrix_Scorecard/ and then click on the directory that matches the version of CircuitPython you're using and copy the contents of that directory to your CIRCUITPY drive.
Your CIRCUITPY drive should now look similar to the following image:
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Liz Clark for Adafruit Industries
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
import time
import board
import audioio
import audiomp3
import framebufferio
import rgbmatrix
import displayio
import adafruit_imageload
import digitalio
from adafruit_display_shapes.rect import Rect
from adafruit_bitmap_font import bitmap_font
from adafruit_display_text import label
# matrix setup
displayio.release_displays()
matrix = rgbmatrix.RGBMatrix(
width=64,
height=32,
bit_depth=4,
rgb_pins=[board.D6, board.D5, board.D9, board.D11, board.D10, board.D12],
addr_pins=[board.A5, board.A4, board.A3, board.A2],
clock_pin=board.D13,
latch_pin=board.D0,
output_enable_pin=board.D1,
)
display = framebufferio.FramebufferDisplay(matrix)
# display groups
start_group = displayio.Group()
score_group = displayio.Group()
# text & bg color setup for scoreboard
score_text = " "
font = bitmap_font.load_font("/Fixedsys-32.bdf")
yellow = (255, 127, 0)
pink = 0xFF00FF
score_text = label.Label(font, text=score_text, color=0x0)
score_text.x = 23
score_text.y = 15
score_bg = Rect(0, 0, 64, 32, fill=yellow, outline=pink, stroke=3)
# start splash screen graphic
start, start_pal = adafruit_imageload.load("/pixelHoops.bmp",
bitmap=displayio.Bitmap,
palette=displayio.Palette)
start_grid = displayio.TileGrid(start, pixel_shader=start_pal,
width=64, height=32)
# adding graphics to display groups
start_group.append(start_grid)
score_group.append(score_bg)
score_group.append(score_text)
# start by showing start splash
display.root_group = start_group
# setup for break beam LED pin
break_beam = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.A1)
break_beam.direction = digitalio.Direction.INPUT
break_beam.pull = digitalio.Pull.UP
# setup for button pin
button = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.D4)
button.direction = digitalio.Direction.INPUT
button.pull = digitalio.Pull.UP
# setup for speaker pin
speaker = audioio.AudioOut(board.A0)
# mp3 decoder setup
file = "/hoopBloop0.mp3"
mp3stream = audiomp3.MP3Decoder(open(file, "rb"))
# state machines used in the loop
score = 0
hoops = False
button_state = False
beam_state = False
sample = 0
while True:
# button debouncing
if not button.value and not button_state:
button_state = True
# debouncing for break beam LED
if not break_beam.value and not beam_state:
beam_state = True
# if a game hasn't started and you press the button:
if not button.value and not hoops:
# game starts
hoops = True
button_state = False
# display shows scoreboard
display.root_group = score_group
print("start game!")
time.sleep(0.5)
if hoops:
# if the break beam LED detects a hoop:
if not break_beam.value and beam_state:
# score increase by 2 points
score += 2
# an mp3 plays
file = "/hoopBloop{}.mp3".format(sample)
mp3stream.file = open(file, "rb")
speaker.play(mp3stream)
print("score!")
# resets break beam
beam_state = False
# increases mp3 file count
# plays the 3 files in order
sample = (sample + 1) % 3
# score text x pos if 4 digit score
if score >= 1000:
score_text.x = -1
# score text x pos if 3 digit score
elif score >= 100:
score_text.x = 7
# score text x pos if 2 digit score
elif score >= 10:
score_text.x = 16
elif score >= 0:
score_text.x = 23
# updates score text to show current score
score_text.text = score
time.sleep(0.01)
# if a game is in progress and you press the button:
if not button.value and hoops:
# game stops
hoops = False
button_state = False
# score is reset to 0
score = 0
score_text.text = score
# display shows the start splash graphic
display.root_group = start_group
print("end game!")
time.sleep(0.5)
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