fix(scripts): scroll_speeds.py opens the panel with the service's options

--measure and --demo built RGBMatrixOptions from a private copy of the
display service's builder that had drifted: gpio_slowdown came from
display.hardware (default 2) instead of display.runtime (default 3), and
rp1_rio, panel_type, disable_hardware_pulsing, inverse_colors,
pixel_mapper_config and orientation were skipped, with different defaults
(hardware_mapping "regular", pwm_bits 11). A panel needing a high slowdown
was measured -- or garbled -- in a setup the service never drives.

The option filling in DisplayManager._setup_matrix moves, unchanged, into
DisplayManager.apply_matrix_options(options, config), which _setup_matrix
calls and the script reuses (overriding only limit_refresh_rate_hz for
--measure). The script now loads the whole config rather than the hardware
block. Tests pin the script's options to the service's attribute for
attribute.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Chuck
2026-09-17 09:01:12 -04:00
co-authored by Claude Opus 5
parent 33c1bbe8d9
commit f867fafa08
3 changed files with 200 additions and 86 deletions
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@@ -47,52 +47,47 @@ from src.common import scroll_config # noqa: E402
CONFIG = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "config" / "config.json"
def load_hardware():
def load_config():
"""The whole config.json, or {} when it is missing or unreadable."""
try:
with open(CONFIG, encoding="utf-8") as handle:
return (json.load(handle).get("display") or {}).get("hardware") or {}
config = json.load(handle)
except (OSError, ValueError):
return {}
return config if isinstance(config, dict) else {}
def build_options(hardware, refresh_override=None):
from rgbmatrix import RGBMatrixOptions
o = RGBMatrixOptions()
from src.display_geometry import (
DEFAULT_CHAIN_LENGTH, DEFAULT_COLS, DEFAULT_PARALLEL, DEFAULT_ROWS,
)
o.rows = int(hardware.get("rows", DEFAULT_ROWS))
o.cols = int(hardware.get("cols", DEFAULT_COLS))
o.chain_length = int(hardware.get("chain_length", DEFAULT_CHAIN_LENGTH))
o.parallel = int(hardware.get("parallel", DEFAULT_PARALLEL))
o.brightness = int(hardware.get("brightness", 80))
o.hardware_mapping = hardware.get("hardware_mapping", "regular")
o.pwm_bits = int(hardware.get("pwm_bits", 11))
o.pwm_dither_bits = int(hardware.get("pwm_dither_bits", 0))
o.pwm_lsb_nanoseconds = int(hardware.get("pwm_lsb_nanoseconds", 130))
o.led_rgb_sequence = hardware.get("led_rgb_sequence", "RGB")
o.scan_mode = int(hardware.get("scan_mode", 0))
o.row_address_type = int(hardware.get("row_address_type", 0))
o.multiplexing = int(hardware.get("multiplexing", 0))
o.gpio_slowdown = int(hardware.get("gpio_slowdown", 2))
o.limit_refresh_rate_hz = (
int(refresh_override) if refresh_override is not None
else int(hardware.get("limit_refresh_rate_hz", 0))
)
return o
def hardware_of(config):
return (config.get("display") or {}).get("hardware") or {}
def open_matrix(hardware, refresh_override=None):
def build_options(config, refresh_override=None):
"""The matrix options the display service would use for this config.
Built by DisplayManager.apply_matrix_options, not a copy of it, so the
measurement and the demo drive the panel exactly as the service does
(runtime gpio_slowdown, rp1_rio, panel_type, orientation, defaults).
``refresh_override`` replaces limit_refresh_rate_hz; 0 means uncapped.
"""
from src.display_manager import DisplayManager, RGBMatrixOptions
options = DisplayManager.apply_matrix_options(RGBMatrixOptions(), config)
if refresh_override is not None:
options.limit_refresh_rate_hz = int(refresh_override)
return options
def open_matrix(config, refresh_override=None):
"""Construct the matrix, or explain why it will not open."""
if os.geteuid() != 0:
sys.exit("this needs root for GPIO access - rerun with sudo")
try:
from rgbmatrix import RGBMatrix
except ImportError:
sys.exit("rgbmatrix is not installed on this machine")
from src.display_manager import RGBMatrix
except ImportError as exc:
sys.exit("could not load the display stack ({}); is rgbmatrix "
"installed on this machine?".format(exc))
try:
return RGBMatrix(options=build_options(hardware, refresh_override))
return RGBMatrix(options=build_options(config, refresh_override))
except Exception as exc: # pragma: no cover - hardware dependent
sys.exit(
"could not open the panel ({}).\n"
@@ -101,7 +96,7 @@ def open_matrix(hardware, refresh_override=None):
)
def measure_refresh(hardware, seconds=6.0):
def measure_refresh(config, seconds=6.0):
"""Actual refresh rate, by running uncapped and timing the swaps.
