Merge pull request #1640 from tannewt/final_displayio_changes

Final displayio changes before 4.0.0

26 files changed, 502 insertions, 180 deletions

diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3470ad9d8..0c8a2ea74 100755
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ env:
   - TRAVIS_TESTS="unix docs translations website" TRAVIS_BOARDS="circuitplayground_express mini_sam_m4 grandcentral_m4_express pca10056 pca10059 feather_nrf52840_express makerdiary_nrf52840_mdk makerdiary_nrf52840_mdk_usb_dongle particle_boron particle_argon particle_xenon sparkfun_nrf52840_mini" TRAVIS_SDK=arm:nrf
   - TRAVIS_BOARDS="metro_m0_express metro_m4_express pirkey_m0 trellis_m4_express trinket_m0 sparkfun_lumidrive sparkfun_redboard_turbo pybadge" TRAVIS_SDK=arm
   - TRAVIS_BOARDS="feather_radiofruit_zigbee gemma_m0 hallowing_m0_express itsybitsy_m0_express itsybitsy_m4_express meowmeow sam32" TRAVIS_SDK=arm
-  - TRAVIS_BOARDS="feather_m0_express_crickit feather_m0_rfm69 feather_m0_rfm9x feather_m4_express arduino_zero arduino_mkr1300 arduino_mkrzero" TRAVIS_SDK=arm
+  - TRAVIS_BOARDS="feather_m0_express_crickit feather_m0_rfm69 feather_m0_rfm9x feather_m4_express arduino_zero arduino_mkr1300 arduino_mkrzero pewpew10" TRAVIS_SDK=arm
   - TRAVIS_BOARDS="circuitplayground_express_crickit feather_m0_adalogger feather_m0_basic feather_m0_express catwan_usbstick pyportal sparkfun_samd21_mini sparkfun_samd21_dev" TRAVIS_SDK=arm
 
 addons:
diff --git a/locale/ID.po b/locale/ID.po
index 8961872a0..f975ad08b 100644
--- a/locale/ID.po
+++ b/locale/ID.po
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
 # FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
 #
-#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
@@ -262,6 +261,7 @@ msgstr "Semua timer untuk pin ini sedang digunakan"
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/frequencyio/FrequencyIn.c
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c
 #: ports/nrf/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PWMOut.c
+#: shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 msgid "All timers in use"
 msgstr "Semua timer sedang digunakan"
 
@@ -473,6 +473,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Clock unit in use"
 msgstr "Clock unit sedang digunakan"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Column entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/FourWire.c shared-bindings/displayio/ParallelBus.c
 msgid "Command must be an int between 0 and 255"
 msgstr ""
@@ -771,6 +775,10 @@ msgid ""
 "mpy-update for more info."
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Incorrect buffer size"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/moduerrno.c
 msgid "Input/output error"
 msgstr ""
@@ -1137,6 +1145,10 @@ msgstr "sistem file (filesystem) bersifat Read-only"
 msgid "Right channel unsupported"
 msgstr "Channel Kanan tidak didukung"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Row entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: main.c
 msgid "Running in safe mode! Auto-reload is off.\n"
 msgstr "Berjalan di mode aman(safe mode)! Auto-reload tidak aktif.\n"
@@ -1177,7 +1189,7 @@ msgid "Slice and value different lengths."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/Bitmap.c shared-bindings/displayio/Group.c
-#: shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
 msgid "Slices not supported"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1245,6 +1257,10 @@ msgid "Tile height must exactly divide bitmap height"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "Tile indices must be 0 - 255"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
 msgid "Tile width must exactly divide bitmap width"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1541,6 +1557,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "buffers must be the same length"
 msgstr "buffers harus mempunyai panjang yang sama"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "buttons must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/vm.c
 msgid "byte code not implemented"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2461,10 +2481,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "popitem(): dictionary is empty"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
-msgid "position must be 2-tuple"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: py/objint_mpz.c
 msgid "pow() 3rd argument cannot be 0"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2633,6 +2649,10 @@ msgstr "sintaksis error pada pendeskripsi uctypes"
 msgid "threshold must be in the range 0-65536"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "tile index out of bounds"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/time/__init__.c
 msgid "time.struct_time() takes a 9-sequence"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/locale/circuitpython.pot b/locale/circuitpython.pot
index 36975f988..bbdb06287 100644
--- a/locale/circuitpython.pot
+++ b/locale/circuitpython.pot
@@ -3,13 +3,12 @@
 # This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
 # FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
 #
-#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2019-03-12 11:17-0700\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2019-03-12 17:20-0700\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -260,6 +259,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/frequencyio/FrequencyIn.c
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c
 #: ports/nrf/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PWMOut.c
+#: shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 msgid "All timers in use"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -463,6 +463,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Clock unit in use"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Column entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/FourWire.c shared-bindings/displayio/ParallelBus.c
 msgid "Command must be an int between 0 and 255"
 msgstr ""
@@ -746,6 +750,10 @@ msgid ""
 "mpy-update for more info."
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Incorrect buffer size"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/moduerrno.c
 msgid "Input/output error"
 msgstr ""
@@ -1108,6 +1116,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Right channel unsupported"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Row entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: main.c
 msgid "Running in safe mode! Auto-reload is off.\n"
 msgstr ""
@@ -1147,7 +1159,7 @@ msgid "Slice and value different lengths."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/Bitmap.c shared-bindings/displayio/Group.c
-#: shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
 msgid "Slices not supported"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1212,6 +1224,10 @@ msgid "Tile height must exactly divide bitmap height"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "Tile indices must be 0 - 255"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
 msgid "Tile width must exactly divide bitmap width"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1495,6 +1511,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "buffers must be the same length"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "buttons must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/vm.c
 msgid "byte code not implemented"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2413,10 +2433,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "popitem(): dictionary is empty"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
-msgid "position must be 2-tuple"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: py/objint_mpz.c
 msgid "pow() 3rd argument cannot be 0"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2585,6 +2601,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "threshold must be in the range 0-65536"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "tile index out of bounds"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/time/__init__.c
 msgid "time.struct_time() takes a 9-sequence"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/locale/de_DE.po b/locale/de_DE.po
index 1a73ec7a2..add0cc71e 100644
--- a/locale/de_DE.po
+++ b/locale/de_DE.po
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
 # FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
 #
-#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: \n"
@@ -262,6 +261,7 @@ msgstr "Alle timer für diesen Pin werden bereits benutzt"
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/frequencyio/FrequencyIn.c
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c
 #: ports/nrf/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PWMOut.c
+#: shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 msgid "All timers in use"
 msgstr "Alle timer werden benutzt"
 
@@ -467,6 +467,10 @@ msgstr "Clock stretch zu lang"
 msgid "Clock unit in use"
 msgstr "Clock unit wird benutzt"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Column entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/FourWire.c shared-bindings/displayio/ParallelBus.c
 msgid "Command must be an int between 0 and 255"
 msgstr "Der Befehl muss ein int zwischen 0 und 255 sein"
@@ -753,6 +757,10 @@ msgstr ""
 "Inkompatible mpy-Datei. Bitte aktualisieren Sie alle mpy-Dateien. Siehe "
 "http://adafru.it/mpy-update für weitere Informationen."
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Incorrect buffer size"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/moduerrno.c
 msgid "Input/output error"
 msgstr "Eingabe-/Ausgabefehler"
@@ -1129,6 +1137,10 @@ msgstr "Schreibgeschützte Objekt"
 msgid "Right channel unsupported"
 msgstr "Rechter Kanal wird nicht unterstützt"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Row entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: main.c
 msgid "Running in safe mode! Auto-reload is off.\n"
 msgstr "Sicherheitsmodus aktiv! Automatisches Neuladen ist deaktiviert.\n"
@@ -1168,7 +1180,7 @@ msgid "Slice and value different lengths."
 msgstr "Slice und Wert (value) haben unterschiedliche Längen."
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/Bitmap.c shared-bindings/displayio/Group.c
-#: shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
 msgid "Slices not supported"
 msgstr "Slices werden nicht unterstützt"
 
