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Dark Moon support, code.py

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Added Dark Moon support when i noticed the moon didn't update on a dark moon night.
Added Red Moon as error indicator if there is another instance of API responding with something unexpected
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Henry Amador 2025-04-07 21:01:18 -07:00 committed by GitHub
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QT_Py/NeoPixel_Moon_Phase_Clock/code.py
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@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ requests = adafruit_requests.Session(pool, ssl.create_default_context())
# neopixels, 49 total
OFF = (0, 0, 0)
ON = (255, 255, 255)
RED = (255,0,0)
pixel_pin = board.A3
num_pixels = 49
pixels = neopixel.NeoPixel(pixel_pin, num_pixels, brightness=0.1, auto_write=False)
@ -43,9 +44,11 @@ FULL_MOON = 4
WANING_GIBBOUS = 5
THIRD_QUARTER = 6
WANING_CRESCENT = 7
DARK_MOON = 8
RED_MOON = 9
# strings that match return from API
phase_names = ["New Moon", "Waxing Crescent", "First Quarter", "Waxing Gibbous",
"Full Moon", "Waning Gibbous", "Third Quarter", "Waning Crescent"]
"Full Moon", "Waning Gibbous", "Third Quarter", "Waning Crescent","Dark Moon","Red Moon"]
# functions for each moon phase to light up based on neopixel orientation
def set_new_moon():
@ -95,7 +98,17 @@ def set_waning_crescent():
for i in range(5, 18):
pixels[i] = ON
pixels.show()
def set_dark_moon():
pixels.fill(OFF)
for i in range(9,14):
pixels[i] = ON
pixels.show()
def set_red_moon():
pixels.fill(RED)
pixels.show()
# match functions with phases
phase_functions = {
NEW_MOON: set_new_moon,
@ -105,12 +118,14 @@ phase_functions = {
FULL_MOON: set_full_moon,
WANING_GIBBOUS: set_waning_gibbous,
THIRD_QUARTER: set_third_quarter,
WANING_CRESCENT: set_waning_crescent
WANING_CRESCENT: set_waning_crescent,
DARK_MOON: set_dark_moon,
RED_MOON: set_red_moon
}
# test function, runs through all 8 in order
def demo_all_phases(delay=1):
for phase in range(8):
for phase in range(9):
print(f"Setting phase: {phase_names[phase]}")
phase_functions[phase]()
time.sleep(delay)
@ -119,10 +134,15 @@ demo_all_phases()
# takes response from API, matches to function, runs function
def set_moon_phase(phase):
phase_lower = phase.lower()
error_check = 0
for i, name in enumerate(phase_names):
if phase_lower == name.lower():
error_check = 1
phase_functions[i]()
print(f"Moon phase set to: {name}")
if error_check == 0:
print("ERROR")
set_red_moon() #error indicator if API responce is unexpected
# time keeping, fetches API every 6 hours
timer_clock = ticks_ms()