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+import sys
+import time
+import busio
+import board
+import digitalio
+import adafruit_ov5640
+
+print("construct bus")
+bus = busio.I2C(board.GP9, board.GP8)
+print("construct camera")
+reset = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.GP10)
+cam = adafruit_ov5640.OV5640(
+    bus,
+    data_pins=(board.GP12,board.GP13,board.GP14,board.GP15,board.GP16,board.GP17,board.GP18,board.GP19),  # [16]     [org]
+    clock=board.GP11,  # [15]     [blk]
+    vsync=board.GP7,  # [10]     [brn]
+    href=board.GP21,  # [27/o14] [red]
+    mclk=board.GP20,  # [16/o15]
+    shutdown=None,
+    reset=reset,
+    size=adafruit_ov5640.OV5640_SIZE_QQVGA,
+)
+print("print chip id")
+print(cam.chip_id)
+
+
+cam.colorspace = adafruit_ov5640.OV5640_COLOR_YUV
+cam.flip_y = True
+cam.flip_x = True
+cam.test_pattern = False
+
+buf = bytearray(cam.capture_buffer_size)
+chars = b" .':-+=*%$#"
+remap = [chars[i * (len(chars) - 1) // 255] for i in range(256)]
+
+width = cam.width
+row = bytearray(width)
+
+print("capturing")
+cam.capture(buf)
+print("capture complete")
+
+sys.stdout.write("\033[2J")
+while True:
+    cam.capture(buf)
+    for j in range(0, cam.height, 2):
+        sys.stdout.write(f"\033[{j//2}H")
+        for i in range(cam.width):
+            row[i] = remap[buf[2 * (width * j + i)]]
+        sys.stdout.write(row)
+        sys.stdout.write("\033[K")
+    sys.stdout.write("\033[J")
+    time.sleep(0.1)
+
+
+import time
+from adafruit_ov7670 import (
+    OV7670,
+    OV7670_SIZE_DIV1,
+    OV7670_SIZE_DIV16,
+    OV7670_TEST_PATTERN_COLOR_BAR,
+    OV7670_TEST_PATTERN_SHIFTING_1,
+    OV7670_TEST_PATTERN_COLOR_BAR_FADE,
+)
+from displayio import (
+    Bitmap,
+    Group,
+    TileGrid,
+    FourWire,
+    release_displays,
+    ColorConverter,
+    Colorspace,
+)
+from adafruit_st7789 import ST7789
+import board
+import busio
+import digitalio
+
+# Set up the display (You must customize this block for your display!)
+release_displays()
+spi = busio.SPI(clock=board.GP2, MOSI=board.GP3)
+display_bus = FourWire(spi, command=board.GP0, chip_select=board.GP1, reset=None)
+display = ST7789(display_bus, width=240, height=240, rowstart=80, rotation=270)
+
+
+# Ensure the camera is shut down, so that it releases the SDA/SCL lines,
+# then create the configuration I2C bus
+
+with digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.GP10) as reset:
+    reset.switch_to_output(False)
+    time.sleep(0.001)
+    bus = busio.I2C(board.GP9, board.GP8)
+
+# Set up the camera (you must customize this for your board!)
+cam = OV7670(
+    bus,
+    data0=board.GP12,  # [16]     [org]
+    clock=board.GP11,  # [15]     [blk]
+    vsync=board.GP7,  # [10]     [brn]
+    href=board.GP21,  # [27/o14] [red]
+    mclk=board.GP20,  # [16/o15]
+    shutdown=None,
+    reset=board.GP10,
+)  # [14]
+
+width = display.width
+height = display.height
+
+#cam.test_pattern = OV7670_TEST_PATTERN_COLOR_BAR_FADE
+bitmap = None
+# Select the biggest size for which we can allocate a bitmap successfully, and
+# which is not bigger than the display
+for size in range(OV7670_SIZE_DIV1, OV7670_SIZE_DIV16 + 1):
+    cam.size = size
+    if cam.width > width:
+        continue
+    if cam.height > height:
+        continue
+    try:
+        bitmap = Bitmap(cam.width, cam.height, 65535)
+        break
+    except MemoryError:
+        continue
+
+print(width, height, cam.width, cam.height)
+if bitmap is None:
+    raise SystemExit("Could not allocate a bitmap")
+
+g = Group(scale=1, x=(width-cam.width)//2, y=(height-cam.height)//2)
+tg = TileGrid(
+    bitmap, pixel_shader=ColorConverter(input_colorspace=Colorspace.RGB565_SWAPPED)
+)
+g.append(tg)
+display.show(g)
+
+t0 = time.monotonic_ns()
+display.auto_refresh = False
+while True:
+    cam.capture(bitmap)
+    bitmap.dirty()
+    display.refresh(minimum_frames_per_second=0)
+    t1 = time.monotonic_ns()
+    print("fps", 1e9 / (t1 - t0))
+    t0 = t1