@@ -1245,6 +1257,10 @@ msgid "Tile height must exactly divide bitmap height"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "Tile indices must be 0 - 255"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
 msgid "Tile width must exactly divide bitmap width"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1540,6 +1556,10 @@ msgstr "Der Puffer ist zu klein"
 msgid "buffers must be the same length"
 msgstr "Buffer müssen gleich lang sein"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "buttons must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/vm.c
 msgid "byte code not implemented"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2468,10 +2488,6 @@ msgstr "pop von einer leeren Liste"
 msgid "popitem(): dictionary is empty"
 msgstr "popitem(): dictionary ist leer"
 
-#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
-msgid "position must be 2-tuple"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: py/objint_mpz.c
 msgid "pow() 3rd argument cannot be 0"
 msgstr "pow() drittes Argument darf nicht 0 sein"
@@ -2643,6 +2659,10 @@ msgstr "Syntaxfehler in uctypes Deskriptor"
 msgid "threshold must be in the range 0-65536"
 msgstr "threshold muss im Intervall 0-65536 liegen"
 
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "tile index out of bounds"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/time/__init__.c
 msgid "time.struct_time() takes a 9-sequence"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/locale/en_US.po b/locale/en_US.po
index 52d4b73e8..2e1dbd0f0 100644
--- a/locale/en_US.po
+++ b/locale/en_US.po
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
 # FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
 #
-#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: \n"
@@ -260,6 +259,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/frequencyio/FrequencyIn.c
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c
 #: ports/nrf/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PWMOut.c
+#: shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 msgid "All timers in use"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -463,6 +463,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Clock unit in use"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Column entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/FourWire.c shared-bindings/displayio/ParallelBus.c
 msgid "Command must be an int between 0 and 255"
 msgstr ""
@@ -746,6 +750,10 @@ msgid ""
 "mpy-update for more info."
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Incorrect buffer size"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/moduerrno.c
 msgid "Input/output error"
 msgstr ""
@@ -1108,6 +1116,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Right channel unsupported"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Row entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: main.c
 msgid "Running in safe mode! Auto-reload is off.\n"
 msgstr ""
@@ -1147,7 +1159,7 @@ msgid "Slice and value different lengths."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/Bitmap.c shared-bindings/displayio/Group.c
-#: shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
 msgid "Slices not supported"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1212,6 +1224,10 @@ msgid "Tile height must exactly divide bitmap height"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "Tile indices must be 0 - 255"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
 msgid "Tile width must exactly divide bitmap width"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1495,6 +1511,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "buffers must be the same length"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "buttons must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/vm.c
 msgid "byte code not implemented"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2413,10 +2433,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "popitem(): dictionary is empty"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
-msgid "position must be 2-tuple"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: py/objint_mpz.c
 msgid "pow() 3rd argument cannot be 0"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2585,6 +2601,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "threshold must be in the range 0-65536"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "tile index out of bounds"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/time/__init__.c
 msgid "time.struct_time() takes a 9-sequence"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/locale/en_x_pirate.po b/locale/en_x_pirate.po
index 6597d98bd..97d819bcd 100644
--- a/locale/en_x_pirate.po
+++ b/locale/en_x_pirate.po
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
 # FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
 #
-#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: \n"
@@ -262,6 +261,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/frequencyio/FrequencyIn.c
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c
 #: ports/nrf/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PWMOut.c
+#: shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 msgid "All timers in use"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -467,6 +467,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Clock unit in use"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Column entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/FourWire.c shared-bindings/displayio/ParallelBus.c
 msgid "Command must be an int between 0 and 255"
 msgstr ""
@@ -750,6 +754,10 @@ msgid ""
 "mpy-update for more info."
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Incorrect buffer size"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/moduerrno.c
 msgid "Input/output error"
 msgstr ""
@@ -1112,6 +1120,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Right channel unsupported"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Row entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: main.c
 msgid "Running in safe mode! Auto-reload is off.\n"
 msgstr "Runnin' in safe mode! Auto-reload be off.\n"
@@ -1151,7 +1163,7 @@ msgid "Slice and value different lengths."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/Bitmap.c shared-bindings/displayio/Group.c
-#: shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
 msgid "Slices not supported"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1216,6 +1228,10 @@ msgid "Tile height must exactly divide bitmap height"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "Tile indices must be 0 - 255"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
 msgid "Tile width must exactly divide bitmap width"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1499,6 +1515,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "buffers must be the same length"
 msgstr "yer buffers must be of the same length"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "buttons must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/vm.c
 msgid "byte code not implemented"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2417,10 +2437,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "popitem(): dictionary is empty"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
-msgid "position must be 2-tuple"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: py/objint_mpz.c
 msgid "pow() 3rd argument cannot be 0"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2589,6 +2605,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "threshold must be in the range 0-65536"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "tile index out of bounds"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/time/__init__.c
 msgid "time.struct_time() takes a 9-sequence"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/locale/es.po b/locale/es.po
index a6749413d..adf786085 100644
--- a/locale/es.po
+++ b/locale/es.po
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # Carlos Diaz <carlos.santiago.diaz@gmail.com>, 2018.
 # Juan Biondi <juanernestobiondi@gmail.com>, 2018.
 #
-#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: \n"
@@ -267,6 +266,7 @@ msgstr "Todos los timers para este pin están siendo utilizados"
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/frequencyio/FrequencyIn.c
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c
 #: ports/nrf/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PWMOut.c
+#: shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 msgid "All timers in use"
 msgstr "Todos los timers en uso"
 
@@ -474,6 +474,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Clock unit in use"
 msgstr "Clock unit está siendo utilizado"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Column entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/FourWire.c shared-bindings/displayio/ParallelBus.c
 #, fuzzy
 msgid "Command must be an int between 0 and 255"
@@ -778,6 +782,10 @@ msgstr ""
 "Archivo .mpy incompatible. Actualice todos los archivos .mpy. Consulte "
 "http://adafru.it/mpy-update para más información"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Incorrect buffer size"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/moduerrno.c
 msgid "Input/output error"
 msgstr "error Input/output"
@@ -1153,6 +1161,10 @@ msgstr "Solo-lectura"
 msgid "Right channel unsupported"
 msgstr "Canal derecho no soportado"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Row entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: main.c
 msgid "Running in safe mode! Auto-reload is off.\n"
 msgstr "Ejecutando en modo seguro! La auto-recarga esta deshabilitada.\n"
@@ -1192,7 +1204,7 @@ msgid "Slice and value different lengths."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/Bitmap.c shared-bindings/displayio/Group.c
-#: shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
 msgid "Slices not supported"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1264,6 +1276,10 @@ msgid "Tile height must exactly divide bitmap height"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "Tile indices must be 0 - 255"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
 msgid "Tile width must exactly divide bitmap width"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1558,6 +1574,10 @@ msgstr "buffer demasiado pequeño"
 msgid "buffers must be the same length"
 msgstr "los buffers deben de tener la misma longitud"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "buttons must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/vm.c
 msgid "byte code not implemented"
 msgstr "codigo byte no implementado"
@@ -2493,10 +2513,6 @@ msgstr "pop desde una lista vacía"
 msgid "popitem(): dictionary is empty"
 msgstr "popitem(): diccionario vacío"
 
-#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
-msgid "position must be 2-tuple"
-msgstr "posición debe ser 2-tuple"
-
 #: py/objint_mpz.c
 msgid "pow() 3rd argument cannot be 0"
 msgstr "el 3er argumento de pow() no puede ser 0"
@@ -2669,6 +2685,10 @@ msgstr "error de sintaxis en el descriptor uctypes"
 msgid "threshold must be in the range 0-65536"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "tile index out of bounds"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/time/__init__.c
 msgid "time.struct_time() takes a 9-sequence"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2877,3 +2897,6 @@ msgstr "paso cero"
 
