Minor .py changes for latest Raspbian and PIL

accel.py

@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ class AccelSand(SpectroBase):
         while True:
             try:
                 acceleration = accelerometer.acceleration
+                # If using a non-default orientation for the accelerometer,
+                # you can swap or invert axes as needed here:
+                # acceleration = (-acceleration[2], acceleration[1],
+                #                acceleration[0])
             except OSError:
                 # Keep last value
                 pass

cpu_load.py

@@ -48,8 +48,12 @@ class CPULoad(SpectroBase):
             # Poll CPU load and temperature
             cpu_load = psutil.cpu_percent(percpu=False)
             temps = psutil.sensors_temperatures(fahrenheit=IMPERIAL)
-            thermal = temps.get("cpu-thermal")
-            temperature = thermal[0].current
+            try:
+                thermal = temps.get("cpu_thermal") # New hotness
+                temperature = thermal[0].current
+            except TypeError:
+                thermal = temps.get("cpu-thermal") # Oldschool
+                temperature = thermal[0].current
 
             # Format load and temperature
             load_string = load_format.format(cpu_load)

fb2matrix.py

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 Framebuffer-to-matrix mirror program for Adafruit Spectro.
 Based on notro's framebuffer insights.
 https://github.com/notro/fbtft_test
-PRO TIP: for best performance, set up framebuffer for
-a small size (e.g. 320x240) in /boot/config.txt:
+PRO TIP: for best performance (and to reduce flicker), set up
+framebuffer for a small size (e.g. 320x240) in /boot/config.txt:
 
 hdmi_force_hotplug=1
 hdmi_group=2

gifplay.py

@@ -65,11 +65,12 @@ class GIFplayer(SpectroBase):
             for frame in ImageSequence.Iterator(image):
                 # Save frame duration, gets lost in the convert/resize
                 next_duration = frame.info.get('duration', 100) / 1000.0
+                # Frame must be RGB mode for SetImage()
+                frame = frame.convert('RGB')
                 if resize:
-                    # Frame must be converted to RGB and resized each time,
-                    # can't just do that operation once on the input image,
-                    # as the RGB conversion makes it lose its "GIF-ness."
-                    frame = frame.convert('RGB')
+                    # Frame must be resized each time, can't just do
+                    # that operation once on the input image, as the
+                    # RGB conversion makes it lose its "GIF-ness."
                     frame = frame.resize(scaled_size, resample=FILTER)
                 if back_image:
                     back_image.paste(frame, position)