Since the PyPortal came out, there have been many examples written which take advantage of the CircuitPython displayio graphics system. We have been working on writing a version of displayio that runs on Blinka, the CircuitPython compatibility layer for Python 3 on single board computers. With Blinka, you can run your favorite CircuitPython displayio applications and games on boards such as the Raspberry Pi or even the FT232H.
To make things even easier, we also wrote a version of the PyPortal library that runs on Blinka to make it even easier to get up and running. The Raspberry Pi is already connected to the internet, so we decided to take advantage of this and removed much of the code that handled managing the connections and replaced it with the Linux equivalents.
The Blinka PyPortal library is a port of the original PyPortal library that is intended to be run in CPython. It leverages the Blinka Displayio library, which is a port of the original CircuitPython displayio library and is built on top of Adafruit Blinka and the Python Imaging Library. The idea behind the PyPortal library is to be able to run many of the examples that are currently available for the PyPortal with minimal changes.
We are angry, frustrated, and in pain because of the violence and murder of Black people by the police because of racism. We are in the fight AGAINST RACISM. George Floyd was murdered, his life stolen. The Adafruit teams have specific actions we’ve done, are doing, and will do together as a company and culture. We are asking the Adafruit community to get involved and share what you are doing. The Adafruit teams will not settle for a hash tag, a Tweet, or an icon change. We will work on real change, and that requires real action and real work together. That is what we will do each day, each month, each year – we will hold ourselves accountable and publish our collective efforts, partnerships, activism, donations, openly and publicly. Our blog and social media platforms will be utilized in actionable ways. Join us and the anti-racist efforts working to end police brutality, reform the criminal justice system, and dismantle the many other forms of systemic racism at work in this country, read more @ adafruit.com/blacklivesmatter
Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode programming site, learn computer science using the CS Discoveries class on code.org, jump into CircuitPython to learn Python and hardware together, TinyGO, or even use the Arduino IDE. Circuit Playground Express is the newest and best Circuit Playground board, with support for CircuitPython, MakeCode, and Arduino. It has a powerful processor, 10 NeoPixels, mini speaker, InfraRed receive and transmit, two buttons, a switch, 14 alligator clip pads, and lots of sensors: capacitive touch, IR proximity, temperature, light, motion and sound. A whole wide world of electronics and coding is waiting for you, and it fits in the palm of your hand.
Have an amazing project to share? The Electronics Show and Tell is every Wednesday at 7pm ET! To join, head over to YouTube and check out the show’s live chat – we’ll post the link there.
Electronics — The Case Of The Disappearing Capacitance
Python for Microcontrollers — Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter: New Hardware, Python Releases and Much More! #Python #Adafruit #CircuitPython @circuitpython @micropython @ThePSF
Adafruit IoT Monthly — BLE Store Capacity Indicator, Aquarium Automation, and more!
Comments Off on NEW GUIDE: Running PyPortal Code on Blinka with Displayio #AdafruitLearningSystem #Blinka @Adafruit @CircuitPython @Raspberry_Pi #PyPortal #DisplayIO #Python @MakerMelissa
