#!/usr/bin/env python from deps.samplebase import SampleBase from rgbmatrix import graphics import time class Text(SampleBase): def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): super(Text, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs) self.parser.add_argument("-t", "--text", help="The text to scroll on the RGB LED panel", default="Hello world!") def run(self): offscreen_canvas = self.matrix.CreateFrameCanvas() font = graphics.Font() font.LoadFont("deps/fonts/9x18B.bdf") text_color = graphics.Color(255, 255, 255) offscreen_canvas.Clear() graphics.DrawText(offscreen_canvas, font, 0, 18, text_color, self.args.text) self.matrix.SwapOnVSync(offscreen_canvas) while True: time.sleep(0.05) if __name__ == "__main__": text = Text() if not text.process(): text.print_help()