1 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Melissa LeBlanc-Williams for Adafruit Industries
3 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
6 `displayio.epaperdisplay`
7 ================================================================================
11 **Software and Dependencies:**
14 https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Blinka/releases
16 * Author(s): Melissa LeBlanc-Williams
21 from typing import Optional, Union
22 import microcontroller
23 from digitalio import DigitalInOut
24 from circuitpython_typing import ReadableBuffer
25 from ._displaycore import _DisplayCore
26 from ._group import Group, circuitpython_splash
27 from ._colorconverter import ColorConverter
28 from ._displaybus import _DisplayBus
29 from ._area import Area
30 from ._constants import (
31 CHIP_SELECT_TOGGLE_EVERY_BYTE,
32 CHIP_SELECT_UNTOUCHED,
39 __version__ = "0.0.0+auto.0"
40 __repo__ = "https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Blinka_displayio.git"
44 # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes, too-many-statements
45 """Manage updating an epaper display over a display bus
47 This initializes an epaper display and connects it into CircuitPython. Unlike other
48 objects in CircuitPython, EPaperDisplay objects live until
49 displayio.release_displays() is called. This is done so that CircuitPython can use
52 Most people should not use this class directly. Use a specific display driver instead
53 that will contain the startup and shutdown sequences at minimum.
58 display_bus: _DisplayBus,
59 start_sequence: ReadableBuffer,
60 stop_sequence: ReadableBuffer,
69 set_column_window_command: Optional[int] = None,
70 set_row_window_command: Optional[int] = None,
71 set_current_column_command: Optional[int] = None,
72 set_current_row_command: Optional[int] = None,
73 write_black_ram_command: int,
74 black_bits_inverted: bool = False,
75 write_color_ram_command: Optional[int] = None,
76 color_bits_inverted: bool = False,
77 highlight_color: int = 0x000000,
78 refresh_display_command: Union[int, ReadableBuffer],
79 refresh_time: float = 40,
80 busy_pin: Optional[microcontroller.Pin] = None,
81 busy_state: bool = True,
82 seconds_per_frame: float = 180,
83 always_toggle_chip_select: bool = False,
84 grayscale: bool = False,
85 advanced_color_epaper: bool = False,
86 two_byte_sequence_length: bool = False,
87 start_up_time: float = 0,
88 address_little_endian: bool = False,
90 # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
91 """Create a EPaperDisplay object on the given display bus (`displayio.FourWire` or
92 `paralleldisplay.ParallelBus`).
94 The ``start_sequence`` and ``stop_sequence`` are bitpacked to minimize the ram impact. Every
95 command begins with a command byte followed by a byte to determine the parameter count and
96 delay. When the top bit of the second byte is 1 (0x80), a delay will occur after the command
97 parameters are sent. The remaining 7 bits are the parameter count excluding any delay
98 byte. The bytes following are the parameters. When the delay bit is set, a single byte after
99 the parameters specifies the delay duration in milliseconds. The value 0xff will lead to an
100 extra long 500 ms delay instead of 255 ms. The next byte will begin a new command
103 :param display_bus: The bus that the display is connected to
104 :type _DisplayBus: displayio.FourWire or paralleldisplay.ParallelBus
105 :param ~circuitpython_typing.ReadableBuffer start_sequence: Byte-packed command sequence.
106 :param ~circuitpython_typing.ReadableBuffer stop_sequence: Byte-packed command sequence.
107 :param int width: Width in pixels
108 :param int height: Height in pixels
109 :param int ram_width: RAM width in pixels
110 :param int ram_height: RAM height in pixels
111 :param int colstart: The index if the first visible column
112 :param int rowstart: The index if the first visible row
113 :param int rotation: The rotation of the display in degrees clockwise. Must be in
114 90 degree increments (0, 90, 180, 270)
115 :param int set_column_window_command: Command used to set the start and end columns
117 :param int set_row_window_command: Command used so set the start and end rows to update
118 :param int set_current_column_command: Command used to set the current column location
119 :param int set_current_row_command: Command used to set the current row location
120 :param int write_black_ram_command: Command used to write pixels values into the update
122 :param bool black_bits_inverted: True if 0 bits are used to show black pixels. Otherwise,
123 1 means to show black.
124 :param int write_color_ram_command: Command used to write pixels values into the update
126 :param bool color_bits_inverted: True if 0 bits are used to show the color. Otherwise, 1
128 :param int highlight_color: RGB888 of source color to highlight with third ePaper color.
129 :param int refresh_display_command: Command used to start a display refresh. Single int
130 or byte-packed command sequence
131 :param float refresh_time: Time it takes to refresh the display before the stop_sequence
132 should be sent. Ignored when busy_pin is provided.
