# This example takes the temperature from the Pico's onboard temperature sensor, and displays it on Pico Explorer, along with a little pixelly graph. # It's based on the thermometer example in the "Getting Started with MicroPython on the Raspberry Pi Pico" book, which is a great read if you're a beginner! import machine import time from picographics import PicoGraphics, DISPLAY_PICO_EXPLORER # set up the hardware display = PicoGraphics(display=DISPLAY_PICO_EXPLORER) sensor_temp = machine.ADC(4) # set up constants for drawing WIDTH, HEIGHT = display.get_bounds() BLACK = display.create_pen(0, 0, 0) WHITE = display.create_pen(255, 255, 255) conversion_factor = 3.3 / (65535) # used for calculating a temperature from the raw sensor reading temp_min = 10 temp_max = 30 bar_width = 5 temperatures = [] colors = [(0, 0, 255), (0, 255, 0), (255, 255, 0), (255, 0, 0)] def temperature_to_color(temp): temp = min(temp, temp_max) temp = max(temp, temp_min) f_index = float(temp - temp_min) / float(temp_max - temp_min) f_index *= len(colors) - 1 index = int(f_index) if index == len(colors) - 1: return colors[index] blend_b = f_index - index blend_a = 1.0 - blend_b a = colors[index] b = colors[index + 1] return [int((a[i] * blend_a) + (b[i] * blend_b)) for i in range(3)] while True: # fills the screen with black display.set_pen(BLACK) display.clear() # the following two lines do some maths to convert the number from the temp sensor into celsius reading = sensor_temp.read_u16() * conversion_factor temperature = 27 - (reading - 0.706) / 0.001721 temperatures.append(temperature) # shifts the temperatures history to the left by one sample if len(temperatures) > WIDTH // bar_width: temperatures.pop(0) i = 0 for t in temperatures: # chooses a pen colour based on the temperature TEMPERATURE_COLOUR = display.create_pen(*temperature_to_color(t)) display.set_pen(TEMPERATURE_COLOUR) # draws the reading as a tall, thin rectangle display.rectangle(i, HEIGHT - (round(t) * 4), bar_width, HEIGHT) # the next tall thin rectangle needs to be drawn # "bar_width" (default: 5) pixels to the right of the last one i += bar_width # draws a white background for the text display.set_pen(WHITE) display.rectangle(1, 1, 100, 25) # writes the reading as text in the white rectangle display.set_pen(BLACK) display.text("{:.2f}".format(temperature) + "c", 3, 3, 0, 3) # time to update the display display.update() # waits for 5 seconds time.sleep(5)