 #~ msgid "Only true color (24 bpp or higher) BMP supported %x"
 #~ msgstr "Solo color verdadero (24 bpp o superior) BMP admitido %x"
+
+#~ msgid "position must be 2-tuple"
+#~ msgstr "posición debe ser 2-tuple"
diff --git a/locale/fil.po b/locale/fil.po
index 2d9ce796b..c45f62b75 100644
--- a/locale/fil.po
+++ b/locale/fil.po
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
 # FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
 #
-#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: \n"
@@ -264,6 +263,7 @@ msgstr "Lahat ng timers para sa pin na ito ay ginagamit"
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/frequencyio/FrequencyIn.c
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c
 #: ports/nrf/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PWMOut.c
+#: shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 msgid "All timers in use"
 msgstr "Lahat ng timer ginagamit"
 
@@ -471,6 +471,10 @@ msgstr "Masyadong mahaba ang Clock stretch"
 msgid "Clock unit in use"
 msgstr "Clock unit ginagamit"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Column entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/FourWire.c shared-bindings/displayio/ParallelBus.c
 #, fuzzy
 msgid "Command must be an int between 0 and 255"
@@ -776,6 +780,10 @@ msgstr ""
 ".mpy file hindi compatible. Maaring i-update lahat ng .mpy files. See http://"
 "adafru.it/mpy-update for more info."
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Incorrect buffer size"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/moduerrno.c
 msgid "Input/output error"
 msgstr "May mali sa Input/Output"
@@ -1152,6 +1160,10 @@ msgstr "Basahin-lamang"
 msgid "Right channel unsupported"
 msgstr "Hindi supportado ang kanang channel"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Row entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: main.c
 msgid "Running in safe mode! Auto-reload is off.\n"
 msgstr "Tumatakbo sa safe mode! Awtomatikong pag re-reload ay OFF.\n"
@@ -1191,7 +1203,7 @@ msgid "Slice and value different lengths."
 msgstr "Slice at value iba't ibang haba."
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/Bitmap.c shared-bindings/displayio/Group.c
-#: shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
 msgid "Slices not supported"
 msgstr "Hindi suportado ang Slices"
 
@@ -1266,6 +1278,10 @@ msgid "Tile height must exactly divide bitmap height"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "Tile indices must be 0 - 255"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
 msgid "Tile width must exactly divide bitmap width"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1561,6 +1577,10 @@ msgstr "masyadong maliit ang buffer"
 msgid "buffers must be the same length"
 msgstr "ang buffers ay dapat parehas sa haba"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "buttons must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/vm.c
 msgid "byte code not implemented"
 msgstr "byte code hindi pa implemented"
@@ -2499,10 +2519,6 @@ msgstr "pop galing sa walang laman na list"
 msgid "popitem(): dictionary is empty"
 msgstr "popitem(): dictionary ay walang laman"
 
-#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
-msgid "position must be 2-tuple"
-msgstr "position ay dapat 2-tuple"
-
 #: py/objint_mpz.c
 msgid "pow() 3rd argument cannot be 0"
 msgstr "pow() 3rd argument ay hindi maaring 0"
@@ -2675,6 +2691,10 @@ msgstr "may pagkakamali sa sintaks sa uctypes descriptor"
 msgid "threshold must be in the range 0-65536"
 msgstr "ang threshold ay dapat sa range 0-65536"
 
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "tile index out of bounds"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/time/__init__.c
 msgid "time.struct_time() takes a 9-sequence"
 msgstr "time.struct_time() kumukuha ng 9-sequence"
@@ -2883,3 +2903,6 @@ msgstr "zero step"
 
 #~ msgid "Only true color (24 bpp or higher) BMP supported %x"
 #~ msgstr "Dapat true color (24 bpp o mas mataas) BMP lamang ang supportado %x"
+
+#~ msgid "position must be 2-tuple"
+#~ msgstr "position ay dapat 2-tuple"
diff --git a/locale/fr.po b/locale/fr.po
index eeab87b65..7f8acb4cd 100644
--- a/locale/fr.po
+++ b/locale/fr.po
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
 # Pierrick Couturier <arofarn@arofarn.info>, 2018.
 #
-#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: 0.1\n"
@@ -264,6 +263,7 @@ msgstr "Tous les timers pour cette broche sont utilisés"
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/frequencyio/FrequencyIn.c
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c
 #: ports/nrf/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PWMOut.c
+#: shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 msgid "All timers in use"
 msgstr "Tous les timers sont utilisés"
 
@@ -473,6 +473,10 @@ msgstr "Période de l'horloge trop longue"
 msgid "Clock unit in use"
 msgstr "Horloge en cours d'utilisation"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Column entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/FourWire.c shared-bindings/displayio/ParallelBus.c
 #, fuzzy
 msgid "Command must be an int between 0 and 255"
@@ -775,6 +779,10 @@ msgstr ""
 "Fichier .mpy incompatible. Merci de mettre à jour tous les .mpy. Voirhttp://"
 "adafru.it/mpy-update pour plus d'informations."
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Incorrect buffer size"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/moduerrno.c
 msgid "Input/output error"
 msgstr "Erreur d'entrée/sortie"
@@ -1159,6 +1167,10 @@ msgstr "Lecture seule"
 msgid "Right channel unsupported"
 msgstr "Canal droit non supporté"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Row entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: main.c
 msgid "Running in safe mode! Auto-reload is off.\n"
 msgstr "Mode sans-échec. Auto-rechargement désactivé.\n"
@@ -1199,7 +1211,7 @@ msgid "Slice and value different lengths."
 msgstr "Slice et valeur de tailles différentes"
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/Bitmap.c shared-bindings/displayio/Group.c
-#: shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
 msgid "Slices not supported"
 msgstr "Slices non supportées"
 
@@ -1277,6 +1289,10 @@ msgid "Tile height must exactly divide bitmap height"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "Tile indices must be 0 - 255"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
 msgid "Tile width must exactly divide bitmap width"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1573,6 +1589,10 @@ msgstr "tampon trop petit"
 msgid "buffers must be the same length"
 msgstr "les tampons doivent être de la même longueur"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "buttons must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/vm.c
 msgid "byte code not implemented"
 msgstr "bytecode non implémenté"
@@ -2519,11 +2539,6 @@ msgstr "pop d'une liste vide"
 msgid "popitem(): dictionary is empty"
 msgstr "popitem(): dictionnaire vide"
 
-#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
-#, fuzzy
-msgid "position must be 2-tuple"
-msgstr "position doit être un 2-tuple"
-
 #: py/objint_mpz.c
 msgid "pow() 3rd argument cannot be 0"
 msgstr "le 3e argument de pow() ne peut être 0"
@@ -2697,6 +2712,10 @@ msgstr "erreur de syntaxe dans le descripteur d'uctypes"
 msgid "threshold must be in the range 0-65536"
 msgstr "le seuil doit être dans la gamme 0-65536"
 
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "tile index out of bounds"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/time/__init__.c
 msgid "time.struct_time() takes a 9-sequence"
 msgstr "time.struct_time() prend une séquence de longueur 9"
@@ -2907,3 +2926,7 @@ msgstr "'step' nul"
 
 #~ msgid "Only true color (24 bpp or higher) BMP supported %x"
 #~ msgstr "Seul les BMP 24bits ou plus sont supportés %x"
+
+#, fuzzy
+#~ msgid "position must be 2-tuple"
+#~ msgstr "position doit être un 2-tuple"
diff --git a/locale/it_IT.po b/locale/it_IT.po
index 22bc8ed4b..fd00b9198 100644
--- a/locale/it_IT.po
+++ b/locale/it_IT.po
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
 # Enrico Paganin <enrico.paganin@mail.com>, 2018
 #
-#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
@@ -263,6 +262,7 @@ msgstr "Tutti i timer per questo pin sono in uso"
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/frequencyio/FrequencyIn.c
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c
 #: ports/nrf/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PWMOut.c
+#: shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 msgid "All timers in use"
 msgstr "Tutti i timer utilizzati"
 
