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analog meter test code, ME 30 example fall 2025
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 ladyada for Adafruit Industries
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
"""
This test will initialize the display using displayio and draw a solid green
background, a smaller purple rectangle, and some yellow text.
"""
import analogio
import board
import displayio
import terminalio
from adafruit_display_text import label
from fourwire import FourWire
import time
from adafruit_st7735r import ST7735R
sensor = analogio.AnalogIn(board.A0)
DISPLAY_WIDTH = 160
# Release any resources currently in use for the displays
displayio.release_displays()
spi = board.SPI()
tft_cs = board.D5
tft_dc = board.D6
display_bus = FourWire(spi, command=tft_dc, chip_select=tft_cs, reset=board.D9)
display = ST7735R(display_bus, width=DISPLAY_WIDTH, height=128, rotation=90, bgr=True)
# Make the display context
splash = displayio.Group()
display.root_group = splash
color_bitmap = displayio.Bitmap(DISPLAY_WIDTH, 128, 1)
color_palette = displayio.Palette(1)
color_palette[0] = 0xFF00FF # purple
bg_sprite = displayio.TileGrid(color_bitmap, pixel_shader=color_palette, x=0, y=0)
splash.append(bg_sprite)
# Draw a smaller inner rectangle
inner_bitmap = displayio.Bitmap(DISPLAY_WIDTH - 10, 118, 1)
inner_palette = displayio.Palette(1)
inner_palette[0] = 0x00FF00 # green
inner_sprite = displayio.TileGrid(inner_bitmap, pixel_shader=inner_palette, x=5, y=5)
splash.append(inner_sprite)
# Draw a label
text_group = displayio.Group(scale=2, x=11, y=64)
text = "MASSIVE"
text_area = label.Label(terminalio.FONT, text=text, color=0xFF0000)
text_group.append(text_area) # Subgroup for text scaling
splash.append(text_group)
offset = 0
while True:
time.sleep(0.3)
offset = int((float(sensor.value) / 65536.0) * DISPLAY_WIDTH)
# inner_sprite = displayio.TileGrid(inner_bitmap, pixel_shader=inner_palette, x=offset, y=5)
bg_sprite.x = 0
inner_sprite.x = DISPLAY_WIDTH - offset
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