Merge pull request #6 from FoamyGuy/update_two_mice_example

Updated two mice example

examples/usb_host_descriptors_two_boot_mice.py

@@ -3,71 +3,110 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 import array
 
-import displayio
 import supervisor
 import terminalio
 import usb.core
 from adafruit_display_text.bitmap_label import Label
-from displayio import Group, OnDiskBitmap, TileGrid
-from tilepalettemapper import TilePaletteMapper
+from displayio import ColorConverter, Group, OnDiskBitmap, Palette, TileGrid
 
 import adafruit_usb_host_descriptors
 
+# use the default built-in display,
 display = supervisor.runtime.display
 
+# a group to hold all other visual elements
 main_group = Group()
+
+# set the main group to show on the display
 display.root_group = main_group
 
+# load the cursor bitmap file
 mouse_bmp = OnDiskBitmap("mouse_cursor.bmp")
 
+# lists for labels, mouse tilegrids, and palettes.
+# each mouse will get 1 of each item. All lists
+# will end up with length 2.
 output_lbls = []
 mouse_tgs = []
-palette_mappers = []
-color_converter = displayio.ColorConverter()
+palettes = []
+
+# the different colors to use for each mouse cursor
+# and labels
 colors = [0xFF00FF, 0x00FF00]
-remap_palette = displayio.Palette(3 + len(colors))
-remap_palette.make_transparent(0)
-
-# copy the 3 colors from mouse palette
-for i in range(3):
-    remap_palette[i] = mouse_bmp.pixel_shader[i]
-
-# add the two extra colors to the palette
-for i in range(2):
-    remap_palette[i + 3] = colors[i]
 
 for i in range(2):
-    palette_mapper = TilePaletteMapper(remap_palette, 3, 1, 1)
-    palette_mapper[0] = [0, 1, i + 3]
-    palette_mappers.append(palette_mapper)
-    mouse_tg = TileGrid(mouse_bmp, pixel_shader=palette_mapper)
+    # create a palette for this mouse
+    mouse_palette = Palette(3)
+    # index zero is used for transparency
+    mouse_palette.make_transparent(0)
+    # add the palette to the list of palettes
+    palettes.append(mouse_palette)
+
+    # copy the first two colors from mouse palette
+    for palette_color_index in range(2):
+        mouse_palette[palette_color_index] = mouse_bmp.pixel_shader[palette_color_index]
+
+    # replace the last color with different color for each mouse
+    mouse_palette[2] = colors[i]
+
+    # create a TileGrid for this mouse cursor.
+    # use the palette created above
+    mouse_tg = TileGrid(mouse_bmp, pixel_shader=mouse_palette)
+
+    # move the mouse tilegrid to near the center of the display
     mouse_tg.x = display.width // 2 - (i * 12)
     mouse_tg.y = display.height // 2
+
+    # add this mouse tilegrid to the list of mouse tilegrids
     mouse_tgs.append(mouse_tg)
+
+    # add this mouse tilegrid to the main group so it will show
+    # on the display
     main_group.append(mouse_tg)
 
+    # create a label for this mouse
     output_lbl = Label(terminalio.FONT, text=f"{mouse_tg.x},{mouse_tg.y}", color=colors[i], scale=1)
+    # anchored to the top left corner of the label
     output_lbl.anchor_point = (0, 0)
+
+    # move to op left corner of the display, moving
+    # down by a static amount to static the two labels
+    # one below the other
     output_lbl.anchored_position = (1, 1 + i * 13)
+
+    # add the label to the list of labels
     output_lbls.append(output_lbl)
+
+    # add the label to the main group so it will show
+    # on the display
     main_group.append(output_lbl)
 
+# lists for mouse interface indexes, endpoint addresses, and USB Device instances
+# each of these will end up with length 2 once we find both mice
 mouse_interface_indexes = []
 mouse_endpoint_addresses = []
 mice = []
 
 # scan for connected USB devices
 for device in usb.core.find(find_all=True):
+    # check for boot mouse endpoints on this device
     mouse_interface_index, mouse_endpoint_address = (
         adafruit_usb_host_descriptors.find_boot_mouse_endpoint(device)
     )
+    # if a boot mouse interface index and endpoint address were found
     if mouse_interface_index is not None and mouse_endpoint_address is not None:
+        # add the interface index to the list of indexes
         mouse_interface_indexes.append(mouse_interface_index)
+        # add the endpoint address to the list of addresses
         mouse_endpoint_addresses.append(mouse_endpoint_address)
-
+        # add the device instance to the list of mice
         mice.append(device)
+
+        # print details to the console
         print(f"mouse interface: {mouse_interface_index} ", end="")
         print(f"endpoint_address: {hex(mouse_endpoint_address)}")
+
+        # detach device from kernel if needed
         if device.is_kernel_driver_active(0):
             device.detach_kernel_driver(0)
 
@@ -77,15 +116,20 @@ for device in usb.core.find(find_all=True):
 # This is ordered by bit position.
 BUTTONS = ["left", "right", "middle"]
 
+# list of buffers, will hold one buffer for each mouse
 mouse_bufs = []
-
-for mouse_tg in mouse_tgs:
+for i in range(2):
     # Buffer to hold data read from the mouse
-    # Boot mice have 4 byte reports
     mouse_bufs.append(array.array("b", [0] * 8))
 
 
 def get_mouse_deltas(buffer, read_count):
+    """
+    Given a buffer and read_count return the x and y delta values
+    :param buffer: A buffer containing data read from the mouse
+    :param read_count: How many bytes of data were read from the mouse
+    :return: tuple x,y delta values
+    """
     if read_count == 4:
         delta_x = buffer[1]
         delta_y = buffer[2]
@@ -97,25 +141,45 @@ def get_mouse_deltas(buffer, read_count):
     return delta_x, delta_y
 
 
+# main loop
 while True:
+    # for each mouse instance
     for mouse_index, mouse in enumerate(mice):
+        # try to read data from the mouse
         try:
             count = mouse.read(
                 mouse_endpoint_addresses[mouse_index], mouse_bufs[mouse_index], timeout=10
             )
+
+        # if there is no data it will raise USBTimeoutError
         except usb.core.USBTimeoutError:
+            # Nothing to do if there is no data for this mouse
             continue
+
+        # there was mouse data, so get the delta x and y values from it
         mouse_deltas = get_mouse_deltas(mouse_bufs[mouse_index], count)
+
+        # update the x position of this mouse cursor using the delta value
+        # clamped to the display size
         mouse_tgs[mouse_index].x = max(
             0, min(display.width - 1, mouse_tgs[mouse_index].x + mouse_deltas[0])
         )
+        # update the y position of this mouse cursor using the delta value
+        # clamped to the display size
         mouse_tgs[mouse_index].y = max(
             0, min(display.height - 1, mouse_tgs[mouse_index].y + mouse_deltas[1])
         )
 
+        # output string with the new cursor position
         out_str = f"{mouse_tgs[mouse_index].x},{mouse_tgs[mouse_index].y}"
+
+        # loop over possible button bit indexes
         for i, button in enumerate(BUTTONS):
+            # check each bit index to determin if the button was pressed
             if mouse_bufs[mouse_index][0] & (1 << i) != 0:
+                # if it was pressed, add the button to the output string
                 out_str += f" {button}"
 
+        # set the output string into text of the label
+        # to show it on the display
         output_lbls[mouse_index].text = out_str