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-rwxr-xr-xcalibrate.py17
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diff --git a/calibrate.py b/calibrate.py
index f793bf6..55db7f6 100755
--- a/calibrate.py
+++ b/calibrate.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
-Example for using Helios DAC libraries in python (using C library with ctypes)
+WriteFrame(unsigned int dacNum, int pps, std::uint8_t flags, HeliosPoint* points, int numOfPoints);
-NB: If you haven't set up udev rules you need to use sudo to run the program for it to detect the DAC.
+in 1024 points:
+scale up x from 0 to 100%
+scale down y from 0 to 100%
+scale R, G and B up from 0 to 255 4 times out of sync
"""
import ctypes
@@ -22,29 +25,25 @@ class HeliosPoint(ctypes.Structure):
HeliosLib = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary("./libHeliosDacAPI.dylib")
numDevices = HeliosLib.OpenDevices()
-#WriteFrame(unsigned int dacNum, int pps, std::uint8_t flags, HeliosPoint* points, int numOfPoints);
-#in 1024 points:
-#scale up x from 0 to 100%
-#scale down y from 0 to 100%
-#scale R, G and B up from 0 to 255 4 times out of sync
frames=[0 for x in range(1024)]
r=0
g=85
b=170
+intensity=256
def inc8(m):
return (m+1)%256
for i in range(1024):
- frames[i]=HeliosPoint(i*16,16383-(i*16),r,g,b,100)
+ frames[i]=HeliosPoint(int(i*16),int(16383-(i*16)),int(r),int(g),int(b),int(intensity))
r=inc8(r)
g=inc8(g)
b=inc8(b)
try:
while True:
- HeliosLib.WriteFrame(0, 4096, 0, ctypes.pointer(frames[0]), 1024)
+ HeliosLib.WriteFrame(0, 20000, 0, ctypes.pointer(frames[0]), 1024)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
pass