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A xmaslights-spin.py

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+def xmaslight():
+    # This is the code from my 
+    
+    #NOTE THE LEDS ARE GRB COLOUR (NOT RGB)
+    
+    # Here are the libraries I am currently using:
+    import time
+    import board
+    import neopixel
+    import re
+    import math
+    
+    # You are welcome to add any of these:
+    # import random
+    # import numpy
+    # import scipy
+    # import sys
+    
+    # If you want to have user changable values, they need to be entered from the command line
+    # so import sys sys and use sys.argv[0] etc
+    # some_value = int(sys.argv[0])
+    
+    # IMPORT THE COORDINATES (please don't break this bit)
+    
+    coordfilename = "Python/coords.txt"
+	
+    fin = open(coordfilename,'r')
+    coords_raw = fin.readlines()
+    
+    coords_bits = [i.split(",") for i in coords_raw]
+    
+    coords = []
+    
+    for slab in coords_bits:
+        new_coord = []
+        for i in slab:
+            new_coord.append(int(re.sub(r'[^-\d]','', i)))
+        coords.append(new_coord)
+    
+    #set up the pixels (AKA 'LEDs')
+    PIXEL_COUNT = len(coords) # this should be 500
+    
+    pixels = neopixel.NeoPixel(board.D18, PIXEL_COUNT, auto_write=False)
+    
+    
+    # YOU CAN EDIT FROM HERE DOWN
+    
+    # I get a list of the heights which is not overly useful here other than to set the max and min altitudes
+    heights = []
+    for i in coords:
+        heights.append(i[2])
+    
+    min_alt = min(heights)
+    max_alt = max(heights)
+    
+    # VARIOUS SETTINGS
+    
+    # how much the rotation points moves each time
+    dinc = 1
+    
+    # a buffer so it does not hit to extreme top or bottom of the tree
+    buffer = 200
+    
+    # pause between cycles (normally zero as it is already quite slow)
+    slow = 0
+    
+    # startin angle (in radians)
+    angle = 0
+    
+    # how much the angle changes per cycle
+    inc = 0.1
+    
+    # the two colours in GRB order
+    # if you are turning a lot of them on at once, keep their brightness down please
+    colourA = [0,50,50] # purple
+    colourB = [50,50,0] # yellow
+    
+    
+    # INITIALISE SOME VALUES
+    
+    swap01 = 0
+    swap02 = 0
+    
+    # direct it move in
+    direction = -1
+    
+    # the starting point on the vertical axis
+    c = 100 
+    
+    # yes, I just run which run is true
+    run = 1
+    while run == 1:
+        
+        time.sleep(slow)
+        
+        LED = 0
+        while LED < len(coords):
+            if math.tan(angle)*coords[LED][1] <= coords[LED][2]+c:
+                pixels[LED] = colourA
+            else:
+                pixels[LED] = colourB
+            LED += 1
+        
+        # use the show() option as rarely as possible as it takes ages
+        # do not use show() each time you change a LED but rather wait until you have changed them all
+        pixels.show()
+        
+        # now we get ready for the next cycle
+        
+        angle += inc
+        if angle > 2*math.pi:
+            angle -= 2*math.pi
+            swap01 = 0
+            swap02 = 0
+        
+        # this is all to keep track of which colour is 'on top'
+        
+        if angle >= 0.5*math.pi:
+            if swap01 == 0:
+                colour_hold = [i for i in colourA]
+                colourA =[i for i in colourB]
+                colourB = [i for i in colour_hold]
+                swap01 = 1
+                
+        if angle >= 1.5*math.pi:
+            if swap02 == 0:
+                colour_hold = [i for i in colourA]
+                colourA =[i for i in colourB]
+                colourB = [i for i in colour_hold]
+                swap02 = 1
+        
+        # and we move the rotation point
+        c += direction*dinc
+        
+        if c <= min_alt+buffer:
+            direction = 1
+        if c >= max_alt-buffer:
+            direction = -1
+        
+    return 'DONE'
+
+
+# yes, I just put this at the bottom so it auto runs
+xmaslight()