# Send some test text
tline1 = "**Raspberry Pi**"
tline2 = "16x2 LCD Test"
PiLCD.lcd_string(tline1,1,0)
#setup list of colours
col_list = ('red','green','blue','yellow','magenta','orange','pink','violet','cyan','white')
#ini variables
sel_col = random.randint(0,9) # pick a random start colour
sel_col_tmp = 10 # temp colour variable used to avoid repeats
step_time = .4 # scroll step time, seems to work down to .1 on a Pi 2
PiLCD.mess = tline2
t=Thread(target=PiLCD.lcd_scroll, args=(step_time,2))
t.start()
while True:
PiLCD.mess=input("New message to display ?")
PiLCD.bflag=True
sleep(.2)
while sel_col == sel_col_tmp:
sel_col = random.randint(0,9)
sel_col_tmp = sel_col
PiLCD.led_set_colour(col_list[sel_col])
PiLCD.bflag=False
# Turn on backlight
# Set colour as magenta ish
PiLCD.led_set(100,0,100)
# setup RSS info for BBC website
# Define rss list - format is 'exact rss title','meaningful title'
# Each list entry is in 2 parts firstly the exact RSS search string for the BBC site
# then the title to display
subject=['world','World','uk','UK','politics','Politics','entertainment_and_arts','Ent']
# 'technology','Tech', # other RSS options on BBC site
# Setup inital message so mess is defined on first pass through 'while' loop
PiLCD.mess = mess_build(subject)
rssup = True # avoid missing first update slot
# Start the scrolling thread
t=Thread(target=PiLCD.lcd_scroll, args=(0.6,2))
t.start()
while True:
# Get the time and date
timen = datetime.now().strftime('%a %d %b %H:%M')
PiLCD.bflag=True # suspect scrolling while writing other info to display
sleep(0.2)
