lcd_advanced.py

from machine import Pin, I2C
import time

display_i2c = i2c1 # right side I2C, replace with i2c0 for left side

CHARS = (
    0b00000000, # [space]
    0b00000000, # !
    0b01001000, # "
    0b11001100, # # (°)
    0b01100111, # $ (Like an L with an extra segment, use $J to make a W)
    0b01000010, # %
    0b11101000, # & (Like an F without a cross stroke, use &7 to make an M)
    0b00001000, # '
    0b11100001, # (
    0b10001011, # )
    0b00000000, # * (Currently unused)
    0b00001110, # +
    0b00000010, # ,
    0b00000100, # -
    0b00010000, # .
    0b00101100, # /
    0b11101011, # 0
    0b00001010, # 1
    0b10101101, # 2
    0b10001111, # 3
    0b01001110, # 4
    0b11000111, # 5
    0b11100111, # 6
    0b11001010, # 7
    0b11101111, # 8
    0b11001111, # 9
    0b00000000, # : (currently unused)
    0b01000000, # ; (Like the apostrophe, but on the other side, use 'foo; to say ‘foo’)
    0b00100001, # <
    0b00000101, # =
    0b00100001, # >
    0b00000000, # ?
    0b11111111, # @
    0b11101110, # A
    0b01100111, # B
    0b00100101, # C
    0b00101111, # D
    0b11100101, # E
    0b11100100, # F
    0b11100011, # G
    0b01100110, # H
    0b01100000, # I
    0b00101011, # J
    0b11100110, # K
    0b01100001, # L
    0b11101010, # M
    0b00100110, # N
    0b00100111, # O
    0b11101100, # P
    0b11001110, # Q
    0b00100100, # R
    0b11000011, # S
    0b01100101, # T
    0b00100011, # U
    0b01101011, # V
    0b01101111, # W
    0b01101110, # X
    0b01001111, # Y
    0b10101001, # Z
)

def display(value) -> None:
    buf = [0]
    value = value.upper()
    for c in value:
        b = CHARS[ord(c) - 32]
        buf.append(b)
    display_i2c.writeto(0x3E, bytes(buf))
        
# initialize the display
display_i2c.writeto(0x3E, bytes([0xC8]))

# Hack the planet!
while True:
    display(" XA(K ")
    time.sleep(0.75)
    display(" TXE ")
    time.sleep(0.75)
    display("PLAMET")
    time.sleep(1.5)
    display("      ")
    time.sleep(0.5)