show_charmap.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Danilo Bargen

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"""
from __future__ import print_function, division, absolute_import, unicode_literals

import sys

from RPLCD_i2c import CharLCD


try:
    range = xrange
except NameError:  # Python 3
    pass

try:
    safe_input = raw_input
except NameError:  # Python 3
    safe_input = input

try:
    unichr = unichr
except NameError:  # Python 3
    unichr = chr


if __name__ == '__main__':
    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
        print('Usage: %s <rows> <cols>' % sys.argv[0])
        sys.exit(1)

    rows, cols = int(sys.argv[1]), int(sys.argv[2])
    lcd = CharLCD(address=0x38, port=1, cols=cols, rows=rows, dotsize=8, ignore_special=True)

    print('This tool shows the character map of your LCD on the display.')
    print('Press ctrl+c at any time to abort.\n')

    page = 0
    chars_per_page = rows * cols

    try:
        while True:
            page_start = page * chars_per_page
            page_end = page_start + chars_per_page
            if page_end > 256:
                page_end = 256
            lcd.clear()
            print('Displaying page %d (characters %d-%d).' %
                       (page, page_start, page_end - 1))
            for i in range(page_start, page_end):
                if i < 255:
                    lcd.write_string(unichr(i))
                else:
                    lcd.write_string(unichr(i))
                    safe_input('Press <ENTER> to exit.')
                    lcd.clear()
                    sys.exit(0)
            page += 1
            safe_input('Press <ENTER> to continue.')
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        print('Aborting.')

    lcd.clear()