# Adafruit nOOds digital control using GPIO pins.
# Uses 3 nOOds, anode (+) to GPIO pin, cathode (-) to ground.
# A current-limiting resistor (e.g. 220 Ohm) can go at either end.

import time
import board
import digitalio

# This uses 3 pins on QtPy RP2040, but any pins will do.
PINS = (board.A3, board.SDA, board.SCL) # List of pins, one per nOOd

# Convert pin number list to pin object list, initialize to OFF
pin_list = [digitalio.DigitalInOut(pin) for pin in PINS]
for pin in pin_list:
    pin.direction = digitalio.Direction.OUTPUT
    pin.value = 0

while True:              # Repeat forever...
    for pin in pin_list: # For each pin...
        pin.value = True # nOOd on

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# Adafruit nOOds digital control using GPIO pins.
# Uses 3 nOOds, anode (+) to GPIO pin, cathode (-) to ground.
# A current-limiting resistor (e.g. 220 Ohm) can go at either end.

import time
import board
import digitalio

# This uses 3 pins on QtPy RP2040, but any pins will do.
PINS = (board.A3, board.SDA, board.SCL) # List of pins, one per nOOd

# Convert pin number list to pin object list, initialize to OFF
pin_list = [digitalio.DigitalInOut(pin) for pin in PINS]
for pin in pin_list:
    pin.direction = digitalio.Direction.OUTPUT
    pin.value = 0

while True:              # Repeat forever...
    for pin in pin_list: # For each pin...
        pin.value = True # nOOd on

# Adafruit nOOds digital control using GPIO pins.
# Uses 3 nOOds, anode (+) to GPIO pin, cathode (-) to ground.
# A current-limiting resistor (e.g. 220 Ohm) can go at either end.

import time
import board
import digitalio

# This uses 3 pins on QtPy RP2040, but any pins will do.
PINS = (board.A3, board.SDA, board.SCL) # List of pins, one per nOOd

# Convert pin number list to pin object list, initialize to OFF
pin_list = [digitalio.DigitalInOut(pin) for pin in PINS]
for pin in pin_list:
    pin.direction = digitalio.Direction.OUTPUT
    pin.value = False

while True:               # Repeat forever...
    for pin in pin_list:  # For each pin...
        pin.value = True  # nOOd on
        time.sleep(0.5)   # Pause 1/2 sec
        pin.value = False # nOOd off

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# Adafruit nOOds digital control using GPIO pins.
# Uses 3 nOOds, anode (+) to GPIO pin, cathode (-) to ground.
# A current-limiting resistor (e.g. 220 Ohm) can go at either end.

import time
import board
import digitalio

# This uses 3 pins on QtPy RP2040, but any pins will do.
PINS = (board.A3, board.SDA, board.SCL) # List of pins, one per nOOd

# Convert pin number list to pin object list, initialize to OFF
pin_list = [digitalio.DigitalInOut(pin) for pin in PINS]
for pin in pin_list:
    pin.direction = digitalio.Direction.OUTPUT
    pin.value = False

while True:               # Repeat forever...
    for pin in pin_list:  # For each pin...
        pin.value = True  # nOOd on
        time.sleep(0.5)   # Pause 1/2 sec
        pin.value = False # nOOd off

# Adafruit nOOds "analog" (PWM) brightness control using GPIO.
# Uses 3 nOOds, anode (+) to GPIO pin, cathode (-) to ground.
# A current-limiting resistor (e.g. 220 Ohm) can go at either end.

import math
import time
import board
import pwmio

# This uses 3 pins on QtPy RP2040, but any pins will do.
PINS = (board.A3, board.SDA, board.SCL) # List of pins, one per nOOd
GAMMA = 2.6  # For perceptually-linear brightness

# Convert pin number list to PWMOut object list
pin_list = [pwmio.PWMOut(pin, frequency=1000, duty_cycle=0) for pin in PINS]

while True:                            # Repeat forever...
    for i, pin in enumerate(pin_list): # For each pin...
        # Calc sine wave, phase offset for each pin, with gamma correction.
        # If using red, green, blue nOOds, you'll get a cycle of hues.
        phase = (time.monotonic() - 2 * i / len(PINS)) * math.pi
        brightness = int((math.sin(phase) + 1.0) * 0.5 ** GAMMA * 65535 + 0.5)
        pin.duty_cycle = brightness

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# Adafruit nOOds "analog" (PWM) brightness control using GPIO.
# Uses 3 nOOds, anode (+) to GPIO pin, cathode (-) to ground.
# A current-limiting resistor (e.g. 220 Ohm) can go at either end.

import math
import time
import board
import pwmio

# This uses 3 pins on QtPy RP2040, but any pins will do.
PINS = (board.A3, board.SDA, board.SCL) # List of pins, one per nOOd
GAMMA = 2.6  # For perceptually-linear brightness

# Convert pin number list to PWMOut object list
pin_list = [pwmio.PWMOut(pin, frequency=1000, duty_cycle=0) for pin in PINS]

while True:                            # Repeat forever...
    for i, pin in enumerate(pin_list): # For each pin...
        # Calc sine wave, phase offset for each pin, with gamma correction.
        # If using red, green, blue nOOds, you'll get a cycle of hues.
        phase = (time.monotonic() - 2 * i / len(PINS)) * math.pi
        brightness = int((math.sin(phase) + 1.0) * 0.5 ** GAMMA * 65535 + 0.5)
        pin.duty_cycle = brightness