@@ -472,6 +472,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Clock unit in use"
 msgstr "Unità di clock in uso"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Column entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/FourWire.c shared-bindings/displayio/ParallelBus.c
 #, fuzzy
 msgid "Command must be an int between 0 and 255"
@@ -775,6 +779,10 @@ msgstr ""
 "File .mpy incompatibile. Aggiorna tutti i file .mpy. Vedi http://adafru.it/"
 "mpy-update per più informazioni."
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Incorrect buffer size"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/moduerrno.c
 msgid "Input/output error"
 msgstr "Errore input/output"
@@ -1155,6 +1163,10 @@ msgstr "Sola lettura"
 msgid "Right channel unsupported"
 msgstr "Canale destro non supportato"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Row entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: main.c
 msgid "Running in safe mode! Auto-reload is off.\n"
 msgstr "Modalità sicura in esecuzione! Auto-reload disattivato.\n"
@@ -1196,7 +1208,7 @@ msgid "Slice and value different lengths."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/Bitmap.c shared-bindings/displayio/Group.c
-#: shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
 msgid "Slices not supported"
 msgstr "Slice non supportate"
 
@@ -1264,6 +1276,10 @@ msgid "Tile height must exactly divide bitmap height"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "Tile indices must be 0 - 255"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
 msgid "Tile width must exactly divide bitmap width"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1555,6 +1571,10 @@ msgstr "buffer troppo piccolo"
 msgid "buffers must be the same length"
 msgstr "i buffer devono essere della stessa lunghezza"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "buttons must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/vm.c
 msgid "byte code not implemented"
 msgstr "byte code non implementato"
@@ -2495,10 +2515,6 @@ msgstr "pop da una lista vuota"
 msgid "popitem(): dictionary is empty"
 msgstr "popitem(): il dizionario è vuoto"
 
-#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
-msgid "position must be 2-tuple"
-msgstr "position deve essere una 2-tuple"
-
 #: py/objint_mpz.c
 msgid "pow() 3rd argument cannot be 0"
 msgstr "il terzo argomento di pow() non può essere 0"
@@ -2671,6 +2687,10 @@ msgstr "errore di sintassi nel descrittore uctypes"
 msgid "threshold must be in the range 0-65536"
 msgstr "la soglia deve essere nell'intervallo 0-65536"
 
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "tile index out of bounds"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/time/__init__.c
 msgid "time.struct_time() takes a 9-sequence"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2879,3 +2899,6 @@ msgstr "zero step"
 
 #~ msgid "Only true color (24 bpp or higher) BMP supported %x"
 #~ msgstr "Solo BMP true color (24 bpp o superiore) sono supportati %x"
+
+#~ msgid "position must be 2-tuple"
+#~ msgstr "position deve essere una 2-tuple"
diff --git a/locale/pt_BR.po b/locale/pt_BR.po
index 77e1beff6..aaf17f54b 100644
--- a/locale/pt_BR.po
+++ b/locale/pt_BR.po
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
 # FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
 #
-#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
@@ -263,6 +262,7 @@ msgstr "Todos os temporizadores para este pino estão em uso"
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/frequencyio/FrequencyIn.c
 #: ports/atmel-samd/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c
 #: ports/nrf/common-hal/pulseio/PulseOut.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PWMOut.c
+#: shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
 msgid "All timers in use"
 msgstr "Todos os temporizadores em uso"
 
@@ -468,6 +468,10 @@ msgstr "Clock se estendeu por tempo demais"
 msgid "Clock unit in use"
 msgstr "Unidade de Clock em uso"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Column entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/FourWire.c shared-bindings/displayio/ParallelBus.c
 #, fuzzy
 msgid "Command must be an int between 0 and 255"
@@ -766,6 +770,10 @@ msgid ""
 "mpy-update for more info."
 msgstr ""
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Incorrect buffer size"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/moduerrno.c
 msgid "Input/output error"
 msgstr ""
@@ -1136,6 +1144,10 @@ msgstr "Somente leitura"
 msgid "Right channel unsupported"
 msgstr "Canal direito não suportado"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "Row entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: main.c
 msgid "Running in safe mode! Auto-reload is off.\n"
 msgstr "Rodando em modo seguro! Atualização automática está desligada.\n"
@@ -1175,7 +1187,7 @@ msgid "Slice and value different lengths."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/Bitmap.c shared-bindings/displayio/Group.c
-#: shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c shared-bindings/pulseio/PulseIn.c
 msgid "Slices not supported"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1240,6 +1252,10 @@ msgid "Tile height must exactly divide bitmap height"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "Tile indices must be 0 - 255"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
 msgid "Tile width must exactly divide bitmap width"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1527,6 +1543,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "buffers must be the same length"
 msgstr "buffers devem ser o mesmo tamanho"
 
+#: shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+msgid "buttons must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/vm.c
 msgid "byte code not implemented"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2447,10 +2467,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "popitem(): dictionary is empty"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
-msgid "position must be 2-tuple"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: py/objint_mpz.c
 msgid "pow() 3rd argument cannot be 0"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2621,6 +2637,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "threshold must be in the range 0-65536"
 msgstr "Limite deve estar no alcance de 0-65536"
 
+#: shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+msgid "tile index out of bounds"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-bindings/time/__init__.c
 msgid "time.struct_time() takes a 9-sequence"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/ports/atmel-samd/boards/feather_m0_express/mpconfigboard.mk b/ports/atmel-samd/boards/feather_m0_express/mpconfigboard.mk
index b9643cb74..03a89f5f5 100644
--- a/ports/atmel-samd/boards/feather_m0_express/mpconfigboard.mk
+++ b/ports/atmel-samd/boards/feather_m0_express/mpconfigboard.mk
@@ -12,9 +12,4 @@ LONGINT_IMPL = MPZ
 CHIP_VARIANT = SAMD21G18A
 CHIP_FAMILY = samd21
 
-CFLAGS_INLINE_LIMIT = 70
-
-CIRCUITPY_NETWORK = 1
-MICROPY_PY_WIZNET5K = 5500
-
 CIRCUITPY_FREQUENCYIO = 0
diff --git a/ports/atmel-samd/boards/metro_m0_express/mpconfigboard.mk b/ports/atmel-samd/boards/metro_m0_express/mpconfigboard.mk
index b23a8b76e..5104b601b 100644
--- a/ports/atmel-samd/boards/metro_m0_express/mpconfigboard.mk
+++ b/ports/atmel-samd/boards/metro_m0_express/mpconfigboard.mk
@@ -13,9 +13,4 @@ LONGINT_IMPL = MPZ
 CHIP_VARIANT = SAMD21G18A
 CHIP_FAMILY = samd21
 
-CFLAGS_INLINE_LIMIT = 70
-
-CIRCUITPY_NETWORK = 1
-MICROPY_PY_WIZNET5K = 5500
-
 CIRCUITPY_FREQUENCYIO = 0
diff --git a/shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c b/shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
index 50647488c..d7ae0116d 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/_pew/PewPew.c
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t pewpew_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_args,
     mp_obj_get_array(args[ARG_cols].u_obj, &cols_size, &cols);
 
     if (bufinfo.len != rows_size * cols_size) {
-        mp_raise_ValueError(translate(""));
+        mp_raise_ValueError(translate("Incorrect buffer size"));
     }
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < rows_size; ++i) {
         if (!MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(rows[i], &digitalio_digitalinout_type)) {
-            mp_raise_TypeError(translate(""));
+            mp_raise_TypeError(translate("Row entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"));
         }
         digitalio_digitalinout_obj_t *pin = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(rows[i]);
         raise_error_if_deinited(
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t pewpew_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_args,
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < cols_size; ++i) {
         if (!MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(cols[i], &digitalio_digitalinout_type)) {
-            mp_raise_TypeError(translate(""));
+            mp_raise_TypeError(translate("Column entry must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"));
         }
         digitalio_digitalinout_obj_t *pin = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(cols[i]);
         raise_error_if_deinited(
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t pewpew_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_args,
 
