def report_status():
pixel_status = []
for i in range(NUM_PIXELS):
pixel_status.append(
dict(Pixel=i,
Status=dict(
zip(["Red", "Green", "Blue", "Brightness"],
get_pixel(i)))))
data = {"status": 200, "message": pixel_status}
return jsonify(
data
) # This ruins the order of keys for humans. JSON doesn't care, and neither do we.
def set_pixel_if_blank(led_index, red_on, green_on, blue_on, brightness_on):
[red_current, green_current, blue_current, _] = get_pixel(led_index)
if red_current == 0 and green_current == 0 and blue_current == 0:
set_pixel(led_index, red_on, green_on, blue_on, brightness_on)
def ledGet(p):
return blinkt.get_pixel(p)
def getColor() : status = blinkt.get_pixel(0) return status
TIME_SLEEP = 0.04 # seconds (0.04 works well)
PIXELS = blinkt.NUM_PIXELS # usually 8, can use fewer if you like!
blinkt.clear # make all pixels blank / black
blinkt.set_brightness(BRIGHTNESS)
brightpixel = -1
direction = 1
print('Hello Michael.\nHow are you today?')
while True:
# decay all pixels
for x in range(PIXELS):
pixel = blinkt.get_pixel(x) # format is [ r, g, b, brightness? ]
blinkt.set_pixel(x, pixel[0] / DECAY_FACTOR, 0, 0)
# brightpixel should move back and forth all the pixels,
# in a ping-pong, triangle wave. Not (co)sine.
brightpixel += direction
if brightpixel >= PIXELS - 1:
brightpixel = PIXELS - 1
direction = - abs(direction)
if brightpixel <= 0:
brightpixel = 0
direction = abs(direction)
blinkt.set_pixel(brightpixel, MAX_COLOUR, 0, 0)
def getBrightness(self):
r, g, b, brightness = blinkt.get_pixel(0)
return brightness
def getColor(self):
r, g, b, brightness = blinkt.get_pixel(0)
return r, g, b
def HandleFlash(self, led, color, time_ms):
previous = blinkt.get_pixel(led)
self.HandleOn(led, color)
time.sleep(time_ms / 1000)
self.HandleOn(led, previous[:3]) # first 3 items are the color values