Add main loop, add i2c rotary encoder, timer pause logic (still needs work), and prettytime()

colorbar-fastloop.py

@@ -1,6 +1,36 @@
 import time
 import board
 import neopixel
+import adafruit_datetime as datetime
+from adafruit_seesaw import seesaw, rotaryio, digitalio
+import busio
+
+
+####
+# i2c bus setup
+
+SDA = board.GP0
+SCL = board.GP1
+i2c = busio.I2C(SCL, SDA)
+
+# END i2c bus setup
+####
+
+
+####
+# Rotary Encoder setup
+
+seesaw = seesaw.Seesaw(i2c, 0x36)
+
+seesaw.pin_mode(24, seesaw.INPUT_PULLUP)
+button = digitalio.DigitalIO(seesaw, 24)
+button_held = False
+
+encoder = rotaryio.IncrementalEncoder(seesaw)
+last_position = -1
+
+# END Rotary Encoder setup
+####
 
 
 ####
@@ -34,6 +64,13 @@ pixels.show()
 # END Neopixel setup
 ####
 
+
+# Use datetime.timedelta to convert an int of seconds to a
+#  string with the format MM:SS
+def prettytime(seconds):
+    return str(datetime.timedelta(seconds=abs(seconds)))[2:]
+
+
 # Set the color on a single neopixel based on colormode and
 #   whether yellowtime or redtime has been reached. Calling
 #   logic should iterate over every neopixel ID that should
@@ -44,7 +81,8 @@ pixels.show()
 #   red and yellow are both set to True depends on how the
 #   colormode is configured.
 def colorizer(pxnum, colormode="fill", yellow=False, red=False):
-    # Every pixel from lowest to currently highest
+    # Fill every pixel from lowest to currently highest with
+    #  the current color.
     if colormode == "fill":
         if red:
             pixels[pxnum] = RED
@@ -52,6 +90,8 @@ def colorizer(pxnum, colormode="fill", yellow=False, red=False):
             pixels[pxnum] = YELLOW
         else:
             pixels[pxnum] = GREEN
+    # Only fill the next pixel with the current color if it's
+    #  currently BLANK
     elif colormode == "candybar":
         if pixels[pxnum] == BLANK:
             if red:
@@ -66,6 +106,7 @@ def colorizer(pxnum, colormode="fill", yellow=False, red=False):
         # Invalid colormodes end up here
         raise Exception("Invalid colormode: " + colormode)
 
+
 # Count down from the given total seconds, using the chosen
 #   colormode (how the colors are filled into each pixel),
 #   and the given yellowtime (seconds before timer has elapsed
@@ -111,7 +152,11 @@ def countdown(
 
             # Do update stuff
 
-            # Calculate the current position
+            # Calculate the current position.
+            #  Takes the percentage of time elapsed, multiplied with
+            #  the total numbers of pixels, and rounded to the nearest
+            #  decimal. This results in a number of pixels proportional
+            #  to the elapsed time
             current_position = round(num_pixels * ((seconds - current_time) / seconds))
 
             # Catch a couple of special cases
@@ -123,7 +168,7 @@ def countdown(
                 # If current_position calls for *all*
                 #  pixels to be lit, and the timer
                 #  hasn't expired yet, don't do anything.
-                #  This should delay the last pixel from
+                #  This will delay the last pixel from
                 #  lighting until the timer has fully elapsed
                 pass
             else:
@@ -131,6 +176,10 @@ def countdown(
                 #   based on the elapsed time
                 for pixel in range(current_position):
                     # Set pixel color stuff
+
+                    # If current_time has gone negative, don't
+                    #  change any pixels, just keep counting for
+                    #  user feedback
                     if current_time < 0:
                         pass
                     elif current_time <= redtime:
@@ -140,20 +189,144 @@ def countdown(
                     else:
                         colorizer(pixel, colormode)
 
-            # Display the result IRL
+            # All the pixels have now been set based on the
+            #  specified colormode, now display the result IRL.
             pixels.show()
 