133 :param microcontroller.Pin busy_pin: Pin used to signify the display is busy
134 :param bool busy_state: State of the busy pin when the display is busy
135 :param float seconds_per_frame: Minimum number of seconds between screen refreshes
136 :param bool always_toggle_chip_select: When True, chip select is toggled every byte
137 :param bool grayscale: When true, the color ram is the low bit of 2-bit grayscale
138 :param bool advanced_color_epaper: When true, the display is a 7-color advanced color
140 :param bool two_byte_sequence_length: When true, use two bytes to define sequence length
141 :param float start_up_time: Time to wait after reset before sending commands
142 :param bool address_little_endian: Send the least significant byte (not bit) of
143 multi-byte addresses first. Ignored when ram is addressed with one byte
146 if isinstance(refresh_display_command, int):
147 refresh_sequence = bytearray([refresh_display_command, 0])
148 if two_byte_sequence_length:
149 refresh_sequence += bytes([0])
150 elif isinstance(refresh_display_command, ReadableBuffer):
151 refresh_sequence = bytearray(refresh_display_command)
153 raise ValueError("Invalid refresh_display_command")
155 if write_color_ram_command is None:
156 write_color_ram_command = NO_COMMAND
158 if rotation % 90 != 0:
159 raise ValueError("Display rotation must be in 90 degree increments")
161 self._refreshing = False
163 core_grayscale = True
165 if advanced_color_epaper:
168 core_grayscale = False
170 self._core = _DisplayCore(
175 ram_height=ram_height,
179 color_depth=color_depth,
180 grayscale=core_grayscale,
181 pixels_in_byte_share_row=True,
183 reverse_pixels_in_byte=True,
184 reverse_bytes_in_word=True,
185 column_command=set_column_window_command,
186 row_command=set_row_window_command,
187 set_current_column_command=set_current_column_command,
188 set_current_row_command=set_current_row_command,
189 data_as_commands=False,
190 always_toggle_chip_select=always_toggle_chip_select,
191 sh1107_addressing=False,
192 address_little_endian=address_little_endian,
195 if highlight_color != 0x000000:
196 self._core.colorspace.tricolor = True
197 self._core.colorspace.tricolor_hue = ColorConverter._compute_hue(
200 self._core.colorspace.tricolor_luma = ColorConverter._compute_luma(
204 self._core.colorspace.tricolor = False
206 self._acep = advanced_color_epaper
207 self._core.colorspace.sevencolor = advanced_color_epaper
208 self._write_black_ram_command = write_black_ram_command
209 self._black_bits_inverted = black_bits_inverted
210 self._write_color_ram_command = write_color_ram_command
211 self._color_bits_inverted = color_bits_inverted
212 self._refresh_time_ms = refresh_time * 1000
213 self._busy_state = busy_state
214 self._milliseconds_per_frame = seconds_per_frame * 1000
215 self._chip_select = (
216 CHIP_SELECT_TOGGLE_EVERY_BYTE
217 if always_toggle_chip_select
218 else CHIP_SELECT_UNTOUCHED
220 self._grayscale = grayscale
222 self._start_sequence = start_sequence
223 self._start_up_time = start_up_time
224 self._stop_sequence = stop_sequence
225 self._refresh_sequence = refresh_sequence
227 self._two_byte_sequence_length = two_byte_sequence_length
228 if busy_pin is not None:
229 self._busy = DigitalInOut(busy_pin)
230 self._busy.switch_to_input()
232 self._ticks_disabled = False
234 # Clear the color memory if it isn't in use
235 if highlight_color == 0x00 and write_color_ram_command != NO_COMMAND:
238 self.show(circuitpython_splash)
240 def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
241 from . import ( # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel, cyclic-import
245 display_instance = super().__new__(cls)
246 allocate_display(display_instance)
247 return display_instance
249 def show(self, group: Group) -> None:
250 # pylint: disable=unnecessary-pass
251 """Switches to displaying the given group of layers. When group is None, the default
252 CircuitPython terminal will be shown (eventually).
255 group = circuitpython_splash
256 self._core.set_root_group(group)
258 def update_refresh_mode(
259 self, start_sequence: ReadableBuffer, seconds_per_frame: float
261 """Updates the ``start_sequence`` and ``seconds_per_frame`` parameters to enable
262 varying the refresh mode of the display."""
263 self._start_sequence = bytearray(start_sequence)
264 self._milliseconds_per_frame = seconds_per_frame * 1000
266 def refresh(self) -> None:
267 """Refreshes the display immediately or raises an exception if too soon. Use
268 ``time.sleep(display.time_to_refresh)`` to sleep until a refresh can occur.
