m5-stack-utils-core

Utilities for working with the M5Stack Core in Micropython.

Terminal

In the src/terminal directory, you find a module terminal.py usefull for logging data to the m5stack Core 320x240 screen. It is far from beeing performant but it does the job.

The terminal displays 15 lines of text. Contrary to the lcd.print(message) method, the Terminal.print(message) method behaves like a real terminal : once all the lines have been filled, all the lines of text are shifted, the first line disapears and the last printed data line is displayed on the bottom line.

Usage

Option 1 : copy into UIFlow

The first way to use the Terminal class is to simply copy it in your program into UIFlow.

1. Copy the content of the terminal.py file in UIFlow

2. Create an instance of the Terminal class

   ...
   t = Terminal()
   t.print('temperature log')    

Option 2 : importing from external modules

There is also the possibility to import the Terminal class from a separated module.

1. Copy the file terminal.py onto the M5Stack with UIFlow using the file manager (add file tool). Create a file terminal.py in the apps folder of the M5Stack and copy the contents of the terminal.py file and save (Ctrl + S) in the browser.

2. Use an import statetement in your program

   from terminal import Terminal
   
   t = Terminal()
   
   ...

Example : logging the data read from the ENV unit

You can find an example using the Terminal class to log data read from the ENV unit in the src/terminal/env_sensor_log.py file.