Once you've finished setting up your Feather nRF52840 Sense with CircuitPython, you can access the code and necessary libraries by downloading the Project Bundle.
To do this, click on the Download Project Bundle button in the window below. It will download as a zipped folder.
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Phil Burgess for Adafruit Industries
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
"""
AUDIO SPECTRUM LIGHT SHOW for Adafruit EyeLights (LED Glasses + Driver).
Uses onboard microphone and a lot of math to react to music.
"""
from array import array
from math import log
from time import monotonic
from supervisor import reload
import board
from audiobusio import PDMIn
from busio import I2C
import adafruit_is31fl3741
from adafruit_is31fl3741.adafruit_rgbmatrixqt import Adafruit_RGBMatrixQT
from rainbowio import colorwheel
from ulab import numpy as np
try:
from ulab.utils import spectrogram
except ImportError:
from ulab.scipy.signal import spectrogram
# FFT/SPECTRUM CONFIG ----
fft_size = 256 # Sample size for Fourier transform, MUST be power of two
spectrum_size = fft_size // 2 # Output spectrum is 1/2 of FFT result
# Bottom of spectrum tends to be noisy, while top often exceeds musical
# range and is just harmonics, so clip both ends off:
low_bin = 10 # Lowest bin of spectrum that contributes to graph
high_bin = 75 # Highest bin "
# HARDWARE SETUP ---------
# Manually declare I2C (not board.I2C() directly) to access 1 MHz speed...
i2c = I2C(board.SCL, board.SDA, frequency=1000000)
# Initialize the IS31 LED driver, buffered for smoother animation
# glasses = LED_Glasses(i2c, allocate=adafruit_is31fl3741.MUST_BUFFER)
glasses = Adafruit_RGBMatrixQT(i2c, allocate=adafruit_is31fl3741.MUST_BUFFER)
glasses.show() # Clear any residue on startup
glasses.set_led_scaling(0xFF)
glasses.global_current = 5 # Not too bright please
glasses.enable = True
# Initialize mic and allocate recording buffer (default rate is 16 MHz)
mic = PDMIn(board.MICROPHONE_CLOCK, board.MICROPHONE_DATA, bit_depth=16)
rec_buf = array("H", [0] * fft_size) # 16-bit audio samples
# FFT/SPECTRUM SETUP -----
# To keep the display lively, tables are precomputed where each column of
# the matrix (of which there are few) is the sum value and weighting of
# several bins from the FFT spectrum output (of which there are many).
# The tables also help visually linearize the output so octaves are evenly
# spaced, as on a piano keyboard, whereas the source spectrum data is
# spaced by frequency in Hz.
column_table = []
spectrum_bits = log(spectrum_size, 2) # e.g. 7 for 128-bin spectrum
# Scale low_bin and high_bin to 0.0 to 1.0 equivalent range in spectrum
low_frac = log(low_bin, 2) / spectrum_bits
frac_range = log(high_bin, 2) / spectrum_bits - low_frac
for column in range(glasses.width):
# Determine the lower and upper frequency range for this column, as
# fractions within the scaled 0.0 to 1.0 spectrum range. 0.95 below
# creates slight frequency overlap between columns, looks nicer.
lower = low_frac + frac_range * (column / glasses.width * 0.95)
upper = low_frac + frac_range * ((column + 1) / glasses.width)
mid = (lower + upper) * 0.5 # Center of lower-to-upper range
half_width = (upper - lower) * 0.5 # 1/2 of lower-to-upper range
# Map fractions back to spectrum bin indices that contribute to column
first_bin = int(2 ** (spectrum_bits * lower) + 1e-4)
last_bin = int(2 ** (spectrum_bits * upper) + 1e-4)
bin_weights = [] # Each spectrum bin's weighting will be added here
for bin_index in range(first_bin, last_bin + 1):
# Find distance from column's overall center to individual bin's
# center, expressed as 0.0 (bin at center) to 1.0 (bin at limit of
# lower-to-upper range).
bin_center = log(bin_index + 0.5, 2) / spectrum_bits
dist = abs(bin_center - mid) / half_width
if dist < 1.0: # Filter out a few math stragglers at either end
# Bin weights have a cubic falloff curve within range:
dist = 1.0 - dist # Invert dist so 1.0 is at center
bin_weights.append(((3.0 - (dist * 2.0)) * dist) * dist)
# Scale bin weights so total is 1.0 for each column, but then mute
# lower columns slightly and boost higher columns. It graphs better.
total = sum(bin_weights)
bin_weights = [
(weight / total) * (0.8 + idx / glasses.width * 1.4)
for idx, weight in enumerate(bin_weights)
]