     if (!MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(args[ARG_buttons].u_obj,
                         &digitalio_digitalinout_type)) {
-        mp_raise_TypeError(translate(""));
+        mp_raise_TypeError(translate("buttons must be digitalio.DigitalInOut"));
     }
     digitalio_digitalinout_obj_t *buttons = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(
             args[ARG_buttons].u_obj);
@@ -148,4 +148,3 @@ const mp_obj_type_t pewpew_type = {
     .make_new = pewpew_make_new,
     .locals_dict = (mp_obj_dict_t*)&pewpew_locals_dict,
 };
-
diff --git a/shared-bindings/displayio/FourWire.c b/shared-bindings/displayio/FourWire.c
index 70cd42747..8ffe54be0 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/displayio/FourWire.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/displayio/FourWire.c
@@ -46,14 +46,19 @@
 //| Manage updating a display over SPI four wire protocol in the background while Python code runs.
 //| It doesn't handle display initialization.
 //|
-//| .. class:: FourWire(spi_bus, *, command, chip_select, reset)
+//| .. class:: FourWire(spi_bus, *, command, chip_select, reset=None)
 //|
 //|   Create a FourWire object associated with the given pins.
 //|
+//|   The SPI bus and pins are then in use by the display until `displayio.release_displays()` is
+//|   called even after a reload. (It does this so CircuitPython can use the display after your code
+//|   is done.) So, the first time you initialize a display bus in code.py you should call
+//|   :py:func`displayio.release_displays` first, otherwise it will error after the first code.py run.
+//|
 //|   :param busio.SPI spi_bus: The SPI bus that make up the clock and data lines
 //|   :param microcontroller.Pin command: Data or command pin
 //|   :param microcontroller.Pin chip_select: Chip select pin
-//|   :param microcontroller.Pin reset: Reset pin
+//|   :param microcontroller.Pin reset: Reset pin. When None only software reset can be used
 //|
 STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_fourwire_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *pos_args, mp_map_t *kw_args) {
     enum { ARG_spi_bus, ARG_command, ARG_chip_select, ARG_reset };
diff --git a/shared-bindings/displayio/Group.c b/shared-bindings/displayio/Group.c
index 7b79f3229..c7a72891a 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/displayio/Group.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/displayio/Group.c
@@ -41,19 +41,23 @@
 //|
 //| Manage a group of sprites and groups and how they are inter-related.
 //|
-//| .. class:: Group(*, max_size=4, scale=1)
+//| .. class:: Group(*, max_size=4, scale=1, x=0, y=0)
 //|
 //|   Create a Group of a given size and scale. Scale is in one dimension. For example, scale=2
 //|   leads to a layer's pixel being 2x2 pixels when in the group.
 //|
 //|   :param int max_size: The maximum group size.
 //|   :param int scale: Scale of layer pixels in one dimension.
+//|   :param int x: Initial x position within the parent.
+//|   :param int y: Initial y position within the parent.
 //|
 STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_group_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *pos_args, mp_map_t *kw_args) {
-    enum { ARG_max_size, ARG_scale };
+    enum { ARG_max_size, ARG_scale, ARG_x, ARG_y };
     static const mp_arg_t allowed_args[] = {
         { MP_QSTR_max_size, MP_ARG_INT | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_int = 4} },
         { MP_QSTR_scale, MP_ARG_INT | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_int = 1} },
+        { MP_QSTR_x, MP_ARG_INT | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_int = 0} },
+        { MP_QSTR_y, MP_ARG_INT | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_int = 0} },
     };
     mp_arg_val_t args[MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args)];
     mp_arg_parse_all(n_args, pos_args, kw_args, MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args), allowed_args, args);
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_group_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_arg
 
     displayio_group_t *self = m_new_obj(displayio_group_t);
     self->base.type = &displayio_group_type;
-    common_hal_displayio_group_construct(self, max_size, scale);
+    common_hal_displayio_group_construct(self, max_size, scale, args[ARG_x].u_int, args[ARG_y].u_int);
 
     return MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(self);
 }
@@ -168,7 +172,7 @@ const mp_obj_property_t displayio_group_y_obj = {
 //|     Append a layer to the group. It will be drawn above other layers.
 //|
 STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_group_obj_append(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t layer) {
-    displayio_group_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
+    displayio_group_t *self = native_group(self_in);
     common_hal_displayio_group_insert(self, common_hal_displayio_group_get_len(self), layer);
     return mp_const_none;
 }
@@ -179,7 +183,7 @@ MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(displayio_group_append_obj, displayio_group_obj_append
 //|     Insert a layer into the group.
 //|
 STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_group_obj_insert(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t index_obj, mp_obj_t layer) {
-    displayio_group_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
+    displayio_group_t *self = native_group(self_in);
     size_t index = mp_get_index(&displayio_group_type, common_hal_displayio_group_get_len(self), index_obj, false);
     common_hal_displayio_group_insert(self, index, layer);
     return mp_const_none;
@@ -198,7 +202,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_group_obj_pop(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *pos_args,
     mp_arg_val_t args[MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args)];
     mp_arg_parse_all(n_args - 1, pos_args + 1, kw_args, MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args), allowed_args, args);
 
-    displayio_group_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(pos_args[0]);
+    displayio_group_t *self = native_group(pos_args[0]);
 
     size_t index = mp_get_index(&displayio_group_type,
                                 common_hal_displayio_group_get_len(self),
@@ -213,7 +217,7 @@ MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_KW(displayio_group_pop_obj, 1, displayio_group_obj_pop);
 //|     Returns the number of layers in a Group
 //|
 STATIC mp_obj_t group_unary_op(mp_unary_op_t op, mp_obj_t self_in) {
-    displayio_group_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
+    displayio_group_t *self = native_group(self_in);
     uint16_t len = common_hal_displayio_group_get_len(self);
     switch (op) {
         case MP_UNARY_OP_BOOL: return mp_obj_new_bool(len != 0);
@@ -247,7 +251,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t group_unary_op(mp_unary_op_t op, mp_obj_t self_in) {
 //|       del group[0]
 //|
 STATIC mp_obj_t group_subscr(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t index_obj, mp_obj_t value) {
-    displayio_group_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
+    displayio_group_t *self = native_group(self_in);
 
     if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(index_obj, &mp_type_slice)) {
         mp_raise_NotImplementedError(translate("Slices not supported"));
diff --git a/shared-bindings/displayio/Group.h b/shared-bindings/displayio/Group.h
index d326dbf4d..fa3c32964 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/displayio/Group.h
+++ b/shared-bindings/displayio/Group.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 extern const mp_obj_type_t displayio_group_type;
 
 
-void common_hal_displayio_group_construct(displayio_group_t* self, uint32_t max_size, uint32_t scale);
+void common_hal_displayio_group_construct(displayio_group_t* self, uint32_t max_size, uint32_t scale, mp_int_t x, mp_int_t y);
 uint32_t common_hal_displayio_group_get_scale(displayio_group_t* self);
 void common_hal_displayio_group_set_scale(displayio_group_t* self, uint32_t scale);
 mp_int_t common_hal_displayio_group_get_x(displayio_group_t* self);
diff --git a/shared-bindings/displayio/ParallelBus.c b/shared-bindings/displayio/ParallelBus.c
index 6a499ed06..00a96d230 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/displayio/ParallelBus.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/displayio/ParallelBus.c
@@ -39,18 +39,24 @@
 