SwapOnVSync blocks until the panel's next refresh, so an unthrottled loop
@@ -109,7 +104,7 @@ def measure_refresh(hardware, seconds=6.0):
chain will really give you, as opposed to whatever limit_refresh_rate_hz
optimistically asks for.
"""
matrix = open_matrix(hardware, refresh_override=0)
matrix = open_matrix(config, refresh_override=0)
canvas = matrix.CreateFrameCanvas()
canvas = matrix.SwapOnVSync(canvas) # discard the first, it includes setup
frames = 0
@@ -122,17 +117,17 @@ def measure_refresh(hardware, seconds=6.0):
return measured
def demo(hardware, target, seconds):
def demo(config, target, seconds):
"""Scroll text at the crisp speed nearest `target`."""
from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
from src.common.font_layout import load_truetype
hz = float(hardware.get("limit_refresh_rate_hz") or scroll_config.DEFAULT_REFRESH_HZ)
hz = scroll_config.refresh_hz_from_config(config)
choice = scroll_config.solve_crisp(target, hz)
print("asked for {:.0f} px/s -> {}".format(target, choice.describe()))
matrix = open_matrix(hardware)
matrix = open_matrix(config)
canvas = matrix.CreateFrameCanvas()
W, H = canvas.width, canvas.height
@@ -214,15 +209,15 @@ def main():
help="highlight the entry nearest this speed")
args = ap.parse_args()
hardware = load_hardware()
configured = float(hardware.get("limit_refresh_rate_hz") or 0)
config = load_config()
configured = float(hardware_of(config).get("limit_refresh_rate_hz") or 0)
if args.demo is not None:
demo(hardware, args.demo, args.seconds)
demo(config, args.demo, args.seconds)
return
if args.measure:
measured = measure_refresh(hardware)
measured = measure_refresh(config)
print("measured panel refresh: {:.1f}Hz".format(measured))
if configured:
print("configured limit_refresh_rate_hz: {:.0f}".format(configured))
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@@ -279,50 +279,9 @@ class DisplayManager:
hardware_config = self.config.get('display', {}).get('hardware', {})
runtime_config = self.config.get('display', {}).get('runtime', {})
# Basic hardware settings
options.rows = hardware_config.get('rows', DEFAULT_ROWS)
options.cols = hardware_config.get('cols', DEFAULT_COLS)
options.chain_length = hardware_config.get('chain_length', DEFAULT_CHAIN_LENGTH)
options.parallel = hardware_config.get('parallel', DEFAULT_PARALLEL)
options.hardware_mapping = hardware_config.get('hardware_mapping', 'adafruit-hat-pwm')
# Performance and stability settings
options.brightness = hardware_config.get('brightness', 90)
options.pwm_bits = hardware_config.get('pwm_bits', 10)
options.pwm_lsb_nanoseconds = hardware_config.get('pwm_lsb_nanoseconds', 150)
options.led_rgb_sequence = hardware_config.get('led_rgb_sequence', 'RGB')
options.pixel_mapper_config = self._build_pixel_mapper_config(hardware_config)
options.row_address_type = hardware_config.get('row_address_type', 0)
options.multiplexing = hardware_config.get('multiplexing', 0)
options.panel_type = hardware_config.get('panel_type', '')
options.disable_hardware_pulsing = hardware_config.get('disable_hardware_pulsing', False)
options.show_refresh_rate = hardware_config.get('show_refresh_rate', False)
options.limit_refresh_rate_hz = hardware_config.get('limit_refresh_rate_hz', 90)
options.gpio_slowdown = runtime_config.get('gpio_slowdown', 3)
# Disable internal privilege dropping - we manage this via systemd or remain root
# This prevents the library from dropping to 'daemon' user which breaks file permissions
options.drop_privileges = False
# Additional settings from config
if 'scan_mode' in hardware_config:
options.scan_mode = hardware_config.get('scan_mode')
if 'pwm_dither_bits' in hardware_config:
options.pwm_dither_bits = hardware_config.get('pwm_dither_bits')
if 'inverse_colors' in hardware_config:
options.inverse_colors = hardware_config.get('inverse_colors')
# Pi 5 only: 0=PIO/RP1 coprocessor (default, less CPU),
# 1=RIO/Registered IO (faster; gpio_slowdown effect is inverted in this mode)
if 'rp1_rio' in runtime_config:
