""" 'hello_CircuitPython.py' ================================================= hello world using 16x2 character lcd requires: - CircuitPython_CharLCD Module """ import time from board import D7, D8, D9, D10, D11, D12, D13 import digitalio import adafruit_character_lcd # Character LCD Config: # modify this if you have a different sized charlcd lcd_columns = 16 lcd_rows = 2 # Metro m0 Pin Config: lcd_rs = digitalio.DigitalInOut(D7) lcd_en = digitalio.DigitalInOut(D8) lcd_d7 = digitalio.DigitalInOut(D12) lcd_d6 = digitalio.DigitalInOut(D11) lcd_d5 = digitalio.DigitalInOut(D10) lcd_d4 = digitalio.DigitalInOut(D9) lcd_backlight = digitalio.DigitalInOut(D13) # Init the lcd class lcd = adafruit_character_lcd.Character_LCD(lcd_rs, lcd_en, lcd_d4, lcd_d5, lcd_d6, lcd_d7, lcd_columns, lcd_rows, lcd_backlight) # Print a 2x line message lcd.message('hello\ncircuitpython') # Wait 5s time.sleep(5) # Demo showing cursor lcd.clear() lcd.show_cursor(True) lcd.message('showing cursor ') # Wait 5s time.sleep(5) # Demo showing the blinking cursor lcd.clear() lcd.blink(True) lcd.message('Blinky Cursor!') # Wait 5s time.sleep(5) lcd.blink(False) # Demo scrolling message LEFT lcd.clear() scroll_msg = 'Scroll' lcd.message(scroll_msg) # Scroll to the left for i in range(lcd_columns - len(scroll_msg)): time.sleep(0.5) lcd.move_left() # Demo turning backlight off lcd.clear() lcd.message("going to sleep\ncya later!") lcd.set_backlight(False) time.sleep(2)