Adafruit_CircuitPython_DHT/examples/dhttoleddisplay.py
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"""
example of reading temperature and humidity from a DHT device
and displaying results to the serial port and a 8 digit 7-segment display
the DHT device data wire is connected to board.D2
"""
# import for dht devices
import time
import adafruit_dht
from board import D2
#imports for 7-segment display device
from adafruit_max7219 import bcddigits
from board import TX, RX, A2
import busio
import digitalio
clk = RX
din = TX
cs = digitalio.DigitalInOut(A2)
spi = busio.SPI(clk, MOSI=din)
display = bcddigits.BCDDigits(spi, cs, nDigits=8)
display.brightness(5)
#initial the dht device
dhtDevice = adafruit_dht.DHT22(D2)
while True:
try:
# show the values to the serial port
temperature = dhtDevice.temperature*9/5+32
humidity = dhtDevice.humidity
#print("Temp: {:.1f} F Humidity: {}% ".format(temperature, humidity))
# now show the values on the 8 digit 7-segment display
display.clear_all()
display.show_str(0,'{:5.1f}{:5.1f}'.format(temperature, humidity))
display.show()
except RuntimeError as error:
print(error.args)
time.sleep(2.0)