MD Parola Custom Chars Arduino Code

// Program to exercise the MD_Parola library
//
// Demonstrate the use of single characters font file replacements.
//
// MD_MAX72XX library can be found at https://github.com/MajicDesigns/MD_MAX72XX
//

#include <MD_Parola.h>
#include <MD_MAX72xx.h>
#include <SPI.h>

// Define the number of devices we have in the chain and the hardware interface
// NOTE: These pin numbers will probably not work with your hardware and may
// need to be adapted
#define HARDWARE_TYPE MD_MAX72XX::FC16_HW
#define MAX_DEVICES 8

#define CLK_PIN 13
#define DATA_PIN 11
#define CS_PIN 10

// HARDWARE SPI
MD_Parola P = MD_Parola(HARDWARE_TYPE, CS_PIN, MAX_DEVICES);
// SOFTWARE SPI
//MD_Parola P = MD_Parola(HARDWARE_TYPE, DATA_PIN, CLK_PIN, CS_PIN, MAX_DEVICES);

#define PAUSE_TIME 1000

// Turn on debug statements to the serial output
#define DEBUG 0

#if DEBUG
#define PRINT(s, x) \
  { \
    Serial.print(F(s)); \
    Serial.print(x); \
  }
#define PRINTS(x) Serial.print(F(x))
#define PRINTX(x) Serial.println(x, HEX)
#else
#define PRINT(s, x)
#define PRINTS(x)
#define PRINTX(x)
#endif

const uint8_t degC[] = { 6, 3, 3, 56, 68, 68, 68 };                    // Deg C
const uint8_t degF[] = { 6, 3, 3, 124, 20, 20, 4 };                    // Deg F
const uint8_t waveSine[] = { 8, 1, 14, 112, 128, 128, 112, 14, 1 };    // Sine wave
const uint8_t waveSqar[] = { 8, 1, 1, 255, 128, 128, 128, 255, 1 };    // Square wave
const uint8_t waveTrng[] = { 10, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 32, 16, 8, 4 };  // Triangle wave

// Global variables
typedef struct
{
  uint8_t spacing;  // character spacing
  const char *msg;  // message to display
} msgDef_t;

msgDef_t M[] = {
  { 1, "User char" },
  { 0, "~~~~" },
  { 1, "24$" },
  { 0, "++++" },
  { 1, "40&" },
  { 0, "^^^^" }
};
#define MAX_STRINGS (sizeof(M) / sizeof(M[0]))

void setup(void) {
  Serial.begin(57600);
  PRINTS("\n[Parola User Char Demo]");

  P.begin();
  P.setIntensity(15);
  P.addChar('$', degC);
  P.addChar('&', degF);
  P.addChar('~', waveSine);
  P.addChar('+', waveSqar);
  P.addChar('^', waveTrng);

  P.setCharSpacing(M[0].spacing);
  P.displayText(M[0].msg, PA_CENTER, P.getSpeed(), PAUSE_TIME, PA_SCROLL_LEFT, PA_SCROLL_LEFT);
}

void loop(void) {
  static uint8_t n = 1;

  if (P.displayAnimate()) {
    P.setTextBuffer(M[n].msg);
    P.setCharSpacing(M[n].spacing);
    P.displayReset();
    n = (n + 1) % MAX_STRINGS;
  }
}