             # Increment the elapsed time variable
             current_time -= update_interval
 
-            # Massage the current_time seconds count into human-readable minutes:seconds
+            # Add a negative sign to the output when current_time is negative.
-            display_time = str(datetime.timedelta(seconds=abs(current_time)))[3:]
+            #  prettytime() puts the given value through abs() because the way
+            #  datetime.timedelta() represents negative values is kind of a PITA
+            #  to deal with.
             if current_time < 0:
                 display_time_sign = "-"
             else:
                 display_time_sign = " "
-            print("current time: " + display_time_sign + display_time)
+            # Give the user feedback
+            #  (this string will eventually go to a ssd1306 OLED display via
+            #  displayio, but just put it on the terminal output for now)
+            print("current time: " + display_time_sign + prettytime(current_time))
+
+        # If the button is currently being pressed
+        if not button.value:
+            # We are paused
+            pause = True
+            # There's no long-press option before pausing, so button should
+            #  no longer be down.
+            button_held = False
+            print("Timer Paused")
+            # Keep looping here as long as we're paused
+            while pause:
+                # If the button is being pressed
+                if not button.value and not button_held:
+                    # The button is being held down
+                    button_held = True
+                    # Record when the button started being pressed
+                    button_held_timer = time.monotonic()
+                    # Keep looping while the button is down
+                    while not button.value:
+                        # Continually check if button_hold_delay has elapsed
+                        #  while the button is still down
+                        if time.monotonic() - button_held_timer > button_hold_delay:
+                            # Button should no longer be down
+                            button_held = False
+                            # Reset the long-press timer as a debounce method
+                            button_held_timer = time.monotonic()
+                            # No longer in pause mode
+                            pause = False
+                            # Give the user feedback
+                            print("Timer Reset")
+                            # Hang around for half a second for debounce
+                            time.sleep(0.5)
+                            # Return from countdown() back to the main loop
+                            return
+                # If the button is not being pressed and button_held is True.
+                #  I don't understand why, but it gets hung up here sometimes,
+                #  requiring the user to press the button multiple times to
+                #  resume the timer again...
+                if button.value and button_held:
+                    # Flip it back to False
+                    button_held = False
+                # If the button is being short-pressed when it previously wasn't
+                #  being pressed, and we are paused.
+                if not button.value and not button_held and pause:
+                    # Flip it back to False
+                    button_held = False
+                    # Exiting pause
+                    pause = False
+                    # User Feedback
+                    print("Timer Resumed")
+                    # Hang around for half a second for debounce
+                    time.sleep(0.5)
 
 
+# Hard-coded initial value. (will replace with stored value later)
+set_time_orig = 120
+set_time = set_time_orig
+
+# How many seconds should be added to or subtracted from set_time
+#  for every encoder click
+set_time_step = 60
+
+# How long is a long-press in seconds
+button_hold_delay = 2
 
 
+# Main loop
+while True:
+
+    # Negate the position to make clockwise rotation positive
+    position = -encoder.position
+
+    # If the encoder position has changed since last iteration
+    if position != last_position:
+        # If last_position is set to -1, assume it's just been
+        #  initialized, so don't adjust anything
+        if last_position == -1:
+            pass
+        # Clockwise turn increases set_time by set_time_step
+        elif position > last_position:
+            set_time += set_time_step
+        # Counter-clockwise turn decreases set_time by set_time_step
+        #  only until 0
+        elif set_time > 0:
+            set_time -= set_time_step
+        # Update the position tracker
+        last_position = position
+        # User feedback
+        print("Current set time: " + prettytime(set_time))
+    # If the button is being pressed, and button_held is False
+    if not button.value and not button_held:
+        # Button is being pressed
+        button_held = True
+        # Capture the current monotonic clock time to later detect a long-press
+        button_held_timer = time.monotonic()
+        # Keep looping while the button is down
+        while not button.value:
+            # Continually check if button_hold_delay has elapsed
+            #  while the button is still down
+            if time.monotonic() - button_held_timer > button_hold_delay:
+                # Reset the set_time to the value of set_time_orig
+                #  (eventually, set_time_orig will be read from persistent config)
+                set_time = set_time_orig
+                # Give the user feedback
+                print("Time reset to: " + prettytime(set_time))
+                # Button should no longer be down
+                button_held = False
+                # Reset the long-press timer as a debounce method
+                button_held_timer = time.monotonic()
+
+    # If the button is not being pressed, and it previously was being pressed
+    if button.value and button_held:
+        # Button is no longer being pressed
+        button_held = False
+        # Start the countdown using the configured set_time
+        countdown(set_time)
+        # Once the timer has been reset, re-init last_position.
+        #  In effect, this will display the set_time to the user again
+        last_position = -1
+        # Turn off all pixels
+        pixels.fill(BLANK)
+        pixels.show()

examples/rotary-encoder-stemma.py

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Ref: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-i2c-qt-rotary-encoder/python-circuitpython
+import board
+from adafruit_seesaw import seesaw, rotaryio, digitalio
+import busio
+
+SDA = board.GP0
+SCL = board.GP1
+i2c = busio.I2C(SCL, SDA)
+seesaw = seesaw.Seesaw(i2c, 0x36)
+
+seesaw.pin_mode(24, seesaw.INPUT_PULLUP)
+button = digitalio.DigitalIO(seesaw, 24)
+button_held = False
+
+encoder = rotaryio.IncrementalEncoder(seesaw)
+last_position = None
+
+while True:
+
+    # negate the position to make clockwise rotation positive
+    position = -encoder.position
+
+    if position != last_position:
+        last_position = position
+        print("Position: {}".format(position))
+
+    if not button.value and not button_held:
+        button_held = True
+        print("Button pressed")
+
+    if button.value and button_held:
+        button_held = False
+        print("Button released")