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| inky_frame_placekitten.py | ||
| inky_frame_quote_of_the_day.py | ||
| inky_frame_random_joke.py | ||
| inky_frame_xkcd_daily.py | ||
| led_pwm.py | ||
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README.md
Pico Inky Frame MicroPython Examples
PicoGraphics
You can draw on Inky Frame using our tiny PicoGraphics display library.
Examples
The wireless examples need network_manager.py and WIFI_CONFIG.py from the common directory to be saved to your Pico W. Open up WIFI_CONFIG.py in Thonny to add your wifi details (and save it when you're done).
You'll also need to install the micropython-urllib.urequest library using Thonny's 'Tools' > 'Manage Packages' or common/lib/urllib which contains a compiled .mpy version that uses less RAM. You should place this directory in lib on your Pico W.
Finally for examples loading images, you'll need sdcard.mpy from common/lib. You should place this file in lib on your Pico W.
Button Test
Inky Frame's buttons (and the RTC alarm, busy signal from the screen and external trigger from the hack header) are connected to a shift register to help conserve pins, and to allow these inputs to wake the board up from sleep.
This example demonstrates a simple way of reading when a button has been pushed by reading the shift register and checking if the bit in a specific position is 0 or 1.
Daily Activity
Generate a random activity from Bored API.
Image Gallery
This photo frame example displays local images on Inky Frame and lets you switch between them with the buttons. Use image_gallery.py if your images are stored on your Pico, or image_gallery_sd.py if the images are on your SD card.
LED PWM
A basic example showing how you can control the brightness of Inky Frame's LEDs using PWM.
News
Display headlines from BBC News.
PlaceKitten
Download a random (from a small subset) image from PlaceKitten.
Quote of the Day
inky_frame_quote_of_the_day.py
Load the WikiQuotes Quote of the Day and display it.
Random Joke
Load a random joke from JokeAPI.dev and display it.
Jokes are rendered into images "offline" by our feed2image service for two reasons:
- Saves the Pico W having to process them
- JokeAPI.dev needs TLS1.3 which Pico W does not support!
For bugs/contributions or to complain about a joke, see: https://github.com/pimoroni/feed2image
SD Card Test
This simple example shows how to read and write from the SD card on Inky Frame.
XKCD Daily
Download and display the daily webcomic from https://xkcd.com/
The webcomic is rendered "offline" by our feed2image service since xkcd.com requires TLS1.3!
For bugs/contributions see: https://github.com/pimoroni/feed2image