void MD_Parola::begin(uint8_t numZones)
{
_D.begin();
// Set up the MAX72XX library
// The MAX72XX is in power-saving mode on startup,
// we have to do a wakeup call, set the brightness, enable updates and clear the display
_D.control(MD_MAX72XX::INTENSITY, MAX_INTENSITY/2);
_D.control(MD_MAX72XX::SHUTDOWN, MD_MAX72XX::OFF);
_D.control(MD_MAX72XX::UPDATE, MD_MAX72XX::ON);
// Create the zone objects
_numZones = numZones;
_Z = new MD_PZone[_numZones];
if (_numZones == 1)
setZone(0, 0, _numModules-1);
for (uint8_t i=0; i<_numZones; i++)
_Z[i].begin(&_D);
// initialise options for all zones
setSpeed(10);
setPause(10*getSpeed());
setCharSpacing(1);
setTextAlignment(LEFT);
setTextEffect(PRINT, NO_EFFECT);
setTextBuffer(NULL);
setInvert(false);
displaySuspend(false);
displayClear();
// Now set the default viewing parameters for this library
_D.setFont(NULL);
}
void MD_Parola::begin(uint8_t numZones)
{
_D.begin();
// Create the zone objects
_numZones = numZones;
_Z = new MD_PZone[_numZones];
if (_numZones == 1)
setZone(0, 0, _numModules-1);
for (uint8_t i=0; i<_numZones; i++)
_Z[i].begin(&_D);
// initialise options for all zones
setSpeed(10);
setPause(10*getSpeed());
setCharSpacing(1);
setTextAlignment(LEFT);
setTextEffect(PRINT, NO_EFFECT);
setTextBuffer(NULL);
setInvert(false);
displaySuspend(false);
displayClear();
// Now set the default viewing parameters for this library
_D.setFont(NULL);
}
void MD_Parola::displayZoneText(uint8_t z, char *pText, textPosition_t align, uint16_t speed, uint16_t pause, textEffect_t effectIn, textEffect_t effectOut)
{
setTextBuffer(z, pText);
setTextAlignment(z, align);
setSpeed(z, speed);
setPause(z, pause);
setTextEffect(z, effectIn, effectOut);
displayReset(z);
}