# List w/five elements is stored for each column:
# 0: Index of the first spectrum bin that impacts this column.
# 1: A list of bin weights, starting from index above, length varies.
# 2: Color for drawing this column on the LED matrix. The 225 is on
# purpose, providing hues from red to purple, leaving out magenta.
# 3: Current height of the 'falling dot', updated each frame
# 4: Current velocity of the 'falling dot', updated each frame
column_table.append(
[
first_bin - low_bin,
bin_weights,
colorwheel(225 * column / glasses.width),
glasses.height,
0.0,
]
)
# print(column_table)
# MAIN LOOP -------------
dynamic_level = 10 # For responding to changing volume levels
frames, start_time = 0, monotonic() # For frames-per-second calc
while True:
# The try/except here is because VERY INFREQUENTLY the I2C bus will
# encounter an error when accessing the LED driver, whether from bumping
# around the wires or sometimes an I2C device just gets wedged. To more
# robustly handle the latter, the code will restart if that happens.
try:
mic.record(rec_buf, fft_size) # Record batch of 16-bit samples
samples = np.array(rec_buf) # Convert to ndarray
# Compute spectrogram and trim results. Only the left half is
# normally needed (right half is mirrored), but we trim further as
# only the low_bin to high_bin elements are interesting to graph.
spectrum = spectrogram(samples)[low_bin : high_bin + 1]
# Linearize spectrum output. spectrogram() is always nonnegative,
# but add a tiny value to change any zeros to nonzero numbers
# (avoids rare 'inf' error)
spectrum = np.log(spectrum + 1e-7)
# Determine minimum & maximum across all spectrum bins, with limits
lower = max(np.min(spectrum), 4)
upper = min(max(np.max(spectrum), lower + 6), 20)
# Adjust dynamic level to current spectrum output, keeps the graph
# 'lively' as ambient volume changes. Sparkle but don't saturate.
if upper > dynamic_level:
# Got louder. Move level up quickly but allow initial "bump."
dynamic_level = upper * 0.7 + dynamic_level * 0.3
else:
# Got quieter. Ease level down, else too many bumps.
dynamic_level = dynamic_level * 0.5 + lower * 0.5
# Apply vertical scale to spectrum data. Results may exceed
# matrix height...that's OK, adds impact!
# data = (spectrum - lower) * (7 / (dynamic_level - lower))
data = (spectrum - lower) * ((glasses.height + 2) / (dynamic_level - lower))
for column, element in enumerate(column_table):
# Start BELOW matrix and accumulate bin weights UP, saves math
first_bin = element[0]
column_top = glasses.height + 1
for bin_offset, weight in enumerate(element[1]):
column_top -= data[first_bin + bin_offset] * weight
if column_top < element[3]: # Above current falling dot?
element[3] = column_top - 0.5 # Move dot up
element[4] = 0 # and clear out velocity
else:
element[3] += element[4] # Move dot down
element[4] += 0.2 # and accelerate
column_top = int(column_top) # Quantize to pixel space
for row in range(column_top): # Erase area above column
glasses.pixel(column, row, 0)
for row in range(column_top, glasses.height): # Draw column
glasses.pixel(column, row, element[2])
glasses.pixel(column, int(element[3]), 0xE08080) # Draw peak dot
glasses.show() # Buffered mode MUST use show() to refresh matrix
frames += 1
# print(frames / (monotonic() - start_time), "FPS")
except OSError: # See "try" notes above regarding rare I2C errors.
print("Restarting")
reload()
After downloading the Project Bundle, plug your Feather nRF52840 Sense into the computer's USB port. You should see a new flash drive appear in the computer's File Explorer or Finder (depending on your operating system) called CIRCUITPY. Unzip the folder and copy the following items to the Feather nRF52840 Sense's CIRCUITPY drive.
- lib folder
- code.py
Your Feather nRF52840 Sense CIRCUITPY drive should look like this after copying the lib folder and the code.py file.
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