The PyPortal is the perfect device to interact with internet of things (IoT) projects. Perfect when you need something that’s a bit more than a few buttons on a microcontroller, but a computer or smartphone app would be too much. So you need some sort of simple user interface that can handle buttons, lots of text, icons, and even a few views.
This guide covers a few steps which make it easy to build a small User Interface (UI) in CircuitPython, the easy to use Python implementation for microcontrollers and single board computers (SBC). You may do things like:
How to change the display orientation.
Using Groups like windows that can be turned on or off.
Creating image placeholders that let you easily change the background and icons.
Display dynamic text with word wrapping.
Create buttons for navigation and in unique windows.
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