display buffer updates

troubleshooting clarity
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Chuck
2025-04-08 18:21:21 -05:00
parent 448860d77d
commit ec11f57375
2 changed files with 63 additions and 45 deletions

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@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ class DisplayController:
self.scroll_position = 0
self.scroll_speed = 1 # Reduced scroll speed
self.last_scroll = time.time()
self.scroll_interval = 0.1 # Increased scroll interval for smoother scrolling
self.force_clear = False
self.scroll_interval = 0.2 # Increased scroll interval for smoother scrolling
self.force_clear = True # Start with a clear screen
self.update_interval = 0.1 # Consistent update interval
logger.info("DisplayController initialized with display_manager: %s", id(self.display_manager))
def run(self):
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ class DisplayController:
logger.info("Switching display to: %s", self.current_display)
self.last_switch = current_time
self.force_clear = True # Set force clear flag instead of clearing immediately
self.force_clear = True # Clear screen on mode switch
self.display_manager.clear() # Ensure clean transition
# Update scroll position for hourly forecast if needed
if self.current_display == 'hourly' and current_time - self.last_scroll > self.scroll_interval:
@@ -58,25 +60,28 @@ class DisplayController:
if self.scroll_position > self.display_manager.matrix.width * 3:
self.scroll_position = 0
self.force_clear = True
self.display_manager.clear()
# Display current screen
if self.current_display == 'clock':
self.clock.display_time(force_clear=self.force_clear)
elif self.current_display == 'weather':
self.weather.display_weather(force_clear=self.force_clear)
elif self.current_display == 'hourly':
self.weather.display_hourly_forecast(self.scroll_position, force_clear=self.force_clear)
else: # daily
self.weather.display_daily_forecast(force_clear=self.force_clear)
try:
if self.current_display == 'clock':
self.clock.display_time(force_clear=self.force_clear)
elif self.current_display == 'weather':
self.weather.display_weather(force_clear=self.force_clear)
elif self.current_display == 'hourly':
self.weather.display_hourly_forecast(self.scroll_position, force_clear=self.force_clear)
else: # daily
self.weather.display_daily_forecast(force_clear=self.force_clear)
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"Error updating display: {e}")
time.sleep(1) # Wait a bit before retrying
continue
# Reset force clear flag after use
self.force_clear = False
# Sleep longer when not scrolling
if self.current_display == 'hourly':
time.sleep(self.scroll_interval) # Use scroll interval for consistent timing
else:
time.sleep(0.2) # Longer sleep for static displays
# Consistent sleep time for all modes
time.sleep(self.update_interval)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print("\nDisplay stopped by user")