 //| .. currentmodule:: displayio
 //|
-//| :class:`ParallelBus` -- Manage updating a display over SPI four wire protocol
+//| :class:`ParallelBus` -- Manage updating a display over 8-bit parallel bus
 //| ==============================================================================
 //|
-//| Manage updating a display over SPI four wire protocol in the background while Python code runs.
-//| It doesn't handle display initialization.
+//| Manage updating a display over 8-bit parallel bus in the background while Python code runs. This
+//| protocol may be refered to as 8080-I Series Parallel Interface in datasheets. It doesn't handle
+//| display initialization.
 //|
 //| .. class:: ParallelBus(*, data0, command, chip_select, write, read, reset)
 //|
 //|   Create a ParallelBus object associated with the given pins. The bus is inferred from data0
 //|   by implying the next 7 additional pins on a given GPIO port.
 //|
-//|   :param microcontroller.Pin: The first data pin. The rest are implied
+//|   The parallel bus and pins are then in use by the display until `displayio.release_displays()`
+//|   is called even after a reload. (It does this so CircuitPython can use the display after your
+//|   code is done.) So, the first time you initialize a display bus in code.py you should call
+//|   :py:func`displayio.release_displays` first, otherwise it will error after the first code.py run.
+//|
+//|   :param microcontroller.Pin data0: The first data pin. The rest are implied
 //|   :param microcontroller.Pin command: Data or command pin
 //|   :param microcontroller.Pin chip_select: Chip select pin
 //|   :param microcontroller.Pin write: Write pin
diff --git a/shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c b/shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
index eeacd1918..a45feaec4 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
@@ -39,17 +39,6 @@
 #include "shared-bindings/displayio/Shape.h"
 #include "supervisor/shared/translate.h"
 
-static void unpack_position(mp_obj_t position_obj, int16_t* x, int16_t* y) {
-    // TODO(tannewt): Support any value sequence such as bytearray or bytes.
-    mp_obj_tuple_t *position = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(position_obj);
-    if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(position_obj, &mp_type_tuple) && position->len == 2) {
-        *x = mp_obj_get_int(position->items[0]);
-        *y = mp_obj_get_int(position->items[1]);
-    } else if (position != mp_const_none) {
-        mp_raise_TypeError(translate("position must be 2-tuple"));
-    }
-}
-
 //| .. currentmodule:: displayio
 //|
 //| :class:`TileGrid` -- A grid of tiles sourced out of one bitmap
@@ -60,7 +49,7 @@ static void unpack_position(mp_obj_t position_obj, int16_t* x, int16_t* y) {
 //|
 //| A single tile grid is also known as a Sprite.
 //|
-//| .. class:: TileGrid(bitmap, *, pixel_shader, position, width=1, height=1, tile_width=None, tile_height=None, default_tile=0)
+//| .. class:: TileGrid(bitmap, *, pixel_shader, width=1, height=1, tile_width=None, tile_height=None, default_tile=0, x=0, y=0)
 //|
 //|   Create a TileGrid object. The bitmap is source for 2d pixels. The pixel_shader is used to
 //|   convert the value and its location to a display native pixel color. This may be a simple color
@@ -70,24 +59,26 @@ static void unpack_position(mp_obj_t position_obj, int16_t* x, int16_t* y) {
 //|
 //|   :param displayio.Bitmap bitmap: The bitmap storing one or more tiles.
 //|   :param displayio.Palette pixel_shader: The pixel shader that produces colors from values
-//|   :param tuple position: Upper left corner of the grid
 //|   :param int width: Width of the grid in tiles.
 //|   :param int height: Height of the grid in tiles.
 //|   :param int tile_width: Width of a single tile in pixels. Defaults to the full Bitmap and must evenly divide into the Bitmap's dimensions.
 //|   :param int tile_height: Height of a single tile in pixels. Defaults to the full Bitmap and must evenly divide into the Bitmap's dimensions.
 //|   :param in default_tile: Default tile index to show.
+//|   :param int x: Initial x position of the left edge within the parent.
+//|   :param int y: Initial y position of the top edge within the parent.
 //|
 STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_tilegrid_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *pos_args, mp_map_t *kw_args) {
-    enum { ARG_bitmap, ARG_pixel_shader, ARG_position, ARG_width, ARG_height, ARG_tile_width, ARG_tile_height, ARG_default_tile };
+    enum { ARG_bitmap, ARG_pixel_shader, ARG_width, ARG_height, ARG_tile_width, ARG_tile_height, ARG_default_tile, ARG_x, ARG_y };
     static const mp_arg_t allowed_args[] = {
         { MP_QSTR_bitmap, MP_ARG_REQUIRED | MP_ARG_OBJ },
         { MP_QSTR_pixel_shader, MP_ARG_OBJ | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY | MP_ARG_REQUIRED },
-        { MP_QSTR_position, MP_ARG_OBJ | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY | MP_ARG_REQUIRED },
         { MP_QSTR_width, MP_ARG_INT | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_int = 1} },
         { MP_QSTR_height, MP_ARG_INT | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_int = 1} },
         { MP_QSTR_tile_width, MP_ARG_INT | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_int = 0} },
         { MP_QSTR_tile_height, MP_ARG_INT | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_int = 0} },
         { MP_QSTR_default_tile, MP_ARG_INT | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_int = 0} },
+        { MP_QSTR_x, MP_ARG_INT | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_int = 0} },
+        { MP_QSTR_y, MP_ARG_INT | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_int = 0} },
     };
     mp_arg_val_t args[MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args)];
     mp_arg_parse_all(n_args, pos_args, kw_args, MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args), allowed_args, args);
@@ -129,10 +120,8 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_tilegrid_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_
         mp_raise_ValueError(translate("Tile height must exactly divide bitmap height"));
     }
 
-    int16_t x = 0;
-    int16_t y = 0;
-    mp_obj_t position_obj = args[ARG_position].u_obj;
-    unpack_position(position_obj, &x, &y);
+    int16_t x = args[ARG_x].u_int;
+    int16_t y = args[ARG_y].u_int;
 
     displayio_tilegrid_t *self = m_new_obj(displayio_tilegrid_t);
     self->base.type = &displayio_tilegrid_type;
@@ -142,41 +131,61 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_tilegrid_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_
     return MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(self);
 }
 
-//|   .. attribute:: position
+// Helper to ensure we have the native super class instead of a subclass.
+static displayio_tilegrid_t* native_tilegrid(mp_obj_t tilegrid_obj) {
+    mp_obj_t native_tilegrid = mp_instance_cast_to_native_base(tilegrid_obj, &displayio_tilegrid_type);
+    return MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(native_tilegrid);
+}
+
+//|   .. attribute:: x
 //|
-//|     The position of the top-left corner of the tilegrid.
+//|     X position of the left edge in the parent.
 //|
-STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_tilegrid_obj_get_position(mp_obj_t self_in) {
-    displayio_tilegrid_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
-    int16_t x;
-    int16_t y;
-    common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_position(self, &x, &y);
+STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_tilegrid_obj_get_x(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+    displayio_tilegrid_t *self = native_tilegrid(self_in);
+    return MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_x(self));
+}
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(displayio_tilegrid_get_x_obj, displayio_tilegrid_obj_get_x);
 
-    mp_obj_t coords[2];
-    coords[0] = mp_obj_new_int(x);
-    coords[1] = mp_obj_new_int(y);
+STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_tilegrid_obj_set_x(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t x_obj) {
+    displayio_tilegrid_t *self = native_tilegrid(self_in);
 
-    return mp_obj_new_tuple(2, coords);
+    mp_int_t x = mp_obj_get_int(x_obj);
+    common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_x(self, x);
+    return mp_const_none;
 }
-MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(displayio_tilegrid_get_position_obj, displayio_tilegrid_obj_get_position);
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(displayio_tilegrid_set_x_obj, displayio_tilegrid_obj_set_x);
 
-STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_tilegrid_obj_set_position(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t value) {
-    displayio_tilegrid_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
+const mp_obj_property_t displayio_tilegrid_x_obj = {
+    .base.type = &mp_type_property,
+    .proxy = {(mp_obj_t)&displayio_tilegrid_get_x_obj,
+              (mp_obj_t)&displayio_tilegrid_set_x_obj,
+              (mp_obj_t)&mp_const_none_obj},
+};
 
-    int16_t x = 0;
-    int16_t y = 0;
-    unpack_position(value, &x, &y);
+//|   .. attribute:: y
+//|
+//|     Y position of the top edge in the parent.
+//|
+STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_tilegrid_obj_get_y(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+    displayio_tilegrid_t *self = native_tilegrid(self_in);
+    return MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_y(self));
+}
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(displayio_tilegrid_get_y_obj, displayio_tilegrid_obj_get_y);
 
-    common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_position(self, x, y);
+STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_tilegrid_obj_set_y(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t y_obj) {
+    displayio_tilegrid_t *self = native_tilegrid(self_in);
 
