Thanks for your help. I want the python to run automatically after boot and show a blank white screen, when a combination of GP10 inputs are HIGH python displays one of 150 JPEGS. Is this possible? what sort of boot times can I get with Arch?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2015 08:14:50 UTC+1, Christian Gollwitzer wrote: > Am 20.05.15 um 08:49 schrieb Howard Spink: > > I have a Pi + SD card with Pi OS + PiTfT screen > > > > I am trying to display specific JPEGs when certain combination of GP10 > > inputs are HIGH. I would like to use Python, I have no background in > > programming. Can someone point me on the right tracks? > > > > No bg in programming is not very helpful. I suggest you do some > tutorials. For instance, the PiTFT has this: > > https://learn.adafruit.com/downloads/pdf/adafruit-pitft-28-inch-resistive-touchscreen-display-raspberry-pi.pdf > > It shows how you can display images from the shell. Next, do a tutorial > on Python programming, e.g. https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide > - but you shold choose one that fits your way of learning. Maybe there > is a RasPI tutorial also, which shows you how to read from the GP ports, > I'm too lazy to google it now - just try combinations of API, tutorial, > documentation with keywords like RasPI, GP, GP programming etc. > > Finally you can wire this all up. An experienced programmer with no > previous knowledge of RasPI can do this within half an hour by reading > these guides. Your biggest task is to understand programming. Have fun! > > Christian -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list