Get and Set Pixels

If you need to plop a few pixels on the screen, but don't want to go to the hassle of initializing a sprite just for a dot, this section is for you!

Setting and getting the state of pixels can be useful for effects like snow, rain, or stars

thumby.display.setPixel(x, y, color) | sets pixel to color at x and y. Returns None, all parameters required.

• x
  • type: int
  • values: 0 (left) ~ 71 (right)
• y
  • type: int
  • values: 0 (top) ~ 39 (bottom)
• color
  • type: int
  • values: 0 or 1 -- where 0 is black or an unlit pixel, and 1 is white or a lit pixel

thumby.display.getPixel(x, y) | gets value of pixel at x and y. Returns int (0 or 1), all parameters required.

• x
  • type: int
  • values: 0 (left) ~ 71 (right)
• y
  • type: int
  • values: 0 (top) ~ 39 (bottom)

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Example

Five pixels located in the 4 corners and the center of the screen

import thumby

thumby.display.fill(0)
thumby.display.setPixel(0, 0, 1)
thumby.display.setPixel(71, 0, 1)
thumby.display.setPixel(0, 39, 1)
thumby.display.setPixel(71, 39, 1)
thumby.display.setPixel(36, 20, 1)
thumby.display.update()

if (thumby.display.getPixel(0, 0) == 1):
    print("Pixel 0, 0 is white") # print to shell

if (thumby.display.getPixel(1, 1) == 0):
    print("Pixel 1, 1 is black")