+    mp_int_t y = mp_obj_get_int(y_obj);
+    common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_y(self, y);
     return mp_const_none;
 }
-MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(displayio_tilegrid_set_position_obj, displayio_tilegrid_obj_set_position);
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(displayio_tilegrid_set_y_obj, displayio_tilegrid_obj_set_y);
 
-const mp_obj_property_t displayio_tilegrid_position_obj = {
+const mp_obj_property_t displayio_tilegrid_y_obj = {
     .base.type = &mp_type_property,
-    .proxy = {(mp_obj_t)&displayio_tilegrid_get_position_obj,
-              (mp_obj_t)&displayio_tilegrid_set_position_obj,
+    .proxy = {(mp_obj_t)&displayio_tilegrid_get_y_obj,
+              (mp_obj_t)&displayio_tilegrid_set_y_obj,
               (mp_obj_t)&mp_const_none_obj},
 };
 
@@ -185,13 +194,13 @@ const mp_obj_property_t displayio_tilegrid_position_obj = {
 //|     The pixel shader of the tilegrid.
 //|
 STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_tilegrid_obj_get_pixel_shader(mp_obj_t self_in) {
-    displayio_tilegrid_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
+    displayio_tilegrid_t *self = native_tilegrid(self_in);
     return common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_pixel_shader(self);
 }
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(displayio_tilegrid_get_pixel_shader_obj, displayio_tilegrid_obj_get_pixel_shader);
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_tilegrid_obj_set_pixel_shader(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t pixel_shader) {
-    displayio_tilegrid_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
+    displayio_tilegrid_t *self = native_tilegrid(self_in);
     if (!MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(pixel_shader, &displayio_palette_type) && !MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(pixel_shader, &displayio_colorconverter_type)) {
         mp_raise_TypeError(translate("pixel_shader must be displayio.Palette or displayio.ColorConverter"));
     }
@@ -209,9 +218,72 @@ const mp_obj_property_t displayio_tilegrid_pixel_shader_obj = {
               (mp_obj_t)&mp_const_none_obj},
 };
 
+//|   .. method:: __getitem__(index)
+//|
+//|     Returns the tile index at the given index. The index can either be an x,y tuple or an int equal
+//|     to ``y * width + x``.
+//|
+//|     This allows you to::
+//|
+//|       print(grid[0])
+//|
+//|   .. method:: __setitem__(index, tile_index)
+//|
+//|     Sets the tile index at the given index. The index can either be an x,y tuple or an int equal
+//|     to ``y * width + x``.
+//|
+//|     This allows you to::
+//|
+//|       grid[0] = 10
+//|
+//|     or::
+//|
+//|       grid[0,0] = 10
+//|
+STATIC mp_obj_t tilegrid_subscr(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t index_obj, mp_obj_t value_obj) {
+    displayio_tilegrid_t *self = native_tilegrid(self_in);
+
+
+    if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(index_obj, &mp_type_slice)) {
+        mp_raise_NotImplementedError(translate("Slices not supported"));
+    } else {
+        uint16_t x = 0;
+        uint16_t y = 0;
+        if (MP_OBJ_IS_SMALL_INT(index_obj)) {
+            mp_int_t i = MP_OBJ_SMALL_INT_VALUE(index_obj);
+            uint16_t width = common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_width(self);
+            x = i % width;
+            y = i / width;
+        } else {
+            mp_obj_t* items;
+            mp_obj_get_array_fixed_n(index_obj, 2, &items);
+            x = mp_obj_get_int(items[0]);
+            y = mp_obj_get_int(items[1]);
+            if (x >= common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_width(self) || y >= common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_height(self)) {
+                mp_raise_IndexError(translate("tile index out of bounds"));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (value_obj == MP_OBJ_SENTINEL) {
+            // load
+            return MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_tile(self, x, y));
+        } else if (value_obj == mp_const_none) {
+            return MP_OBJ_NULL; // op not supported
+        } else {
+            mp_int_t value = mp_obj_get_int(value_obj);
+            if (value < 0 || value > 255) {
+                mp_raise_ValueError(translate("Tile indices must be 0 - 255"));
+            }
+            common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_tile(self, x, y, value);
+        }
+    }
+    return mp_const_none;
+}
+
 STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t displayio_tilegrid_locals_dict_table[] = {
     // Properties
-    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_position),          MP_ROM_PTR(&displayio_tilegrid_position_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_x), MP_ROM_PTR(&displayio_tilegrid_x_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_y), MP_ROM_PTR(&displayio_tilegrid_y_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_pixel_shader),          MP_ROM_PTR(&displayio_tilegrid_pixel_shader_obj) },
 };
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(displayio_tilegrid_locals_dict, displayio_tilegrid_locals_dict_table);
@@ -220,5 +292,6 @@ const mp_obj_type_t displayio_tilegrid_type = {
     { &mp_type_type },
     .name = MP_QSTR_TileGrid,
     .make_new = displayio_tilegrid_make_new,
+    .subscr = tilegrid_subscr,
     .locals_dict = (mp_obj_dict_t*)&displayio_tilegrid_locals_dict,
 };
diff --git a/shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.h b/shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.h
index 2260db413..15a71b53b 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.h
+++ b/shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.h
@@ -35,13 +35,20 @@ void common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_construct(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, mp_obj_
         uint16_t bitmap_width_in_tiles, mp_obj_t pixel_shader, uint16_t width, uint16_t height,
         uint16_t tile_width, uint16_t tile_height, uint16_t x, uint16_t y, uint8_t default_tile);
 
-void common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_position(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, int16_t* x, int16_t* y);
-void common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_position(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, int16_t x, int16_t y);
-
+mp_int_t common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_x(displayio_tilegrid_t *self);
+void common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_x(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, mp_int_t x);
+mp_int_t common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_y(displayio_tilegrid_t *self);
+void common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_y(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, mp_int_t y);
 mp_obj_t common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_pixel_shader(displayio_tilegrid_t *self);
 void common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_pixel_shader(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, mp_obj_t pixel_shader);
 
-void common_hal_displayio_textgrid_set_tile(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, uint16_t x, uint16_t y, uint8_t tile_index);
-void common_hal_displayio_textgrid_set_top_left(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, uint16_t x, uint16_t y);
+uint16_t common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_width(displayio_tilegrid_t *self);
+uint16_t common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_height(displayio_tilegrid_t *self);
+
+uint8_t common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_tile(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, uint16_t x, uint16_t y);
+void common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_tile(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, uint16_t x, uint16_t y, uint8_t tile_index);
+
+// Private API for scrolling the TileGrid.
+void common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_top_left(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, uint16_t x, uint16_t y);
 
 #endif // MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_BINDINGS_DISPLAYIO_TILEGRID_H
diff --git a/shared-bindings/displayio/__init__.c b/shared-bindings/displayio/__init__.c
index 1ee755014..177bd5fff 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/displayio/__init__.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/displayio/__init__.c
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@
 //|     Shape
 //|     TileGrid
 //|
-//| All libraries change hardware state but are never deinit
-//|
 
 
 //| .. method:: release_displays()
@@ -81,6 +79,9 @@
 //|   release the builtin display on boards that have one. You will need to reinitialize it yourself
 //|   afterwards.
 //|
+//|   Use this once in your code.py if you initialize a display. Place it right before the
+//|   initialization so the display is active as long as possible.
+//|
 STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_release_displays(void) {
     common_hal_displayio_release_displays();
     return mp_const_none;
diff --git a/shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c b/shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
index 7ff4e8c7a..568dc6425 100644
--- a/shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
+++ b/shared-module/_pew/PewPew.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void pew_init() {
         // Find a spare timer.
         uint8_t index = find_free_timer();
         if (index == 0xff) {
-            mp_raise_RuntimeError(translate(""));
+            mp_raise_RuntimeError(translate("All timers in use"));
         }
         Tc *tc = tc_insts[index];
 
diff --git a/shared-module/displayio/Group.c b/shared-module/displayio/Group.c
index f6bc92dc7..20182863e 100644
--- a/shared-module/displayio/Group.c
+++ b/shared-module/displayio/Group.c
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 #include "py/runtime.h"
 #include "shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.h"
 
