Works for me.

1 files changed, 59 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/bin/bigclock.py b/bin/bigclock.py
index ac09ca7..6d9e950 100644
--- a/bin/bigclock.py
+++ b/bin/bigclock.py
@@ -1,43 +1,80 @@
 !#/usr/bin/python3
 
-
-
 import board
 import busio
 import adafruit_character_lcd.character_lcd_i2c as character_lcd
+from datetime import datetime
+
 i2c = busio.I2C(board.SCL, board.SDA)
 lcd = character_lcd.Character_LCD_I2C(i2c, 20, 4)
 lcd.backlight = True
 #lcd.message = "Hello there welcom\nCircuitPython\nwho knows if \nthis is too bright"
 customchars=[
-    bytes([0x01, 0x07, 0x0F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F]),      # char 1: bottom right triangle
-    bytes([0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F]),      # char 2: bottom block
-    bytes([0x10, 0x1C, 0x1E, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F]),      # char 3: bottom left triangle
-    bytes([0x1F, 0x0F, 0x07, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00]),      # char 4: top right triangle
-    bytes([0x1F, 0x1E, 0x1C, 0x10, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00]),      # char 5: top left triangle
-    bytes([0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00]),      # char 6: upper block
-    bytes([0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1E, 0x1C, 0x18, 0x18, 0x10, 0x10]),      # char 7: full top right triangle
-    bytes([0x01, 0x07, 0x0F, 0x1F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00])       # char 8: top right triangle
-];
-for ch in range(0,7):
+    bytes([0x01, 0x07, 0x0F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F]),      # char 0: top left triangle
+    bytes([0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F]),      # char 1: bottom block
+    bytes([0x10, 0x1C, 0x1E, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F]),      # char 2: top right triangle
+    bytes([0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x0F, 0x07, 0x01]),      # char 3: bottom left triangle
+    bytes([0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1E, 0x1C, 0x10]),      # char 4: bottom right triangle
+    bytes([0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00]),      # char 5: upper block
+    bytes([0x1F, 0x1F, 0x1E, 0x1C, 0x18, 0x18, 0x10, 0x10]),      # char 6: full bottom right triangle
+    bytes([0x01, 0x07, 0x0F, 0x1F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00])       # char 7: top left triangle
+]
+for ch in range(8):
     lcd.create_char(ch, customchars[ch])
 
 mess=""
-for ch in range(0,7):
+for ch in range(8):
     mess+=chr(ch)
 
 lcd.message=mess
 
 bn4 = [                            # 4-line numbers
-#         0               1               2               3               4              5               6                7               8               9
-  [0x01,0x06,0x03, 0x08,0xFF,0xFE, 0x08,0x06,0x03, 0x08,0x06,0x03, 0xFF,0xFE,0xFF, 0xFF,0x06,0x06, 0x01,0x06,0x03, 0x06,0x06,0xFF, 0x01,0x06,0x03, 0x01,0x06,0x03],
-  [0xFF,0xFE,0xFF, 0xFE,0xFF,0xFE, 0x02,0x02,0xFF, 0xFE,0x02,0xFF, 0xFF,0x02,0xFF, 0xFF,0x02,0x02, 0xFF,0x02,0x02, 0xFE,0x01,0x07, 0xFF,0x02,0xFF, 0xFF,0x02,0xFF],
-  [0xFF,0xFE,0xFF, 0xFE,0xFF,0xFE, 0xFF,0xFE,0xFE, 0xFE,0xFE,0xFF, 0xFE,0xFE,0xFF, 0xFE,0xFE,0xFF, 0xFF,0xFE,0xFF, 0xFE,0xFF,0xFE, 0xFF,0xFE,0xFF, 0xFE,0xFE,0xFF],
-  [0x04,0x06,0x05, 0xFE,0x06,0xFE, 0x06,0x06,0x06, 0x04,0x06,0x05, 0xFE,0xFE,0x06, 0x04,0x06,0x05, 0x04,0x06,0x05, 0xFE,0x06,0xFE, 0x04,0x06,0x05, 0x04,0x06,0x05]
+#         0              1              2              3              4              5              6              7              8              9
+  ["\x00\x05\x02","\x07\xFF\xFE","\x07\x05\x02","\x07\x05\x02","\xff\xFE\xff","\xff\x05\x05","\x00\x05\x02","\x05\x05\xff","\x00\x05\x02","\x00\x05\x02"],
+  ["\xFF\xFE\xFF","\xFE\xFF\xFE","\xfe\x2f\x06","\xFE\x01\x04","\xff\x01\xFF","\xFf\x01\xa4","\xFF\xFE\xFE","\xFE\x2f\x06","\x03\x01\x04","\x03\x01\xff"],
+  ["\xFF\xFE\xFF","\xFE\xFF\xFE","\x2F\x06\xFE","\xFE\xfe\x02","\xfe\xfe\xFF","\xfe\xfe\xff","\xFF\x05\x02","\xFE\xff\xfe","\x00\xfe\x02","\xfe\xfe\xFF"],
+  ["\x03\x01\x04","\xFE\xFF\xFE","\xff\x01\x01","\x03\x01\x04","\xfe\xFE\xFF","\x03\x01\x04","\x03\x01\x04","\xfe\xff\xFe","\x03\x01\x04","\x03\x01\x04"],
+
 ]
 
 def printNum4(digit, leftAdjust):
-   for row in range(0,3):
-    lcd.cursor_position(leftAdjust,row);
-    i = digit*3
-    lcd.message=chr(bn4[row][i])+chr(bn4[row][i+1])+chr(bn4[row][i+2])
+    for row in range(4):
+        lcd.cursor_position(leftAdjust,row);
+        lcd.message=bn4[row][digit]
+
+def printShort1(clear=False ):
+    for row in range(4):
+        lcd.cursor_position(0,row);
+        if (clear):
+            lcd.message="\xfe\xfe"
+        else:
+            lcd.message=bn4[row][1][0:2]
+
+def printColon(leftAdjust):
+    clearCollumn(leftAdjust)
+    lcd.cursor_position(leftAdjust,1)
+    lcd.message="\xa5"
+    lcd.cursor_position(leftAdjust,2)
+    lcd.message="\xa5"
+
+def clearCollumn(col=6):
+   for row in range(4):
+        lcd.cursor_position(col,row)
+        lcd.message="\xfe"
+
+
+def printTime():
+    date_string = f'{datetime.now():%H%M}'
+    if (date_string[0] == '1'):
+        printShort1()
+    else:
+        printShort1(clear=True)
+    clearCollumn(2)
+    printNum4(int(date_string[1]),3)
+    printColon(6);
+    printNum4(int(date_string[2]),7)
+    clearCollumn(10)
+    printNum4(int(date_string[3]),11)
+    lcd.cursor_position(15,0)
+    lcd.message=datetime.now().strftime("%d%b")
+    
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