if hasattr(options, 'rp1_rio'):
options.rp1_rio = runtime_config.get('rp1_rio')
else:
logger.warning(
"rp1_rio is set in config but the installed rgbmatrix library does "
"not support it — the library was likely built without Pi 5 RP1 "
"support (mmap to 0x3f000000 instead of RP1 chip). "
"Fix: sudo RPI_RGB_FORCE_REBUILD=1 ./first_time_install.sh"
)
# Every option comes from display.hardware / display.runtime, in
# one place that scripts/scroll_speeds.py shares.
self.apply_matrix_options(options, self.config)
logger.info(f"Initializing RGB Matrix with settings: rows={options.rows}, cols={options.cols}, chain_length={options.chain_length}, parallel={options.parallel}, hardware_mapping={options.hardware_mapping}")
@@ -1370,6 +1329,68 @@ class DisplayManager:
return dt.strftime(f"%b %-d{suffix}")
@classmethod
def apply_matrix_options(cls, options, config: Dict[str, Any]):
"""Fill ``options`` (an ``RGBMatrixOptions``) from the LEDMatrix config.
This is exactly what the display service drives the panel with, so a
tool that opens the matrix itself (``scripts/scroll_speeds.py``) gets
the same panel -- same runtime ``gpio_slowdown``, ``rp1_rio``,
``panel_type``, orientation and defaults -- rather than a private copy
that drifts. Does not open the matrix. Returns ``options``.
"""
display = config.get('display', {}) if isinstance(config, dict) else {}
hardware_config = display.get('hardware', {})
runtime_config = display.get('runtime', {})
# Basic hardware settings
options.rows = hardware_config.get('rows', DEFAULT_ROWS)
options.cols = hardware_config.get('cols', DEFAULT_COLS)
options.chain_length = hardware_config.get('chain_length', DEFAULT_CHAIN_LENGTH)
options.parallel = hardware_config.get('parallel', DEFAULT_PARALLEL)
options.hardware_mapping = hardware_config.get('hardware_mapping', 'adafruit-hat-pwm')
# Performance and stability settings
options.brightness = hardware_config.get('brightness', 90)
options.pwm_bits = hardware_config.get('pwm_bits', 10)
options.pwm_lsb_nanoseconds = hardware_config.get('pwm_lsb_nanoseconds', 150)
options.led_rgb_sequence = hardware_config.get('led_rgb_sequence', 'RGB')
# _build_pixel_mapper_config reads only class attributes, so the class
# stands in for an instance here.
options.pixel_mapper_config = cls._build_pixel_mapper_config(cls, hardware_config)
options.row_address_type = hardware_config.get('row_address_type', 0)
options.multiplexing = hardware_config.get('multiplexing', 0)
options.panel_type = hardware_config.get('panel_type', '')
options.disable_hardware_pulsing = hardware_config.get('disable_hardware_pulsing', False)
options.show_refresh_rate = hardware_config.get('show_refresh_rate', False)
options.limit_refresh_rate_hz = hardware_config.get('limit_refresh_rate_hz', 90)
options.gpio_slowdown = runtime_config.get('gpio_slowdown', 3)
# Disable internal privilege dropping - we manage this via systemd or remain root
# This prevents the library from dropping to 'daemon' user which breaks file permissions
options.drop_privileges = False
# Additional settings from config
if 'scan_mode' in hardware_config:
options.scan_mode = hardware_config.get('scan_mode')
if 'pwm_dither_bits' in hardware_config:
options.pwm_dither_bits = hardware_config.get('pwm_dither_bits')
if 'inverse_colors' in hardware_config:
options.inverse_colors = hardware_config.get('inverse_colors')
# Pi 5 only: 0=PIO/RP1 coprocessor (default, less CPU),
# 1=RIO/Registered IO (faster; gpio_slowdown effect is inverted in this mode)
if 'rp1_rio' in runtime_config:
if hasattr(options, 'rp1_rio'):
options.rp1_rio = runtime_config.get('rp1_rio')
else:
logger.warning(
"rp1_rio is set in config but the installed rgbmatrix library does "
"not support it — the library was likely built without Pi 5 RP1 "
"support (mmap to 0x3f000000 instead of RP1 chip). "
"Fix: sudo RPI_RGB_FORCE_REBUILD=1 ./first_time_install.sh"
)
return options
@property
def refresh_hz(self) -> float:
"""The panel's refresh rate in Hz, from the hardware config.
