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A threaded weather and clock display for the #Pimoroni #GlacticUnicorn
import urequests as requests
import json
import network
import secrets
from picographics import PicoGraphics, DISPLAY_GALACTIC_UNICORN as DISPLAY
from galactic import GalacticUnicorn
import jpegdec, math, ntptime, time
import _thread
rtc = machine.RTC()
year, month, day, wd, hour, minute, second, _ = rtc.datetime()
galactic = GalacticUnicorn()
graphics = PicoGraphics(DISPLAY)
#Timer global variables
last_time_sync = time.time()
last_cheerlight_check = time.time()
utc_offset = 0
def sync_time():
global wlan
if not wifi_available:
return
if not wlan.isconnected():
wifi_connect()
try:
ntptime.settime()
#print("Time set")
except OSError as e:
print(e)
pass
def sync_time_if_reqd():
global last_time_sync
if time.time() - last_time_sync > 86400: #Sync once per day
#print ("Running Time Sync")
sync_time()
last_time_sync = time.time()
WHITE = graphics.create_pen(255, 255, 255)
BLACK = graphics.create_pen(0, 0, 0)
BACKGROUND_COLOUR = (10, 0, 96) # Blue
OUTLINE_COLOUR = (0, 0, 0)
MESSAGE_COLOUR = (255, 255, 255)
city = 'SOMEPLACE'
country_code = 'SOMECOUNTRY'
#example
#city = 'Lahore'
#country_code = 'PAK'
width = GalacticUnicorn.WIDTH
height = GalacticUnicorn.HEIGHT
open_weather_map_api_key = '<YOUR API KEY>'
station = network.WLAN(network.STA_IF)
station.active(True)
station.connect(secrets.WIFI_SSID, secrets.WIFI_PASSWORD)
while station.isconnected() == False:
pass
def outline_text(text, x, y):
graphics.set_pen(BLACK)
graphics.text(text, x - 1, y - 1, -1, 1)
graphics.text(text, x, y - 1, -1, 1)
graphics.text(text, x + 1, y - 1, -1, 1)
graphics.text(text, x - 1, y, -1, 1)
graphics.text(text, x + 1, y, -1, 1)
graphics.text(text, x - 1, y + 1, -1, 1)
graphics.text(text, x, y + 1, -1, 1)
graphics.text(text, x + 1, y + 1, -1, 1)
graphics.set_pen(WHITE)
graphics.text(text, x, y, -1, 1)
def set_background():
# global cheercolor
graphics.set_pen(graphics.create_pen(10,0,16))
for x in range(14,width):
for y in range(0,height):
graphics.pixel(x, y)
print('Connection successful')
def redraw_weather():
while True:
#set your unique OpenWeatherMap.org URL
open_weather_map_url = 'http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=' + city + ',' + country_code + '&APPID=' + open_weather_map_api_key
weather_data = requests.get(open_weather_map_url)
# Location (City and Country code)
location = weather_data.json().get('name')
# Weather Description
description = weather_data.json().get('weather')[0].get('main')
print(description)
if (description == "Clouds"):
icon="greycloud.jpeg"
else:
icon="sunny.jpeg"
#icon="thunder.jpg"
raw_temperature = weather_data.json().get('main').get('temp')-273.15
temperature = str(round(raw_temperature)) + '°'
raw_min = weather_data.json().get('main').get('temp_min')-273.17
mintemp = str(round(raw_min))+'°'
print(temperature)
set_background()
j = jpegdec.JPEG(graphics)
j.open_file(icon)
j.decode(0, 0, jpegdec.JPEG_SCALE_FULL)
graphics.set_font("bitmap8")
graphics.set_pen(WHITE)
outline_text(temperature,16, 2)
galactic.update(graphics)
time.sleep(120)
def redraw_time():
while True:
global year, month, day, wd, hour, minute, second, last_second
# Display the result
year, month, day, wd, hour, minute, second, _ = rtc.datetime()
clock = "{:02}:{:02}".format(hour, minute)
# set the font
#graphics.set_font("bitmap8")
# calculate text position so that it is centred
w = graphics.measure_text(clock, 1)
#x = int(width / 2 - w / 2 + 1)
x = 10
y = 2
outline_text(clock, 32, y)
galactic.update(graphics)
time.sleep(0.01)
while True:
second_thread = _thread.start_new_thread(redraw_time, ())
redraw_weather()
#galactic.update(graphics)
#graphics.clear()
time.sleep(30)
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