Are you new to using CircuitPython? No worries, there is a full getting started guide here.
Adafruit suggests using the Mu editor to edit your code and have an interactive REPL in CircuitPython. You can learn about Mu and installation in this tutorial.
Download the Project Bundle
Your project will use a specific set of CircuitPython libraries and the code.py file. In order to get the libraries you need, click on the Download Project Bundle link below, and uncompress the .zip file.
Drag the contents of the uncompressed bundle directory onto your board's CIRCUITPY drive, replacing any existing files or directories with the same names, and adding any new ones that are necessary.
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2021 Jeff Epler for Adafruit Industries
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense
"""
This demo is designed for the Kaluga development kit version 1.3 with the
ILI9341 display. Your secrets.py must be populated with your wifi credentials
and your Adafruit IO credentials.
"""
from ulab import numpy as np
from terminalio import FONT
import board
import busio
import displayio
import qrio
import adafruit_ov2640
from adafruit_display_text.bitmap_label import Label
from adafruit_ili9341 import ILI9341
import usb_hid
from adafruit_hid.keyboard import Keyboard
from adafruit_hid.keyboard_layout_us import KeyboardLayoutUS
print("Initializing display")
displayio.release_displays()
spi = busio.SPI(MOSI=board.LCD_MOSI, clock=board.LCD_CLK)
display_bus = displayio.FourWire(
spi, command=board.LCD_D_C, chip_select=board.LCD_CS, reset=board.LCD_RST
)
display = ILI9341(display_bus, width=320, height=240, rotation=90)
print("Initializing camera")
bus = busio.I2C(scl=board.CAMERA_SIOC, sda=board.CAMERA_SIOD)
cam = adafruit_ov2640.OV2640(
bus,
data_pins=board.CAMERA_DATA,
clock=board.CAMERA_PCLK,
vsync=board.CAMERA_VSYNC,
href=board.CAMERA_HREF,
mclk=board.CAMERA_XCLK,
mclk_frequency=20_000_000,
size=adafruit_ov2640.OV2640_SIZE_QQVGA,
)
cam.flip_x = False
cam.flip_y = False
cam.colorspace = adafruit_ov2640.OV2640_COLOR_YUV
print("Initializing USB")
keyboard = Keyboard(usb_hid.devices)
keyboard_layout = KeyboardLayoutUS(keyboard) # We're in the US :)
qrdecoder = qrio.QRDecoder(cam.width, cam.height)
bitmap = displayio.Bitmap(cam.width, cam.height, 65536)
# Create a greyscale palette
pal = displayio.Palette(256)
for i in range(256):
pal[i] = 0x10101 * i
label = Label(
font=FONT,
text="Scan QR Code...",
color=0xFFFFFF,
background_color=0x0,
padding_top=2,
padding_left=2,
padding_right=2,
padding_bottom=2,
anchor_point=(0.5, 1.0),
anchored_position=(160, 230),
)
# Show the camera image at 2x size
g1 = displayio.Group(scale=2)
view = np.frombuffer(bitmap, dtype=np.uint8)
tg = displayio.TileGrid(
bitmap,
pixel_shader=pal,
)
tg.flip_y = True
g1.append(tg)
g = displayio.Group()
g.append(g1)
g.append(label)
display.show(g)
display.auto_refresh = False
i = 0
spin = ".oOo"
old_payload = None
while True:
cam.capture(bitmap)
for row in qrdecoder.decode(bitmap, qrio.PixelPolicy.EVEN_BYTES):
payload = row.payload
try:
payload = payload.decode("utf-8")
except UnicodeError:
payload = str(payload)
if payload != old_payload:
label.text = payload
keyboard_layout.write(payload)
old_payload = payload
# Clear out the odd bytes, so that the bitmap displays as greyscale
view[1::2] = 0
bitmap.dirty()
display.refresh(minimum_frames_per_second=0)
Once the code is uploaded, the program will automatically start and display a greyscale capture from the camera.
Hold a printed QR code in front of the camera at a distance of about 6". The scanned QR code will be shown on the LCD and also typed into an attached host computer via USB.
If something goes wrong, you can use the REPL to diagnose the problem.