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@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
"""scripts/scroll_speeds.py must drive the panel the way the service does.
--measure and --demo open the matrix themselves. They used to build the
options from a private copy of DisplayManager's builder that had drifted: it
read gpio_slowdown from display.hardware (the service reads display.runtime),
and skipped rp1_rio, panel_type, orientation and more. On a panel that needs a
high slowdown that measured -- or garbled -- a panel the service never drives.
"""
import importlib.util
import os
from pathlib import Path
from unittest.mock import patch
import pytest
os.environ.setdefault("EMULATOR", "true")
import src.display_manager as display_manager # noqa: E402
from src.display_manager import DisplayManager # noqa: E402
SCRIPT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "scripts" / "scroll_speeds.py"
@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
def script():
spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("scroll_speeds_script", SCRIPT)
module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
spec.loader.exec_module(module)
return module
class _Options:
"""Records what is set; declares rp1_rio like a Pi 5-capable binding."""
rp1_rio = None
CONFIG = {
"display": {
"hardware": {
"rows": 64, "cols": 64, "chain_length": 2, "parallel": 1,
"hardware_mapping": "adafruit-hat-pwm",
"brightness": 70, "pwm_bits": 9, "pwm_lsb_nanoseconds": 130,
"row_address_type": 5, "panel_type": "FM6126A",
"limit_refresh_rate_hz": 120, "orientation": "180",
"pixel_mapper_config": "U-mapper",
"gpio_slowdown": 2, # a stale key in the wrong block
},
"runtime": {"gpio_slowdown": 7, "rp1_rio": 1},
}
}
def _script_options(script, config, **kwargs):
with patch.object(display_manager, "RGBMatrixOptions", _Options):
return script.build_options(config, **kwargs)
def test_runtime_settings_are_used(script):
options = _script_options(script, CONFIG)
assert options.gpio_slowdown == 7
assert options.rp1_rio == 1
assert options.panel_type == "FM6126A"
assert options.row_address_type == 5
assert options.pixel_mapper_config == "U-mapper;Rotate:180"
assert options.limit_refresh_rate_hz == 120
def test_the_options_match_the_display_service(script):
"""Same config in, same options out, attribute for attribute."""
service = DisplayManager.apply_matrix_options(_Options(), CONFIG)
assert vars(_script_options(script, CONFIG)) == vars(service)
def test_measure_runs_uncapped(script):
assert _script_options(script, CONFIG, refresh_override=0).limit_refresh_rate_hz == 0
def test_an_empty_config_gets_the_service_defaults(script):
options = _script_options(script, {})
assert vars(options) == vars(DisplayManager.apply_matrix_options(_Options(), {}))
assert options.gpio_slowdown == 3
def test_the_service_uses_the_shared_builder(test_config):
"""DisplayManager._setup_matrix fills its options through the same call."""
with patch.object(display_manager, "RGBMatrix"), \
patch.object(display_manager, "RGBMatrixOptions", _Options), \
patch.object(display_manager, "freetype"), \
patch.object(DisplayManager, "apply_matrix_options",
wraps=DisplayManager.apply_matrix_options) as shared, \
patch.dict(os.environ, {"EMULATOR": "false"}):
DisplayManager._instance = None
try:
DisplayManager(test_config)
finally:
DisplayManager._instance = None
shared.assert_called_once()