def display_ip(ip_chars):
lcd.writeString("IP:", fd)
location=4
for char in ip_chars:
lcd.write(ord(char), type, fd)
location=location+1
while location<=20:
lcd.writeString(" ", fd)
location=location+1
return
def no_gps_fix():
lcd.clear(fd) #clear display
lcd.writeString("NO GPS FIX", fd)
return
sast_time = "SAST: " + Hsast.zfill(2) + ":" + Msast.zfill(2) + ":" + Ssast.zfill(2) + " "
if SECONDS ==30: #reset the lcd display every minute to remove display errors
lcd.reset(fd)
if SECONDS >=59:
GPIO.output(arm_pulse, True)
else:
GPIO.output(arm_pulse, False)
diff=SECONDS-old_sast
old_sast=SECONDS
if diff >= 1 or diff==-59: #If the time has changed by 1 second update the display
#======================================================print to LCD display
lcd.clear(fd) #clear display
type = True
lcd.writeString(sast_time, fd)
try:
IP = get_ip_address('eth0')
except:
IP= "No Network"
if IP:
ip_chars = list(IP)
display_ip(ip_chars)
lcd.writeString(sidereal_time, fd)
else: #else if gpsd reports no fix switch off led
GPIO.output(gps_stat, False)
if fix_flag:
no_gps_fix()
fix_flag=False
#time.sleep(0.5) #set to whatever
