flipdot/flipcontrol_esp32/src/main.cpp

#include <Arduino.h>

#include "flipdot.h"


Flipdot flipdot;



unsigned long loopmillis=0;
unsigned long last_update=0;

#define UPDATE_INTERVAL 5

void setup() {
    flipdot.init();

    Serial.begin(115200);
}

int countz=0;

void loop_testDots();
void loop_drawClearTest();

void loop() {
    loopmillis = millis();
    
    loop_drawClearTest();
    //loop_testDots();


    
}

#define COLUMNS 50
#define ROWS 16

void loop_testDots() {

    static bool init=false;
    if (!init) {
        flipdot.row=0;
        Serial.println("Clearing Display");
        for (int l=0;l<COLUMNS;l++) {
            flipdot.selectColumnClear(l%COLUMNS);

            flipdot.shiftData();

            if (!flipdot.clearSelectedColumn()) {
                Serial.println("Error clearing column!");
            }else{
                Serial.println("Cleared");
            }

            delay(50);
        }
        init=true;
        Serial.println("Finished Clearing");
        delay(1000);
    }
    

    

    Serial.println("Clearing");
    flipdot.row=0;
    flipdot.selectColumnClear(23);
    flipdot.shiftData();
    if (!flipdot.clearSelectedColumn()) {
        Serial.println("Error clearing column!");
    }
    delay(50);

    flipdot.row=0;
    flipdot.selectColumnClear(24);
    flipdot.shiftData();
    if (!flipdot.clearSelectedColumn()) {
        Serial.println("Error clearing column!");
    }
    delay(100);
    

    Serial.println("Setting");
    for (int i=23;i<25;i++) {
        flipdot.selectColumnSet(i); //lower column number is on the left
        
        flipdot.row=0;
        flipdot.row+=pow(2, 4);//low significant bits are lower rows (when connector at top)
        flipdot.row+=pow(2, 5);//low significant bits are lower rows (when connector at top)
        flipdot.shiftData();
        flipdot.setSelectedDot();
        delay(50);
    }

    delay(100);

    countz++;
    countz%=14;

    //init=false;
}


void loop_drawClearTest() {

    static bool init=false;
    if (!init) {
        flipdot.row=0;
        Serial.println("Clearing Display");
        for (int l=0;l<COLUMNS;l++) {
            flipdot.selectColumnClear(l%COLUMNS);

            flipdot.shiftData();

            if (!flipdot.clearSelectedColumn()) {
                Serial.println("Error clearing column!");
            }else{
                Serial.println("Cleared");
            }

            delay(20);
        }
        init=true;
        delay(1000);
    }
    

    if (loopmillis > last_update + UPDATE_INTERVAL) 
    {
        
        Serial.print("count=");
        Serial.print(countz);Serial.print(": ");

        //setting colX to 128, 32, 8,2 (or a combination of), then appling 12V to driver and GND to Clear, clears these colums
            // this applies +12v to selected columns
        //setting colX to 64,16,4,1 (or a combination of), then setting row shift registers to some setting sets the selected dots
            // this applies GND to selected columns
        //reset pin on annax board input should be used (not pulled to gnd for a short time) after dots have been flipped (to disable potentially activated transistors)


        //cycle testing set dots        
        flipdot.selectColumnSet(countz/ROWS); //lower column number is on the left
        flipdot.row=pow(2, (countz)%ROWS);//low significant bits are lower rows (when connector at top)
    
        
        
            
        /*Serial.print("Row="); Serial.print(row); Serial.print(" Col=");
        for (uint8_t i=0;i<7;i++) {
            Serial.print(","); Serial.print(col[i]);
        }
        Serial.println();*/
        //reset pin on ribbon cable high (12Vpullup/open), then low (via Transistor)

        unsigned long starttime=micros();
        
        flipdot.shiftData();


        flipdot.setSelectedDot();


        unsigned long shiftduration=micros()-starttime;
        Serial.println("");
        Serial.print("Duration="); Serial.println(shiftduration);


     
        last_update=loopmillis;
        countz++;

        if (countz>=ROWS*COLUMNS) {
            countz=0;
            init=false;
        }

    }

    
}