270 if not self._refresh():
271 raise RuntimeError("Refresh too soon")
273 def _refresh(self) -> bool:
274 if self._refreshing and self._busy is not None:
275 if self._busy.value != self._busy_state:
276 self._ticks_disabled = True
277 self._refreshing = False
278 self._send_command_sequence(False, self._stop_sequence)
281 if self._core.current_group is None:
283 # Refresh at seconds per frame rate
284 if self.time_to_refresh > 0:
287 if not self._core.bus_free():
288 # Can't acquire display bus; skip updating this display. Try next display
291 areas_to_refresh = self._get_refresh_areas()
292 if not areas_to_refresh:
296 self._start_refresh()
298 self._finish_refresh()
299 while self._refreshing:
300 # TODO: Add something here that can change self._refreshing
303 self._start_refresh()
304 for area in areas_to_refresh:
305 self._refresh_area(area)
306 self._finish_refresh()
310 def _release(self) -> None:
311 """Release the display and free its resources"""
313 self._wait_for_busy()
314 self._ticks_disabled = True
315 self._refreshing = False
316 # Run stop sequence but don't wait for busy because busy is set when sleeping
317 self._send_command_sequence(False, self._stop_sequence)
318 self._core.release_display_core()
319 if self._busy is not None:
322 def _background(self) -> None:
323 """Run background refresh tasks."""
325 # Wait until initialized
326 if not hasattr(self, "_core"):
329 if self._ticks_disabled:
334 if self._busy is not None:
335 busy = self._busy.value
336 refresh_done = busy == self._busy_state
339 time.monotonic() * 1000 - self._core.last_refresh
344 self._ticks_disabled = True
345 self._refreshing = False
346 # Run stop sequence but don't wait for busy because busy is set when sleeping
347 self._send_command_sequence(False, self._stop_sequence)
349 def _get_refresh_areas(self) -> list[Area]:
350 """Get a list of areas to be refreshed"""
352 if self._core.full_refresh:
353 areas.append(self._core.area)
356 if self._core.current_group is not None:
357 self._core.current_group._get_refresh_areas( # pylint: disable=protected-access
360 first_area = areas[0]
361 if first_area is not None and self._core.row_command == NO_COMMAND:
362 # Do a full refresh if the display doesn't support partial updates
363 areas = [self._core.area]
366 def _refresh_area(self, area: Area) -> bool:
367 """Redraw the area."""
368 # pylint: disable=too-many-locals, too-many-branches
370 # Clip the area to the display by overlapping the areas.
371 # If there is no overlap then we're done.
372 if not self._core.clip_area(area, clipped):
376 rows_per_buffer = clipped.height()
377 pixels_per_word = 32 // self._core.colorspace.depth
378 pixels_per_buffer = clipped.size()
380 # We should have lots of memory
381 buffer_size = clipped.size() // pixels_per_word
383 if clipped.size() > buffer_size * pixels_per_word:
384 rows_per_buffer = buffer_size * pixels_per_word // clipped.width()
385 if rows_per_buffer == 0:
387 subrectangles = clipped.height() // rows_per_buffer
388 if clipped.height() % rows_per_buffer != 0:
390 pixels_per_buffer = rows_per_buffer * clipped.width()
391 buffer_size = pixels_per_buffer // pixels_per_word
392 if pixels_per_buffer % pixels_per_word:
395 mask_length = (pixels_per_buffer // 8) + 1 # 1 bit per pixel + 1
398 if self._write_color_ram_command != NO_COMMAND:
400 for pass_index in range(passes):
401 remaining_rows = clipped.height()
402 if self._core.row_command != NO_COMMAND:
403 self._core.set_region_to_update(clipped)
405 write_command = self._write_black_ram_command
407 write_command = self._write_color_ram_command
409 self._core.begin_transaction()
410 self._core.send(DISPLAY_COMMAND, self._chip_select, bytes([write_command]))
411 self._core.end_transaction()
413 for subrect_index in range(subrectangles):
416 clipped.y1 + rows_per_buffer * subrect_index,
418 clipped.y1 + rows_per_buffer * (subrect_index + 1),
420 if remaining_rows < rows_per_buffer:
421 subrectangle.y2 = subrectangle.y1 + remaining_rows
422 remaining_rows -= rows_per_buffer
424 subrectangle_size_bytes = subrectangle.size() // (
425 8 // self._core.colorspace.depth
428 buffer = memoryview(bytearray([0] * (buffer_size * 4)))
429 mask = memoryview(bytearray([0] * mask_length))
432 self._core.colorspace.grayscale = True
433 self._core.colorspace.grayscale_bit = 7
435 if self._grayscale: # 4-color grayscale
436 self._core.colorspace.grayscale_bit = 6
437 self._core.fill_area(subrectangle, mask, buffer)
438 elif self._core.colorspace.tricolor:
439 self._core.colorspace.grayscale = False
440 self._core.fill_area(subrectangle, mask, buffer)
441 elif self._core.colorspace.sevencolor:
442 self._core.fill_area(subrectangle, mask, buffer)
444 self._core.fill_area(subrectangle, mask, buffer)
447 if (pass_index == 1 and self._color_bits_inverted) or (
448 pass_index == 0 and self._black_bits_inverted
450 for i, _ in enumerate(buffer):
451 buffer[i] = ~buffer[i]
453 if not self._core.begin_transaction():
454 # Can't acquire display bus; skip the rest of the data. Try next display.
