Once you've finished setting up your QT Py RP2040 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: 2022 Carter Nelson for Adafruit Industries
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
#
# Dual Knob Sketcher
#
import time
import board
import displayio
import fourwire
import digitalio
import analogio
import adafruit_ili9341
from simpleio import map_range
#--| User Config |---------------------------------------------------
SKETCH_SCALE = 3
DRAW_COLOR = 0xFFFFFF
BACKGROUND_COLOR = 0x000000
PEN_UP_COLOR = 0xFF0000
PEN_DOWN_COLOR = 0x00FF00
KNOB_READS = 10
KNOB_DELAY = 0.001
REVERSE_X = True
REVERSE_Y = True
#--| User Config |---------------------------------------------------
# Feather M4 + 2.4" TFT FeatherWing setup
DISPLAY_WIDTH = 320
DISPLAY_HEIGHT = 240
SKETCH_WIDTH = DISPLAY_WIDTH // SKETCH_SCALE
SKETCH_HEIGHT = DISPLAY_HEIGHT // SKETCH_SCALE
PEN_SWITCH = board.D12
CLEAR_BUTTON = board.D11
X_KNOB = board.A0
Y_KNOB = board.A1
# set up knobs
x_knob = analogio.AnalogIn(X_KNOB)
y_knob = analogio.AnalogIn(Y_KNOB)
# set up button
clear_button = digitalio.DigitalInOut(CLEAR_BUTTON)
clear_button.switch_to_input(pull=digitalio.Pull.UP)
# set up pen up/down switch
pen_switch = digitalio.DigitalInOut(PEN_SWITCH)
pen_switch.switch_to_input(pull=digitalio.Pull.UP)
# set up display
displayio.release_displays()
spi = board.SPI()
tft_cs = board.D9
tft_dc = board.D10
tft_rst = board.D6
display_bus = fourwire.FourWire(
spi, command=tft_dc, chip_select=tft_cs, reset=tft_rst
)
display = adafruit_ili9341.ILI9341(display_bus, width=DISPLAY_WIDTH, height=DISPLAY_HEIGHT)
# add base UI element
splash = displayio.Group(scale=SKETCH_SCALE)
display.root_group = splash
# add sketch
sketch_bitmap = displayio.Bitmap(SKETCH_WIDTH, SKETCH_HEIGHT, 2)
sketch_palette = displayio.Palette(2)
sketch_palette[0] = BACKGROUND_COLOR
sketch_palette[1] = DRAW_COLOR
sketch = displayio.TileGrid(sketch_bitmap, pixel_shader=sketch_palette, x=0, y=0)
splash.append(sketch)
# add pen cursor
pen_bitmap = displayio.Bitmap(3, 3, 2)
pen_palette = displayio.Palette(2)
pen_palette[0] = BACKGROUND_COLOR
pen_palette[1] = PEN_DOWN_COLOR
CURSOR = (
1, 1, 1,
1, 0, 1,
1, 1, 1,
)
for i, value in enumerate(CURSOR):
pen_bitmap[i] = value
pen = displayio.TileGrid(pen_bitmap, pixel_shader=pen_palette)
splash.append(pen)
# helper to average analog knob readings
def read_knobs(reads, delay):
avg_x = avg_y = 0
for _ in range(reads):
avg_x += x_knob.value
avg_y += y_knob.value
time.sleep(delay)
avg_x /= reads
avg_y /= reads
xx = int(map_range(avg_x, 0, 65535, 0, SKETCH_WIDTH - 1))
yy = int(map_range(avg_y, 0, 65535, 0, SKETCH_HEIGHT - 1))
if REVERSE_X:
xx = SKETCH_WIDTH - xx - 1
if REVERSE_Y:
yy = SKETCH_HEIGHT - yy - 1
return xx, yy
#-------
# MAIN
#-------
while True:
while clear_button.value:
x, y = read_knobs(KNOB_READS, KNOB_DELAY)
pen.x = x - 1
pen.y = y - 1
if pen_switch.value:
# PEN DOWN
pen_palette[1] = PEN_DOWN_COLOR
sketch_bitmap[x, y] = 1
else:
# PEN UP
pen_palette[1] = PEN_UP_COLOR
sketch_bitmap.fill(0)
After downloading the Project Bundle, plug your Feather M4 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 M4's CIRCUITPY drive.
- lib folder
- code.py
Your Feather M4 CIRCUITPY drive should look like this after copying the lib folder and the code.py file.
Customizing
There are several aspects of the code that can be easily customized. To do so, edit these lines of code found near the top of the code listing:
#--| User Config |--------------------------------------------------- SKETCH_SCALE = 3 DRAW_COLOR = 0xFFFFFF BACKGROUND_COLOR = 0x000000 PEN_UP_COLOR = 0xFF0000 PEN_DOWN_COLOR = 0x00FF00 KNOB_READS = 10 KNOB_DELAY = 0.001 REVERSE_X = True REVERSE_Y = True #--| User Config |---------------------------------------------------
These parameters are the primary ones for changing the look of the sketch:
-
SKETCH_SCALE- Sets the "chunkiness" of the sketch. The bigger the number, the chunkier. A value of1uses the full TFT screen resolution (i.e. no chunky) -
DRAW_COLOR- Sets the color of the sketch line. -
BACKGROUND_COLOR- Sets the background color of the sketch. -
PEN_UP_COLOR- Sets the pen cursor color when pen is "UP" (drawing off). -
PEN_DOWN_COLOR- Sets the pen cursor color when pen is "DOWN" (drawing on).
NOTE: For colors, use 0xRRGGBB integer format.
These additional parameters can be used to tune and change the knob behavior. The defaults may be fine though.
-
KNOB_READS- The number of analog readings to use for averaging. -
KNOB_DELAY- The delay, in seconds, between each knob reading. -
REVERSE_X- Use to change CW/CCW behavior of X knob. -
REVERSE_Y- Use to change CW/CCW behavior of Y knob.
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