@ -72,6 +72,43 @@ static void render_logo(void) {
}
```
## Buffer Read Example
For some purposes, you may need to read the current state of the OLED display
buffer. The `oled_read_raw` function can be used to safely read bytes from the
buffer.
In this example, calling `fade_display` in the `oled_task_user` function will
slowly fade away whatever is on the screen by turning random pixels black over
time.
```c
//Setup some mask which can be or'd with bytes to turn off pixels
const uint8_t single_bit_masks[8] = {127, 191, 223, 239, 247, 251, 253, 254};
static void fade_display(void) {
//Define the reader structure
oled_buffer_reader_t reader;
uint8_t buff_char;
if (random() % 30 == 0) {
srand(timer_read());
// Fetch a pointer for the buffer byte at index 0. The return structure
// will have the pointer and the number of bytes remaining from this
// index position if we want to perform a sequential read by
// incrementing the buffer pointer
reader = oled_read_raw(0);
//Loop over the remaining buffer and erase pixels as we go
for (uint16_t i = 0; i < reader.remaining_element_count ; i + + ) {
//Get the actual byte in the buffer by dereferencing the pointer
buff_char = *reader.current_element;
if (buff_char != 0) {
oled_write_raw_byte(buff_char & single_bit_masks[rand() % 8], i);
}
//increment the pointer to fetch a new byte during the next loop
reader.current_element++;
}
}
}
```
## Other Examples
In split keyboards, it is very common to have two OLED displays that each render different content and are oriented or flipped differently. You can do this by switching which content to render by using the return value from `is_keyboard_master()` or `is_keyboard_left()` found in `split_util.h` , e.g:
@ -238,6 +275,10 @@ void oled_write_P(const char *data, bool invert);
// Remapped to call 'void oled_write_ln(const char *data, bool invert);' on ARM
void oled_write_ln_P(const char *data, bool invert);
// Returns a pointer to the requested start index in the buffer plus remaining
// buffer length as struct
oled_buffer_reader_t oled_read_raw(uint16_t start_index);
// Writes a string to the buffer at current cursor position
void oled_write_raw(const char *data, uint16_t size);