Update on BP Structure Template

tickerpi/ticker.py

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+#Created By: Justin Healy and Vin Presciutti || 2021
+#Based off of work done by 2020 Melissa LeBlanc-Williams, written for Adafruit Industries, MIT
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import board
+import neopixel
+from PIL import Image
+from adafruit_pixel_framebuf import PixelFramebuffer
+import time
+import argparse
+
+ 
+gpio_pin = board.D18
+
+pixel_width = 8
+scroll_width = pixel_width + 1
+pixel_height = 16
+scroll_height = pixel_height + 1
+
+pixel_max = pixel_width * pixel_height - 1
+
+led_message = "Jaki is the love of my life"
+
+# Main program logic follows:
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # Process arguments
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('-c', '--clear', action='store_true', help='clear the display on exit')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Create NeoPixel object with appropriate configuration.
+    neo_pixel = neopixel.NeoPixel(gpio_pin, pixel_width * pixel_height, brightness=0.1, auto_write=False)
+    #Create PixelFramebuffer object with appropriate configuration.
+    pixel_framebuf = PixelFramebuffer(neo_pixel, pixel_width, pixel_height, reverse_x=True,alternating=True)
+
+    print ('Press Ctrl-C to quit.')
+    if not args.clear:
+        print('Use "-c" argument to clear LEDs on exit')
+
+    try:
+
+        while True:
+            led_message_len = len(led_message)
+            led_message_scroll_height = led_message_len * 16
+            
+
+            for led_scroll in range(0, led_message_scroll_height , 1):
+                led_char_counter = 1
+                pixel_framebuf.fill(0x000000)
+               # pixel_framebuf.display()
+                
+                for led_char in led_message:
+                    
+                    led_char_spacing = 8 * led_char_counter
+                    led_char_pos = pixel_height - led_scroll + led_char_spacing
+                    pixel_framebuf.text(led_char, 0, led_char_pos , 0x00FF00)
+                    led_char_counter += 1
+
+                pixel_framebuf.display()
+                time.sleep(25/500)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        if args.clear:
+            neo_pixel.deinit()
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+