// Demonstrates reversed text (as if on front of an ambulance) // // MD_MAX72XX library can be found at https://github.com/MajicDesigns/MD_MAX72XX // #include #include #include // 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 PAUSE_TIME 1000 #define SCROLL_SPEED 50 #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); char *msg[] = { "Ambulance", "Emergency", }; void setup(void) { // initialise the LED display P.begin(); P.setZoneEffect(0, true, PA_FLIP_LR); } void loop(void) { static uint8_t cycle = 0; if (P.displayAnimate()) { // set up the string P.displayText(msg[cycle], PA_CENTER, SCROLL_SPEED, PAUSE_TIME, PA_PRINT, PA_NO_EFFECT); // prepare for next pass cycle = (cycle + 1) % ARRAY_SIZE(msg); } }