This brings the Micropython library up to the same setup as the Adafr…

README.rst

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-Micropython Library for the HT16K33-based LED Matrices
+Micropython Library for the HT16K33-based LED Matrices, ported from Adafruit's
+Adafruit_CircuitPython_HT16K33 library.
 
 This is a library for using the I²C-based LED matrices with the HT16K33 chip.
-It supports both 16x8 and 8x8 matrices, as well as 7-Segment Numeric and 14-Segment Alphanumeric displays.
+It supports Adafruit's 16x8 and 8x8 matrices, as well as 7-Segment Numeric and
+14-Segment Alphanumeric displays.
 
 Documentation at http://micropython-ht16k33.readthedocs.io/

examples/ht16k33_segments_simpletest.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 ladyada for Adafruit Industries
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+# Basic example of setting digits on a LED segment display.
+# This example and library is meant to work with Adafruit CircuitPython API.
+# Author: Tony DiCola
+# License: Public Domain
+from micropython import const
+from utime import sleep
+
+# Import all board pins.
+from machine import SoftI2C, Pin
+# Import the HT16K33 LED segment module.
+from ht16k33 import segments
+# Import special stuff for tinyPico
+from tinypico import I2C_SDA, I2C_SCL
+
+LED_YELLOW = const(4)
+LED_GREEN = const(5)
+LED_BLINK_RATE_SEC = 0.2
+LED_NR_CYCLES = 1
+
+TP_SDA = Pin(I2C_SDA)
+TP_SCL = Pin(I2C_SCL) 
+
+DELAY_BETWEEN_SEC = 4
+
+led_yellow = Pin(LED_YELLOW, Pin.OUT)
+led_yellow.value(False)
+
+led_green = Pin(LED_GREEN, Pin.OUT)
+led_green.value(False)
+
+def blink_led(led, cycles=LED_NR_CYCLES, rate_ms=LED_BLINK_RATE_SEC):
+  for cyc in range(cycles):
+    led.value(True)
+    sleep(rate_ms)
+    led.value(False) 
+    sleep(rate_ms)
+
+blink_led(led_yellow, 2)
+blink_led(led_green, 2)
+
+# Create the I2C interface.
+i2c = SoftI2C(sda=TP_SDA, scl=TP_SCL, freq=400000)
+
+# Create the LED segment class.
+# This creates a 7 segment 4 character display:
+display = segments.Seg14x4(i2c)
+# Or this creates a 14 segment alphanumeric 4 character display:
+# display = segments.Seg14x4(i2c)
+# Or this creates a big 7 segment 4 character display
+# display = segments.BigSeg7x4(i2c)
+# Finally you can optionally specify a custom I2C address of the HT16k33 like:
+# display = segments.Seg7x4(i2c, address=0x70)
+print()
+print("Before Starting Up")
+print()
+print("Sleeping for 5 seconds...")
+sleep(5.0)
+
+try:
+  print()
+  print("4 Digit, 14 Segment Alphanumeric Demo Starting Up - Ctrl/C to Exit")
+  print()
+  # Clear the display.
+  # display.fill(0)
+  sleep(DELAY_BETWEEN_SEC)
+
+  # Can just print an integer number
+  int_number = 6358
+  print("Printing an integer number {0}".format(int_number))
+  display.print(int_number)
+  sleep(DELAY_BETWEEN_SEC)
+  display.fill(0)
+
+  # Can just print a floating point number
+  float_number = 714.4
+  print("Printing a floating point number {0}".format(float_number))
+  display.print(float_number, 1)
+  sleep(DELAY_BETWEEN_SEC)
+  display.fill(0)
+
+  # Or, can print a hexadecimal value
+  hex_number = 0xBEAD
+  print("Printing a hexadecimal number {0}".format(hex(hex_number)))
+  display.print_hex(hex_number)
+  sleep(DELAY_BETWEEN_SEC)
+  display.fill(0)
+
+  # Or, print the time
+  time_string = "11:50"
+  print("Printing a time string - '{0}'".format(time_string))
+  display.colon = True
+  display.print(time_string)
+  sleep(DELAY_BETWEEN_SEC)
+  display.colon = False
+  display.fill(0)
+
+  # Or, can set indivdual digits / characters
+  # Set the first character to '1':
+  display[0] = "1"
+  # Set the second character to '2':
+  display[1] = "2"
+  # Set the third character to 'A':
+  display[2] = "A"
+  # Set the forth character to 'B':
+  display[3] = "B"
+  sleep(DELAY_BETWEEN_SEC)
+  display.fill(0)
+
+  # Or, can even set the segments to make up characters
+  if isinstance(display, segments.Seg7x4):
+      # 7-segment raw digits
+      display.set_digit_raw(0, 0xFF)
+      display.set_digit_raw(1, 0b11111111)
+      display.set_digit_raw(2, 0x79)
+      display.set_digit_raw(3, 0b01111001)
+  else:
+      # 14-segment raw digits
+      display.set_digit_raw(0, 0x2D3F)
+      display.set_digit_raw(1, 0b0010110100111111)
+      display.set_digit_raw(2, (0b00101101, 0b00111111))
+      display.set_digit_raw(3, [0x2D, 0x3F])
+
+  sleep(DELAY_BETWEEN_SEC)
+  display.fill(0)
+
+  # Show a looping marquee
+  display.marquee("Deadbeef 192.168.100.102... ", 0.2)
+except KeyboardInterrupt:
+  # display.fill(0)
+  led_green.value(False)
+  led_yellow.value(False)