// Use the MD_MAX72XX library to scroll text on the display
//
// Demonstrates the use of the callback function to control what
// is scrolled on the display text.
//
// User can enter text on the serial monitor and this will display as a
// scrolling message on the display.
// Speed for the display is controlled by a pot on SPEED_IN analog in.
//
#include <MD_MAX72xx.h>
#include <SPI.h>
#define IMMEDIATE_NEW 0 // if 1 will immediately display a new message
#define USE_POT_CONTROL 1
#define PRINT_CALLBACK 0
#define PRINT(s, v) { Serial.print(F(s)); Serial.print(v); }
// Define the number of devices we have in the chain and the hardware interface
// NOTE: These pin numbers will probably not work with your hardware and may
// need to be adapted
#define HARDWARE_TYPE MD_MAX72XX::PAROLA_HW
#define MAX_DEVICES 11
#define CLK_PIN 18 // or SCK
#define DATA_PIN 23 // or MOSI
#define CS_PIN 5 // or SS
// SPI hardware interface
MD_MAX72XX mx = MD_MAX72XX(HARDWARE_TYPE, CS_PIN, MAX_DEVICES);
// Arbitrary pins
//MD_MAX72XX mx = MD_MAX72XX(HARDWARE_TYPE, DATA_PIN, CLK_PIN, CS_PIN, MAX_DEVICES);
// Scrolling parameters
#if USE_POT_CONTROL
#define SPEED_IN A5
#else
#define SCROLL_DELAY 20 // in milliseconds
#endif // USE_POT_CONTROL
#define CHAR_SPACING 1 // pixels between characters
// Global message buffers shared by Serial and Scrolling functions
#define BUF_SIZE 75
uint8_t curMessage[BUF_SIZE] = { "Hello! " };
uint8_t newMessage[BUF_SIZE];
bool newMessageAvailable = false;
uint16_t scrollDelay; // in milliseconds
void readSerial(void)
{
static uint8_t putIndex = 0;
while (Serial.available())
{
newMessage[putIndex] = (char)Serial.read();
if ((newMessage[putIndex] == '\n') || (putIndex >= BUF_SIZE-3)) // end of message character or full buffer
{
// put in a message separator and end the string
newMessage[putIndex++] = ' ';
newMessage[putIndex] = '\0';
// restart the index for next filling spree and flag we have a message waiting
putIndex = 0;
newMessageAvailable = true;
}
else if (newMessage[putIndex] != '\r')
// Just save the next char in next location
putIndex++;
}
}
void scrollDataSink(uint8_t dev, MD_MAX72XX::transformType_t t, uint8_t col)
// Callback function for data that is being scrolled off the display
{
#if PRINT_CALLBACK
Serial.print("\n cb ");
Serial.print(dev);
Serial.print(' ');
Serial.print(t);
Serial.print(' ');
Serial.println(col);
#endif
}
uint8_t scrollDataSource(uint8_t dev, MD_MAX72XX::transformType_t t)
// Callback function for data that is required for scrolling into the display
{
static uint8_t* p = curMessage;
static enum { NEW_MESSAGE, LOAD_CHAR, SHOW_CHAR, BETWEEN_CHAR } state = LOAD_CHAR;
static uint8_t curLen, showLen;
static uint8_t cBuf[15];
uint8_t colData = 0; // blank column is the default
#if IMMEDIATE_NEW
if (newMessageAvailable) // there is a new message waiting
{
state = NEW_MESSAGE;
mx.clear(); // clear the display
}
#endif
// finite state machine to control what we do on the callback
switch(state)
{
case NEW_MESSAGE: // Load the new message
memcpy(curMessage, newMessage, BUF_SIZE); // copy it in
newMessageAvailable = false; // used it!
p = curMessage;
state = LOAD_CHAR;
break;
case LOAD_CHAR: // Load the next character from the font table
showLen = mx.getChar(*p++, sizeof(cBuf)/sizeof(cBuf[0]), cBuf);
curLen = 0;
state = SHOW_CHAR;
// if we reached end of message, opportunity to load the next
if (*p == '\0')
{
p = curMessage; // reset the pointer to start of message
#if !IMMEDIATE_NEW
if (newMessageAvailable) // there is a new message waiting
{
state = NEW_MESSAGE; // we will load it here
break;
}
#endif
}
// !! deliberately fall through to next state to start displaying
case SHOW_CHAR: // display the next part of the character
colData = cBuf[curLen++];
if (curLen == showLen)
{
showLen = CHAR_SPACING;
curLen = 0;
state = BETWEEN_CHAR;
}
break;
case BETWEEN_CHAR: // display inter-character spacing (blank columns)
colData = 0;
curLen++;
if (curLen == showLen)
state = LOAD_CHAR;
break;
default:
state = LOAD_CHAR;
}
return(colData);
}
void scrollText(void)
{
static uint32_t prevTime = 0;
// Is it time to scroll the text?
if (millis()-prevTime >= scrollDelay)
{
mx.transform(MD_MAX72XX::TSL); // scroll along - the callback will load all the data
prevTime = millis(); // starting point for next time
}
}
uint16_t getScrollDelay(void)
{
#if USE_POT_CONTROL
uint16_t t;
t = analogRead(SPEED_IN);
t = map(t, 0, 1023, 25, 250);
return(t);
#else
return(SCROLL_DELAY);
#endif
}
void setup()
{
mx.begin();
mx.setShiftDataInCallback(scrollDataSource);
mx.setShiftDataOutCallback(scrollDataSink);
#if USE_POT_CONTROL
pinMode(SPEED_IN, INPUT);
#else
scrollDelay = SCROLL_DELAY;
#endif
newMessage[0] = '\0';
Serial.begin(57600);
Serial.print("\n[MD_MAX72XX Message Display]\nType a message for the scrolling display\nEnd message line with a newline");
}
void loop()
{
scrollDelay = getScrollDelay();
readSerial();
scrollText();
}