Here's how to load the code and assets as well as some additional libraries you'll need.
Additional Libraries
In addition to the libraries mentioned in the main Matrix Portal prep section under CircuitPython Setup, make sure you also have these project specific libraries installed in your CIRCUITPY/lib folder.
You can download the latest library bundle from the CircuitPython webpage.
- adafruit_imageload - Used to load the BMP files. Be sure to copy the entire folder.
- adafruit_scd30.mpy - The driver for the SCD-30 CO2 sensor.
Here's a summary of what your CIRCUITPY/lib folder should end up looking like:
Code
Here's the code for the Matrix Portal CO2 Monitor. Use the Project Zip link to download the code as well as the bitmaps files used in a single zip file.
Drag the entire bmps folder to your CIRCUITPY folder. That creates a subfolder that will contain the BMPs.
Save the code listing as code.py into your CIRCUITPY folder so it will run automatically when powered up.
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Carter Nelson for Adafruit Industries
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
import time
import board
import displayio
import adafruit_imageload
from adafruit_matrixportal.matrix import Matrix
import adafruit_scd30
# --| User Config |----
CO2_CUTOFFS = (1000, 2000, 5000)
UPDATE_RATE = 1
# ---------------------
# the sensor
scd30 = adafruit_scd30.SCD30(board.I2C())
# optional if known (pick one)
# scd30.ambient_pressure = 1013.25
# scd30.altitude = 0
# the display
matrix = Matrix(width=64, height=32, bit_depth=6)
display = matrix.display
display.rotation = 90 # matrixportal up
# display.rotation = 270 # matrixportal down
# current condition smiley face
smileys_bmp, smileys_pal = adafruit_imageload.load("/bmps/smileys.bmp")
smiley = displayio.TileGrid(
smileys_bmp,
pixel_shader=smileys_pal,
x=0,
y=0,
width=1,
height=1,
tile_width=32,
tile_height=32,
)
# current condition label
tags_bmp, tags_pal = adafruit_imageload.load("/bmps/tags.bmp")
label = displayio.TileGrid(
tags_bmp,
pixel_shader=tags_pal,
x=0,
y=32,
width=1,
height=1,
tile_width=32,
tile_height=16,
)
# current CO2 value
digits_bmp, digits_pal = adafruit_imageload.load("/bmps/digits.bmp")
co2_value = displayio.TileGrid(
digits_bmp,
pixel_shader=digits_pal,
x=0,
y=51,
width=4,
height=1,
tile_width=8,
tile_height=10,
)
# put em all together
splash = displayio.Group()
splash.append(smiley)
splash.append(label)
splash.append(co2_value)
# and show em
display.show(splash)
def update_display(value):
value = abs(round(value))
# smiley and label
if value < CO2_CUTOFFS[0]:
smiley[0] = label[0] = 0
elif value < CO2_CUTOFFS[1]:
smiley[0] = label[0] = 1
elif value < CO2_CUTOFFS[2]:
smiley[0] = label[0] = 2
else:
smiley[0] = label[0] = 3
# CO2 value
# clear it
for i in range(4):
co2_value[i] = 10
# update it
i = 3
while value:
co2_value[i] = value % 10
value = int(value / 10)
i -= 1
while True:
# protect against NaNs and Nones
try:
update_display(scd30.CO2)
except:
pass
time.sleep(UPDATE_RATE)
