its scrolling, yay.

client-barcode/display.py

@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 import serial
 from thread import start_new_thread, allocate_lock
 import time
+import threading
 
-class Display:
+class Display(threading.Thread):
 	def __init__(self,portname="/dev/ttyUSB0"):
+	        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
 		self.serialport=None
+		self.runme=True
 		self.portlock = allocate_lock()
 		self.portname=portname
-		self.open_port()
 		self.brightness=5
+	        self.scroll_line1 = None
+		self.scroll_line2 = None
+		self.offset_line1 = 0
+		self.offset_line2 = 0
 		self.screensaver = Screensaver(self)
-		self.screensaver.start()
+		self.open_port()
 
 	def __del__(self):
 		if (not self.screensaver == None):
@@ -38,6 +44,79 @@ class Display:
 			pass
 		
 
+	#Helper-Function, scrolls text in a specific line.
+	def display_scroll_text(self,line,text):
+		if (line==1): #clear the line on invocation:
+			self.cmd("\x1f\x24\x01%c\x18" % chr(line) )
+			self.scroll_line1 = text
+			self.offset_line1=0
+		if (line==2): #clear the line on invocation:
+			self.cmd("\x1f\x24\x01%c\x18" % chr(line) )
+			self.scroll_line2 = text
+			self.offset_line2=0
+
+
+	def display_handle_scroll(self,line,text,offset):
+		if (text):
+			l = len(text)
+			if (l<21):
+				if (offset == 0):
+					self.cmd("\x1f\x24\x01%c%s" % (chr(line),text[offset:(20+offset)]))
+					offset=1
+			else:   
+				self.cmd("\x1f\x24\x01%c%s" % (chr(line),text[offset:(20+offset)]))
+				missing_chars=20+offset-l
+				if (missing_chars>0):
+					self.cmd(text[:missing_chars])
+				offset=((offset+1)%l)
+		else:   
+			offset=0        #reset offset
+		return offset
+
+
+	def run(self):
+		print "Starting Display thread" 
+		self.screensaver.start()
+		while(self.runme):
+			print("display thread loop\n")
+			self.mutex_get()
+			print("display got mutex and handles scroll\n")
+			self.offset_line1 = self.display_handle_scroll(1,self.scroll_line1,self.offset_line1)
+	                self.offset_line2 = self.display_handle_scroll(2,self.scroll_line2,self.offset_line2)
+			self.mutex_release()
+			time.sleep(.5)
+		print "Exiting Display thread"
+
+	def terminate(self):
+		self.runme = False
+
+
+
+	#Front-End Funtion to display a Screen
+	# with heading
+	def display_screen(self,title,message):
+		self.mutex_get()
+
+	        self.offset_line1=0
+	        self.offset_line2=0
+	        self.screensaver.idle_reset();
+	        self.cmd_brightness(5)
+
+	        if (len(title)<21):
+	                self.scroll_line1=None
+	                self.cmd("\x1f\x24\x01%c\x18%s" % (chr(1),'\xdb'*20) )
+	                if (len(title)<20):
+	                        pos=1+(20-len(title))/2
+	                else:
+	                        pos=1
+	                self.cmd("\x1f\x24%c%c%s" % (chr(pos),chr(1),title) )
+	        else:
+	                self.display_scroll_text(1,title)
+	
+	        self.display_scroll_text(2,message)
+		self.mutex_release()
+
+
 
 
 	def cmd_reset(self):
@@ -148,6 +227,7 @@ import time
 
 class Screensaver (threading.Thread):
 	def __init__(self,display):
+	        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
 		self.display=display
 		self.runme=True
 		self.idlecounter=0
@@ -187,7 +267,6 @@ class Screensaver (threading.Thread):
 			return
 
 		if (self.idlecounter==self.timeout_message):
-			print("WHAAAAGHAA")
 			self.display.mutex_get()
 			self.display.cmd_time_set()
 			self.display.mutex_release()

client-barcode/freitagskasse.py

@@ -95,40 +95,6 @@ def display_cmd_dim(x):
 	return
 
 
-def display_thread(x):
-	global scroll_line1,scroll_line2
-	global offset_line1,offset_line2
-	global screensaver
-	global idlemessage
-	global lock
-
-	offset_line1=0
-	offset_line2=0
-	while(True):
-		lock.acquire()
-
-		offset_line1 = display_handle_scroll(1,scroll_line1,offset_line1)
-		offset_line2 = display_handle_scroll(2,scroll_line2,offset_line2)
-
-	#	if (screensaver <= SCREENSAVER_OFF):
-#			screensaver=screensaver+1
-
-
-		if (screensaver == SCREENSAVER_TIMEOUT):
-			now = time.localtime()
-			send_display("\x0c\x1F\x54%c%c\x1f\x03" % (chr(now.tm_hour),chr(now.tm_min)));
-			if (scroll_line2):
-				scroll_line1=scroll_line2
-			else:
-				scroll_line1=idlemessage
-			scroll_line2=None
-			offset_line1=0
-			offset_line2=0				
-			
-		lock.release()
-		time.sleep(.5)
-
-
 def send_display(s):
 	global myDisplay
 #	myDisplay.write(s,False)
@@ -549,14 +515,13 @@ def main():
 	global myDisplay
 
 	myDisplay = Display("/dev/ttyUSB0")
+	myDisplay.start()
 	myDisplay.cmd_reset()
-	myDisplay.write("Hello world!\n")
-	time.sleep(10)
+	myDisplay.display_screen("Nachricht","Hallo Welt! Dies ist eine sehr lange NAchricht!")
+	time.sleep(100)
 	myDisplay.cmd_cursor_show(False)
 	start_new_thread(display_thread,(1,))
 
-	#display_scroll_text(1,"Line1: Text, dumm scrollend!")
-	#display_scroll_text(4,"Line2: Und hier Text, auch dumm scrollend!")
 	display_screen("HINWEIS","Herzlich willkommen bei der Freitagsrunde! *** ")
 	while True:
 		clear()