v.0.9.0 DigitalClock

app/utils/digital_clock.py

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from app.display.neopixel_64x64 import NeoPixel_64x64
+from app.utils import get_datetime_string
+from app.utils import colors
+
+
+class DigitalClock:
+    CLOCK_WIDTH = 38
+
+    def __init__(self, display: NeoPixel_64x64, xpos: int, ypos: int):
+        self.display = display
+        self.xpos = xpos
+        self.ypos = ypos
+
+    async def tick(self):
+        time_str: str = get_datetime_string("time")
+        self.display.clear_box(
+            self.ypos,
+            self.xpos,
+            self.ypos + self.display.font_height,
+            self.xpos + self.CLOCK_WIDTH,
+            color=colors.MAGENTA,
+        )
+
+        self.display.write_text(
+            time_str[:8], self.xpos, self.ypos, color=colors.NEON_YELLOW
+        )

main.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from app.utils import (
 )  # Time-related functions
 from app.utils import SimpleCounter, colors
 import time
+from app.utils.digital_clock import DigitalClock
 import uasyncio as asyncio  # type: ignore
 from app.web import Wlan
 
@@ -26,21 +27,17 @@ async def weather_check_task(weather_checker: Weather_Checker):
 
 
 async def print_time_task() -> None:
+    bottom_ypos = display.MATRIX_HEIGHT - display.font_height
     simpleCnt: SimpleCounter = SimpleCounter()
+    digitalClock: DigitalClock = DigitalClock(display, 0, bottom_ypos)
     while True:
         dt1: str = get_datetime_string()
         dt2: str = get_german_datetime()
         simpleCnt += 1
         print(f"print_time_task running... {simpleCnt.value % 16} {dt1} {dt2}")
-        bottom_ypos = display.MATRIX_HEIGHT - display.font_height
 
-        time_str: str = get_datetime_string("time")
+        await digitalClock.tick()
-        display.clear_box(bottom_ypos, 0, bottom_ypos + display.font_height, 38)
+        await asyncio.sleep(2)
-
-        # display.clear_row(bottom_ypos)
-        display.write_text(time_str[:8], 0, bottom_ypos, color=colors.NEON_YELLOW)
-
-        await asyncio.sleep(5)
 
 
 async def sync_ntp_time_task() -> None: