import tkinter
from tkinter import colorchooser
#You'll need to edit this line to match the
#serial address where your blinkytape is actually attached.
SERIAL_ADDRESS = "COM5"
#Blinkytape gets bright! 10 is a pretty good setting
#for developing in a dim room without burning your eyes out.
BRIGHTNESS = 50
blinkyTape = None
root = None
try:
#Create a BlinkyTape client object.
blinkyTape = BlinkyTape(SERIAL_ADDRESS)
root = tkinter.Tk()
#Initiate the tape's brightness.
blinkyTape.setBrightness(BRIGHTNESS)
while True:
color = colorchooser.askcolor()[0]
if not color:
break
color = RGB(int(color[0]), int(color[1]), int(color[2]))
blinkyTape.setColor(color);
finally:
if root:
root.destroy()
if blinkyTape:
1: RGB(210,105,0),
2: 0xFFFF00,
3: 0x00FF00,
4: 0x0000FF,
5: 0xFF00FF
}
#Fills the unused remainder of the strip with solid color. Just cycles through
#the rainbow to give a bit of visual appeal.
def fill_time_frame(frame, secs):
return [time_colors[secs // 10] for i in range(BlinkyTape.LED_COUNT - len(frame))] + frame
blinkyTape = None
try:
#Create a BlinkyTape client object.
blinkyTape = BlinkyTape(SERIAL_ADDRESS)
#Initiate the tape's brightness.
blinkyTape.setBrightness(BRIGHTNESS)
#Main loop. Once a second, get the binary-encoded time and send it to the tape.
while True:
blinkyTape.setColors(encode_time())
blinkyTape.setColorAt(0, RGB(200,200,200)); #Just making sure this gets exercised
sleep(1)
finally:
if blinkyTape:
#If the program exits the infinite loop controllably (e.g. by
#keyboard interrupt exception) politely reset the blinkytape to
#its initial state.
blinkyTape.reset()