pimoroni-pico/micropython/examples/breakout_encoder_wheel/led_rainbow.py

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import time
from pimoroni_i2c import PimoroniI2C
from pimoroni import BREAKOUT_GARDEN_I2C_PINS # or PICO_EXPLORER_I2C_PINS or HEADER_I2C_PINS
from breakout_encoder_wheel import BreakoutEncoderWheel, NUM_LEDS
"""
Displays a rotating rainbow pattern on Encoder Wheel's LED ring.
Press Ctrl+C to stop the program.
"""
# Constants
SPEED = 5 # The speed that the LEDs will cycle at
BRIGHTNESS = 1.0 # The brightness of the LEDs
UPDATES = 50 # How many times the LEDs will be updated per second
UPDATE_RATE_US = 1000000 // UPDATES
# Create a new BreakoutEncoderWheel
i2c = PimoroniI2C(**BREAKOUT_GARDEN_I2C_PINS)
wheel = BreakoutEncoderWheel(i2c)
# Variables
offset = 0.0
# Sleep until a specific time in the future. Use this instead of time.sleep() to correct for
# inconsistent timings when dealing with complex operations or external communication
def sleep_until(end_time):
time_to_sleep = time.ticks_diff(end_time, time.ticks_us())
if time_to_sleep > 0:
time.sleep_us(time_to_sleep)
# Make rainbows
while True:
# Record the start time of this loop
start_time = time.ticks_us()
offset += SPEED / 1000.0
# Update all the LEDs
for i in range(NUM_LEDS):
hue = float(i) / NUM_LEDS
wheel.set_hsv(i, hue + offset, 1.0, BRIGHTNESS)
wheel.show()
# Sleep until the next update, accounting for how long the above operations took to perform
sleep_until(time.ticks_add(start_time, UPDATE_RATE_US))