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apcmini_display.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: UTF-8
'''
Setup apc mini colors without Ablton Live
----------
> brew install portmidi
requirements.txt
mido
# https://github.com/olemb/mido
----------
API mini cheetsheet
http://community.akaipro.com/akai_professional/topics/midi-information-for-apc-mini
'''
import os
import sys
import time
from itertools import chain
import mido
alphabet = {
'A': [
0, 1, 1, 0,
0, 1, 1, 0,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 1, 1, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
],
'B': [
1, 1, 1, 0,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 1, 1, 0,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 1, 1, 0,
],
'C': [
0, 1, 1, 0,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
0, 1, 1, 0,
],
'D': [
1, 1, 1, 0,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 1, 1, 0,
],
'E': [
1, 1, 1, 1,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 1, 1, 1,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 1, 1, 1,
],
'F': [
1, 1, 1, 1,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 1, 1, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
],
'G': [
0, 1, 1, 0,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 1, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
0, 1, 1, 1,
],
'H': [
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 1, 1, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
],
'I': [
1, 1, 1,
0, 1, 0,
0, 1, 0,
0, 1, 0,
0, 1, 0,
0, 1, 0,
0, 1, 0,
1, 1, 1,
],
'J': [
0, 0, 0, 1,
0, 0, 0, 1,
0, 0, 0, 1,
0, 0, 0, 1,
0, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
0, 1, 1, 0,
],
'K': [
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 1, 0,
1, 0, 1, 0,
1, 1, 0, 0,
1, 1, 0, 0,
1, 0, 1, 0,
1, 0, 1, 0,
1, 0, 0, 1,
],
'L': [
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 1, 1, 1,
],
'M': [
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 1, 1, 1,
1, 1, 1, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
],
'N': [
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 1, 0, 1,
1, 1, 0, 1,
1, 0, 1, 1,
1, 0, 1, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
],
'O': [
0, 1, 1, 0,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
0, 1, 1, 0,
],
'P': [
1, 1, 1, 0,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 1, 1, 1,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
],
'Q': [
0, 1, 1, 0,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 1, 0, 1,
1, 0, 1, 0,
0, 1, 0, 1,
],
'R': [
1, 1, 1, 0,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 1, 1, 1,
1, 0, 1, 0,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
],
'S': [
0, 1, 1, 0,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 0,
0, 1, 1, 0,
0, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
0, 1, 1, 0,
],
'T': [
1, 1, 1,
0, 1, 0,
0, 1, 0,
0, 1, 0,
0, 1, 0,
0, 1, 0,
0, 1, 0,
0, 1, 0,
],
'U': [
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
0, 1, 1, 0,
],
'V': [
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
0, 1, 1, 0,
0, 1, 1, 0,
0, 1, 1, 0,
],
'W': [
1, 0, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 1, 0, 1,
1, 0, 1, 0, 1,
0, 1, 0, 1, 0,
0, 1, 0, 1, 0,
],
'X': [
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
0, 1, 1, 0,
0, 1, 1, 0,
0, 1, 1, 0,
1, 0, 0, 1,
1, 0, 0, 1,
],
'Y': [
0, 1, 0, 1,
0, 1, 0, 1,
0, 1, 0, 1,
0, 1, 0, 1,
0, 0, 1, 0,
0, 0, 1, 0,
0, 0, 1, 0,
0, 0, 1, 0,
],
'Z': [
1, 1, 1, 1,
0, 0, 0, 1,
0, 0, 1, 0,
0, 0, 1, 0,
0, 1, 0, 0,
0, 1, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0,
1, 1, 1, 1,
],
' ': [
0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0,
]
}
def print_data(data, clear=True):
# clear console
if clear:
os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')
# print to console
lines = [' '.join([('.' if x == 0 else 'x') for x in line])
for line in data]
print('\n'.join(lines))
def send_data(output, data):
l = list(chain.from_iterable(reversed(data)))
for i, color in enumerate(l):
msg = mido.Message('note_on', note=i, velocity=color)
output.send(msg)
# time.sleep(0.001) # wait 1ms
def initialize(debug=False):
# correct data [[0,0,0],[0,0,0]] style
for char, data in alphabet.iteritems():
alphabet[char] = zip(*[iter(data)] * (len(data) / 8))
if debug:
for char in 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ':
print('\n=== %s ===' % char)
print_data(alphabet[char], False)
def next(data, char_data, index):
for i, line in enumerate(data):
line.pop(0)
line.append(char_data[i][index])
def space(data, width=1):
for line in data:
line.pop(0)
line.append(0)
def show_banner(message, device='APC MINI'):
message = message.upper() + ' '
output = mido.open_output(device)
# make blank data
data = [[0] * 8 for i in range(8)]
for character in message:
cData = alphabet[character]
for i in range(0, len(cData[0])):
next(data, cData, i)
print_data(data)
send_data(output, data)
time.sleep(0.2) # wait 1ms
space(data)
print_data(data)
send_data(output, data)
time.sleep(0.15) # wait 0.1 sec
if __name__ == '__main__':
import argparse
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='APC mini display')
parser.add_argument('message',
type=str,
nargs='?',
default='ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ',
help='Message to show')
parser.add_argument('-d', '--device',
type=str,
default='APC MINI',
help='MIDI device name')
args = parser.parse_args()
initialize()
show_banner(args.message, args.device)
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asus4 commented Apr 11, 2016

./apcmini_display.py hellow

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