457 DISPLAY_DATA, self._chip_select, buffer[:subrectangle_size_bytes]
459 self._core.end_transaction()
462 def _send_command_sequence(
463 self, should_wait_for_busy: bool, sequence: ReadableBuffer
466 while i < len(sequence):
467 command = sequence[i]
468 data_size = sequence[i + 1]
469 delay = (data_size & DELAY) != 0
471 data = sequence[i + 2 : i + 2 + data_size]
472 if self._two_byte_sequence_length:
473 data_size = ((data_size & ~DELAY) << 8) + sequence[i + 2]
474 data = sequence[i + 3 : i + 3 + data_size]
476 self._core.begin_transaction()
478 DISPLAY_COMMAND, CHIP_SELECT_TOGGLE_EVERY_BYTE, bytes([command])
483 CHIP_SELECT_UNTOUCHED,
486 self._core.end_transaction()
490 delay_time_ms = sequence[i + 1 + data_size]
491 if delay_time_ms == 255:
493 time.sleep(delay_time_ms / 1000)
494 if should_wait_for_busy:
495 self._wait_for_busy()
497 if self._two_byte_sequence_length:
500 def _start_refresh(self) -> None:
502 self._core._bus_reset() # pylint: disable=protected-access
503 time.sleep(self._start_up_time)
504 self._send_command_sequence(True, self._start_sequence)
505 self._core.start_refresh()
507 def _finish_refresh(self) -> None:
508 # Actually refresh the display now that all pixel RAM has been updated
509 self._send_command_sequence(False, self._refresh_sequence)
510 self._ticks_disabled = False
511 self._refreshing = True
512 self._core.finish_refresh()
514 def _wait_for_busy(self) -> None:
515 if self._busy is not None:
516 while self._busy.value == self._busy_state:
519 def _clean_area(self) -> bool:
520 width = self._core.width
521 height = self._core.height
523 buffer = bytearray([0x77] * (width // 2))
524 self._core.begin_transaction()
526 DISPLAY_COMMAND, self._chip_select, bytes([self._write_black_ram_command])
528 self._core.end_transaction()
529 for _ in range(height):
530 if not self._core.begin_transaction():
532 self._core.send(DISPLAY_DATA, self._chip_select, buffer)
533 self._core.end_transaction()
537 def rotation(self) -> int:
538 """The rotation of the display as an int in degrees"""
539 return self._core.rotation
542 def rotation(self, value: int) -> None:
544 raise ValueError("Display rotation must be in 90 degree increments")
545 transposed = self._core.rotation in (90, 270)
546 will_transposed = value in (90, 270)
547 if transposed != will_transposed:
548 self._core.width, self._core.height = self._core.height, self._core.width
549 self._core.set_rotation(value)
552 def time_to_refresh(self) -> float:
553 """Time, in fractional seconds, until the ePaper display can be refreshed."""
554 if self._core.last_refresh == 0:
557 # Refresh at seconds per frame rate
558 elapsed_time = time.monotonic() * 1000 - self._core.last_refresh
559 if elapsed_time > self._milliseconds_per_frame:
561 return self._milliseconds_per_frame - elapsed_time
564 def busy(self) -> bool:
565 """True when the display is refreshing. This uses the ``busy_pin`` when available or the
566 ``refresh_time`` otherwise."""
567 return self._refreshing
570 def width(self) -> int:
572 return self._core.width
575 def height(self) -> int:
577 return self._core.height
580 def bus(self) -> _DisplayBus:
581 """Current Display Bus"""
582 return self._core.get_bus()
585 def root_group(self) -> Group:
586 """The root group on the epaper display.
587 If the root group is set to ``None``, no output will be shown.
589 return self._core.root_group
592 def root_group(self, new_group: Group) -> None:
593 self._core.root_group = new_group