Help for a newbie regarding code & physical switches

[alister]

On Wed, 20 May 2015 00:54:40 -0700, Howard Spink wrote:

> 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?
> 
Please don't top post as it makes the conversation difficult to follow,
interleaved posting is the prefered style for this news group

Your question is probably best asked in the raspberry pi news group
comp.sys.raspberry-pi

> 
> 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





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