-void common_hal_displayio_group_construct(displayio_group_t* self, uint32_t max_size, uint32_t scale) {
+void common_hal_displayio_group_construct(displayio_group_t* self, uint32_t max_size, uint32_t scale, mp_int_t x, mp_int_t y) {
     displayio_group_child_t* children = m_new(displayio_group_child_t, max_size);
-    displayio_group_construct(self, children, max_size, scale);
+    displayio_group_construct(self, children, max_size, scale, x, y);
 }
 
 uint32_t common_hal_displayio_group_get_scale(displayio_group_t* self) {
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ void common_hal_displayio_group_set(displayio_group_t* self, size_t index, mp_ob
     self->needs_refresh = true;
 }
 
-void displayio_group_construct(displayio_group_t* self, displayio_group_child_t* child_array, uint32_t max_size, uint32_t scale) {
-    self->x = 0;
-    self->y = 0;
+void displayio_group_construct(displayio_group_t* self, displayio_group_child_t* child_array, uint32_t max_size, uint32_t scale, mp_int_t x, mp_int_t y) {
+    self->x = x;
+    self->y = y;
     self->children = child_array;
     self->max_size = max_size;
     self->needs_refresh = false;
diff --git a/shared-module/displayio/Group.h b/shared-module/displayio/Group.h
index 61409959d..7826b9e66 100644
--- a/shared-module/displayio/Group.h
+++ b/shared-module/displayio/Group.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ typedef struct {
     bool needs_refresh;
 } displayio_group_t;
 
-void displayio_group_construct(displayio_group_t* self, displayio_group_child_t* child_array, uint32_t max_size, uint32_t scale);
+void displayio_group_construct(displayio_group_t* self, displayio_group_child_t* child_array, uint32_t max_size, uint32_t scale, mp_int_t x, mp_int_t y);
 bool displayio_group_get_pixel(displayio_group_t *group, int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t *pixel);
 bool displayio_group_needs_refresh(displayio_group_t *self);
 void displayio_group_finish_refresh(displayio_group_t *self);
diff --git a/shared-module/displayio/TileGrid.c b/shared-module/displayio/TileGrid.c
index c2aa9b144..bbbb11924 100644
--- a/shared-module/displayio/TileGrid.c
+++ b/shared-module/displayio/TileGrid.c
@@ -66,14 +66,20 @@ void common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_construct(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, mp_obj_
     self->y = y;
 }
 
-void common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_position(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, int16_t* x, int16_t* y) {
-    *x = self->x;
-    *y = self->y;
-}
 
-void common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_position(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, int16_t x, int16_t y) {
-    self->needs_refresh = self->x != x || self->y != y;
+mp_int_t common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_x(displayio_tilegrid_t *self) {
+    return self->x;
+}
+void common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_x(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, mp_int_t x) {
+    self->needs_refresh = self->x != x;
     self->x = x;
+}
+mp_int_t common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_y(displayio_tilegrid_t *self) {
+    return self->y;
+}
+
+void common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_y(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, mp_int_t y) {
+    self->needs_refresh = self->y != y;
     self->y = y;
 }
 
@@ -86,6 +92,43 @@ void common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_pixel_shader(displayio_tilegrid_t *self,
     self->needs_refresh = true;
 }
 
+
+uint16_t common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_width(displayio_tilegrid_t *self) {
+    return self->width_in_tiles;
+}
+
+uint16_t common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_height(displayio_tilegrid_t *self) {
+    return self->height_in_tiles;
+}
+
+uint8_t common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_get_tile(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, uint16_t x, uint16_t y) {
+    uint8_t* tiles = self->tiles;
+    if (self->inline_tiles) {
+        tiles = (uint8_t*) &self->tiles;
+    }
+    if (tiles == NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return tiles[y * self->width_in_tiles + x];
+}
+
+void common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_tile(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, uint16_t x, uint16_t y, uint8_t tile_index) {
+    uint8_t* tiles = self->tiles;
+    if (self->inline_tiles) {
+        tiles = (uint8_t*) &self->tiles;
+    }
+    if (tiles == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+    tiles[y * self->width_in_tiles + x] = tile_index;
+    self->needs_refresh = true;
+}
+
+
+void common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_top_left(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, uint16_t x, uint16_t y) {
+    self->top_left_x = x;
+    self->top_left_y = y;
+}
 bool displayio_tilegrid_get_pixel(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t* pixel) {
     x -= self->x;
     y -= self->y;
@@ -126,24 +169,6 @@ bool displayio_tilegrid_get_pixel(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, int16_t x, int16_t
     return false;
 }
 
-void common_hal_displayio_textgrid_set_tile(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, uint16_t x, uint16_t y, uint8_t tile_index) {
-    uint8_t* tiles = self->tiles;
-    if (self->inline_tiles) {
-        tiles = (uint8_t*) &self->tiles;
-    }
-    if (tiles == NULL) {
-        return;
-    }
-    tiles[y * self->width_in_tiles + x] = tile_index;
-    self->needs_refresh = true;
-}
-
-
-void common_hal_displayio_textgrid_set_top_left(displayio_tilegrid_t *self, uint16_t x, uint16_t y) {
-    self->top_left_x = x;
-    self->top_left_y = y;
-}
-
 bool displayio_tilegrid_needs_refresh(displayio_tilegrid_t *self) {
     return self->needs_refresh || displayio_palette_needs_refresh(self->pixel_shader);
 }
diff --git a/shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.c b/shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.c
index 85bbee293..07c13d639 100644
--- a/shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.c
+++ b/shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ size_t common_hal_terminalio_terminal_write(terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self, con
         if (c < 128) {
             if (c >= 0x20 && c <= 0x7e) {
                 uint8_t tile_index = displayio_builtinfont_get_glyph_index(self->font, c);
-                common_hal_displayio_textgrid_set_tile(self->tilegrid, self->cursor_x, self->cursor_y, tile_index);
+                common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_tile(self->tilegrid, self->cursor_x, self->cursor_y, tile_index);
                 self->cursor_x++;
             } else if (c == '\r') {
                 self->cursor_x = 0;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ size_t common_hal_terminalio_terminal_write(terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self, con
                     if (i[1] == 'K') {
                         // Clear the rest of the line.
                         for (uint16_t j = self->cursor_x; j < self->tilegrid->width_in_tiles; j++) {
-                            common_hal_displayio_textgrid_set_tile(self->tilegrid, j, self->cursor_y, 0);
+                            common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_tile(self->tilegrid, j, self->cursor_y, 0);
                         }
                         i += 2;
                     } else {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ size_t common_hal_terminalio_terminal_write(terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self, con
         } else {
             uint8_t tile_index = displayio_builtinfont_get_glyph_index(self->font, c);
             if (tile_index != 0xff) {
-                common_hal_displayio_textgrid_set_tile(self->tilegrid, self->cursor_x, self->cursor_y, tile_index);
+                common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_tile(self->tilegrid, self->cursor_x, self->cursor_y, tile_index);
                 self->cursor_x++;
 
             }
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ size_t common_hal_terminalio_terminal_write(terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self, con
         if (self->cursor_y != start_y) {
             // clear the new row
             for (uint16_t j = 0; j < self->tilegrid->width_in_tiles; j++) {
-                common_hal_displayio_textgrid_set_tile(self->tilegrid, j, self->cursor_y, 0);
+                common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_tile(self->tilegrid, j, self->cursor_y, 0);
                 start_y = self->cursor_y;
             }
-            common_hal_displayio_textgrid_set_top_left(self->tilegrid, 0, (start_y + self->tilegrid->height_in_tiles + 1) % self->tilegrid->height_in_tiles);
+            common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_top_left(self->tilegrid, 0, (start_y + self->tilegrid->height_in_tiles + 1) % self->tilegrid->height_in_tiles);
         }
     }
     return i - data;