// Include the required Arduino libraries:
#include <MD_Parola.h>
#include <MD_MAX72xx.h>
#include <SPI.h>

int i = 0;

textEffect_t texteffect[] =
{
  PA_PRINT,
  PA_SCAN_HORIZ,
  PA_SCROLL_LEFT,
  PA_WIPE,
  PA_SCROLL_UP_LEFT,
  PA_SCROLL_UP,
  PA_OPENING_CURSOR,
  PA_GROW_UP,
  PA_MESH,
  PA_SCROLL_UP_RIGHT,
  PA_BLINDS,
  PA_CLOSING,
  PA_RANDOM,
  PA_GROW_DOWN,
  PA_SCAN_VERT,
  PA_SCROLL_DOWN_LEFT,
  PA_WIPE_CURSOR,
  PA_DISSOLVE,
  PA_OPENING,
  PA_CLOSING_CURSOR,
  PA_SCROLL_DOWN_RIGHT,
  PA_SCROLL_RIGHT,
  PA_SLICE,
  PA_SCROLL_DOWN
};

String message ="BENNY";

// Define hardware type, size, and output pins:
#define HARDWARE_TYPE MD_MAX72XX::PAROLA_HW
#define MAX_DEVICES 12
#define CS_PIN 3

// Create a new instance of the MD_Parola class with hardware SPI connection:
//MD_Parola myDisplay = MD_Parola(HARDWARE_TYPE, CS_PIN, MAX_DEVICES);

//Setup for software SPI:
#define DATA_PIN 2
#define CLK_PIN 4
MD_Parola myDisplay = MD_Parola(HARDWARE_TYPE, DATA_PIN, CLK_PIN, CS_PIN, MAX_DEVICES);

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  myDisplay.begin();
  myDisplay.setIntensity(0);
  myDisplay.setTextAlignment(PA_LEFT);
  myDisplay.setPause(100);
  myDisplay.setSpeed(50);
  myDisplay.displayClear();
}

void loop()
{
  if (myDisplay.displayAnimate()) {
  //Serial.println(message);
  myDisplay.displayText(message.c_str(), myDisplay.getTextAlignment(), myDisplay.getSpeed(), myDisplay.getPause(), texteffect[2], texteffect[2]);
  myDisplay.displayReset();
  //delay(1000);
  }
  if (Serial.available() > 0)
  {
    message = Serial.readStringUntil('\n');
    //updateMessage(message.c_str());
  }
}

void updateMessage(char *message)
{
  myDisplay.displayText(message, myDisplay.getTextAlignment(), myDisplay.getSpeed(), myDisplay.getPause(), texteffect[2], texteffect[2]);
  myDisplay.displayReset();
}