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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions .gitignore
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*.mpy
.idea
__pycache__
_build
*.pyc
.env
build*
bundles
*.DS_Store
.eggs
dist
**/*.egg-info
25 changes: 12 additions & 13 deletions examples/display_text_pyportal.py
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"""
This example show the use of the backlight as well as using labels to simulate
a terminal using a font on the PyPortal
"""

import os
import time
import board
import pulseio
import microcontroller
import displayio

from adafruit_bitmap_font import bitmap_font
from adafruit_display_text.label import Label

backlight = pulseio.PWMOut(microcontroller.pin.PB21) #pylint: disable=no-member

max_brightness = 2 ** 15

fonts = list(filter(lambda x: x.endswith("bdf") and not x.startswith("."), os.listdir("/")))
fonts = [bitmap_font.load_font(x) for x in fonts]


print("fade up")
# Fade up the backlight
for b in range(100):
backlight.duty_cycle = b * max_brightness // 100
board.DISPLAY.brightness = b / 100
time.sleep(0.01) # default (0.01)

demos = ["CircuitPython = Code + Community", "accents - üàêùéáçãÍóí", "others - αψ◌"]
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# Wait for the image to load.
board.DISPLAY.wait_for_frame()

# Wait forever
# Wait for 10 minutes (600 seconds)
time.sleep(600)

# Fade down the backlight
for b in range(50, -1, -1):
backlight.duty_cycle = b * max_brightness // 100
time.sleep(0.005) # default (0.005)
for b in range(100, -1, -1):
board.DISPLAY.brightness = b / 100
time.sleep(0.01) # default (0.01)

print("fade down")

# splash.pop()
while True:
pass
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Why wait if the code is done? Isn't it ok to kick to the terminal?

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Either way. It just shows the fade out nicely, but perhaps another delay and then kick back to terminal?

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Ya, sounds good.