Code the Metronome
Libraries
We'll need to make sure we have these libraries installed. (Check out this link on installing libraries if needed.)
- adafruit_apds9960
- adafruit_bmp280.mpy
- adafruit_bus_device
- adafruit_clue.mpy
- adafruit_display_shapes
- adafruit_display_text
- adafruit_lis3mdl.mpy
- adafruit_lsm6ds.mpy
- adafruit_register
- adafruit_sht31d.mpy
- neopixel.mpy
- simpleio.mpy
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Code
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 John Park for Adafruit Industries
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
import time
import board
import displayio
import terminalio
import simpleio
from adafruit_display_text import label
from adafruit_display_shapes.rect import Rect
from adafruit_clue import clue
blink_light = True # optional flashing backlight on accent
tempo = 120 # in bpm
print("BPM: {}".format(tempo))
time_signature = 4 # Beats per measure
BEEP_DURATION = 0.05
delay = 60 / tempo
clue.display.brightness = 1.0
clue.pixel.brightness = 0.2
screen = displayio.Group()
TEAL = 0x009E98
LT_TEAL = 0x000F0F
GRAY = 0x02403E
BLACK = 0x000000
WHITE = 0xFFFFFF
YELLOW = 0xFFFF00
clue.pixel.fill(0) # Turn off the pixel
# Setup screen
# BG
color_bitmap = displayio.Bitmap(240, 240, 1)
color_palette = displayio.Palette(1)
color_palette[0] = TEAL
bg_sprite = displayio.TileGrid(color_bitmap, x=0, y=0, pixel_shader=color_palette)
screen.append(bg_sprite)
# title box
title_box = Rect(0, 0, 240, 60, fill=GRAY, outline=None)
screen.append(title_box)
# title text
title_label = label.Label(
terminalio.FONT, text="Metronome", scale=4, color=TEAL
)
title_label.x = 14
title_label.y = 26
screen.append(title_label)
# interval text
interval_label = label.Label(
terminalio.FONT, text="{} BPM".format(tempo), scale=5, color=WHITE
)
interval_label.x = 20
interval_label.y = 95
screen.append(interval_label)
# mid line
mid_line = Rect(0, 134, 240, 3, fill=GRAY, outline=None)
screen.append(mid_line)
# vert line
vert_line = Rect(117, 134, 3, 56, fill=GRAY, outline=None)
screen.append(vert_line)
# Signature text
sig_label = label.Label(
terminalio.FONT,
text="{}/4".format(time_signature),
scale=3,
color=BLACK,
)
sig_label.x = 30
sig_label.y = 160
screen.append(sig_label)
# play text
play_label = label.Label(
terminalio.FONT, text=" play", scale=3, color=BLACK
)
play_label.x = 138
play_label.y = 160
screen.append(play_label)
# footer line
footer_line = Rect(0, 190, 240, 3, fill=GRAY, outline=None)
screen.append(footer_line)
# increment label
increment_label = label.Label(
terminalio.FONT, text="-1 +1", scale=3, color=GRAY
)
increment_label.x = 3
increment_label.y = 220
screen.append(increment_label)
# show the screen
clue.display.root_group = screen
def metronome(accent): # Play metronome sound and flash display
clue.display.brightness = 0.5 # Dim the display slightly
if accent == 1: # Put emphasis on downbeat
if blink_light:
clue.pixel.fill(YELLOW) # Flash the pixel
simpleio.tone(board.SPEAKER, 1800, BEEP_DURATION)
else: # All the other beats in the measure
if blink_light:
clue.pixel.fill(LT_TEAL) # Flash the pixel
simpleio.tone(board.SPEAKER, 1200, BEEP_DURATION)
if blink_light:
clue.pixel.fill(0) # Turn off the pixel
clue.display.brightness = 1.0 # Restore display to normal brightness
time.sleep(0.2)
tempo_increment = 1 # increment for tempo value setting
feedback_mode = 0 # 0 is sound and visual, 1 is sound only, 2 is visual only
running = False
t0 = time.monotonic() # set start time
while True:
# play/pause
if clue.button_b:
if play_label.text == " play":
play_label.text = "pause"
else:
play_label.text = " play"
running = not running
time.sleep(0.4)
beat = 1 # start with downbeat
# Time Signature change
if clue.button_a:
print("sig change")
if time_signature == 4:
time_signature = 3
else:
time_signature = 4
sig_label.text = "{}/4".format(time_signature)
time.sleep(0.4)
beat = 1 # start with downbeat
if running and (time.monotonic() - t0) >= delay:
t0 = time.monotonic() # reset time before click to maintain accuracy
metronome(beat)
beat = beat - 1
if beat == 0: # if the downbeat was just played, start at top of measure
beat = time_signature
# tempo changes
if clue.touch_0:
if tempo_increment is 1:
tempo_increment = 10
increment_label.text = "-10 +10"
else:
tempo_increment = 1
increment_label.text = "-1 +1"
time.sleep(0.2) # debounce
if clue.touch_1:
if tempo > 40:
tempo = tempo - tempo_increment
delay = 60 / tempo
interval_label.text = "{} BPM".format(tempo)
time.sleep(0.2) # debounce
if clue.touch_2:
if tempo < 330:
tempo = tempo + tempo_increment
delay = 60 / tempo
interval_label.text = "{} BPM".format(tempo)
time.sleep(0.2) # debounce
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