// Demo the quad alphanumeric display LED backpack kit // scrolls through every character, then scrolls Serial // input onto the display #include #include #include "Adafruit_LEDBackpack.h" Adafruit_AlphaNum4 alpha4 = Adafruit_AlphaNum4(); void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); alpha4.begin(0x70); // pass in the address alpha4.writeDigitRaw(3, 0x0); alpha4.writeDigitRaw(0, 0xFFFF); alpha4.writeDisplay(); delay(200); alpha4.writeDigitRaw(0, 0x0); alpha4.writeDigitRaw(1, 0xFFFF); alpha4.writeDisplay(); delay(200); alpha4.writeDigitRaw(1, 0x0); alpha4.writeDigitRaw(2, 0xFFFF); alpha4.writeDisplay(); delay(200); alpha4.writeDigitRaw(2, 0x0); alpha4.writeDigitRaw(3, 0xFFFF); alpha4.writeDisplay(); delay(200); alpha4.clear(); alpha4.writeDisplay(); // display every character, for (uint8_t i='!'; i<='z'; i++) { alpha4.writeDigitAscii(0, i); alpha4.writeDigitAscii(1, i+1); alpha4.writeDigitAscii(2, i+2); alpha4.writeDigitAscii(3, i+3); alpha4.writeDisplay(); delay(300); } Serial.println("Start typing to display!"); } char displaybuffer[4] = {' ', ' ', ' ', ' '}; void loop() { while (! Serial.available()) return; char c = Serial.read(); if (! isprint(c)) return; // only printable! // scroll down display displaybuffer[0] = displaybuffer[1]; displaybuffer[1] = displaybuffer[2]; displaybuffer[2] = displaybuffer[3]; displaybuffer[3] = c; // set every digit to the buffer alpha4.writeDigitAscii(0, displaybuffer[0]); alpha4.writeDigitAscii(1, displaybuffer[1]); alpha4.writeDigitAscii(2, displaybuffer[2]); alpha4.writeDigitAscii(3, displaybuffer[3]); // write it out! alpha4.writeDisplay(); delay(200); }