// Use the Parola library to scroll text on the display // // Demonstrates the use of the scrolling function to display text received // from the serial interface // // User can enter text on the serial monitor and this will display as a // scrolling message on the display. // Speed for the display is controlled by a pot on SPEED_IN analog in. // Scrolling direction is controlled by a switch on DIRECTION_SET digital in. // Invert ON/OFF is set by a switch on INVERT_SET digital in. // // UISwitch library can be found at https://github.com/MajicDesigns/MD_UISwitch // MD_MAX72XX library can be found at https://github.com/MajicDesigns/MD_MAX72XX // #include #include #include // set to 1 if we are implementing the user interface pot, switch, etc #define USE_UI_CONTROL 0 #if USE_UI_CONTROL #include #endif // Turn on debug statements to the serial output #define DEBUG 0 #if DEBUG #define PRINT(s, x) { Serial.print(F(s)); Serial.print(x); } #define PRINTS(x) Serial.print(F(x)) #define PRINTX(x) Serial.println(x, HEX) #else #define PRINT(s, x) #define PRINTS(x) #define PRINTX(x) #endif // Define the number of devices we have in the chain and the hardware interface // NOTE: These pin numbers will probably not work with your hardware and may // need to be adapted #define HARDWARE_TYPE MD_MAX72XX::PAROLA_HW #define MAX_DEVICES 8 #define CLK_PIN 13 #define DATA_PIN 11 #define CS_PIN 10 // HARDWARE SPI MD_Parola P = MD_Parola(HARDWARE_TYPE, CS_PIN, MAX_DEVICES); // SOFTWARE SPI //MD_Parola P = MD_Parola(HARDWARE_TYPE, DATA_PIN, CLK_PIN, CS_PIN, MAX_DEVICES); // Scrolling parameters #if USE_UI_CONTROL const uint8_t SPEED_IN = A5; const uint8_t DIRECTION_SET = 8; // change the effect const uint8_t INVERT_SET = 9; // change the invert const uint8_t SPEED_DEADBAND = 5; #endif // USE_UI_CONTROL uint8_t scrollSpeed = 25; // default frame delay value textEffect_t scrollEffect = PA_SCROLL_LEFT; textPosition_t scrollAlign = PA_LEFT; uint16_t scrollPause = 2000; // in milliseconds // Global message buffers shared by Serial and Scrolling functions #define BUF_SIZE 75 char curMessage[BUF_SIZE] = { "" }; char newMessage[BUF_SIZE] = { "Hello! Enter new message?" }; bool newMessageAvailable = true; #if USE_UI_CONTROL MD_UISwitch_Digital uiDirection(DIRECTION_SET); MD_UISwitch_Digital uiInvert(INVERT_SET); void doUI(void) { // set the speed if it has changed { int16_t speed = map(analogRead(SPEED_IN), 0, 1023, 10, 150); if ((speed >= ((int16_t)P.getSpeed() + SPEED_DEADBAND)) || (speed <= ((int16_t)P.getSpeed() - SPEED_DEADBAND))) { P.setSpeed(speed); scrollSpeed = speed; PRINT("\nChanged speed to ", P.getSpeed()); } } if (uiDirection.read() == MD_UISwitch::KEY_PRESS) // SCROLL DIRECTION { PRINTS("\nChanging scroll direction"); scrollEffect = (scrollEffect == PA_SCROLL_LEFT ? PA_SCROLL_RIGHT : PA_SCROLL_LEFT); P.setTextEffect(scrollEffect, scrollEffect); P.displayClear(); P.displayReset(); } if (uiInvert.read() == MD_UISwitch::KEY_PRESS) // INVERT MODE { PRINTS("\nChanging invert mode"); P.setInvert(!P.getInvert()); } } #endif // USE_UI_CONTROL void readSerial(void) { static char *cp = newMessage; while (Serial.available()) { *cp = (char)Serial.read(); if ((*cp == '\n') || (cp - newMessage >= BUF_SIZE-2)) // end of message character or full buffer { *cp = '\0'; // end the string // restart the index for next filling spree and flag we have a message waiting cp = newMessage; newMessageAvailable = true; } else // move char pointer to next position cp++; } } void setup() { Serial.begin(57600); Serial.print("\n[Parola Scrolling Display]\nType a message for the scrolling display\nEnd message line with a newline"); #if USE_UI_CONTROL uiDirection.begin(); uiInvert.begin(); pinMode(SPEED_IN, INPUT); doUI(); #endif // USE_UI_CONTROL P.begin(); P.displayText(curMessage, scrollAlign, scrollSpeed, scrollPause, scrollEffect, scrollEffect); } void loop() { #if USE_UI_CONTROL doUI(); #endif // USE_UI_CONTROL if (P.displayAnimate()) { if (newMessageAvailable) { strcpy(curMessage, newMessage); newMessageAvailable = false; } P.displayReset(); } readSerial(); }