Service Point Display at CCCB

The access to the Service Point display is done via https://github.com/cccb/servicepoint

Run build to create or update this library and header.

Run make to build the aps in this repo.

Service Point Display Tools

• spres: reset the service point display
• spclr: clear the service point display
• tty2sp: user the service point display as dumb 56x20 terminal
• pbm2sp: display a portable bitmap on the service point display
• jpg2sp: display a jpeg dithered on the service point display
• pbms2sp: display a series of portable bitmaps looped on the service point display

Options

• -r: reverse
• -x: use service point display emulator
• -s: send to service point display
• -w: wait for button press to terminate
• -23: time in seconds to run

Files

• sp.h, libsp.a: derived from https://github.com/cccb/servicepoint, checked in for convenience
• servicepoint.h: abstraction level to the service point library
• graphix.h, graphicx.c: simple X11 window api
• display_graphix.h, display_graphix.c: service point display emulation
• display.h, display.c: common api for service point display library and emulator
• display_text.h, display_text.c: client side text rendering on display

Examples

make pbm
pbm2sp -x -s < frame-01.pbm
pbms2sp -r -x -s frame-??.pbm

jpg2sp foo.jpg

mktty | tty2sp -x -s

BSD Game Robots

This is a 56x20 charaters BSD games robots clone.

Files

• robots.h, robots.c: robots implementation
• robots_auto.h, robots_auto.c: solver from arfst23
• robots_bsd.h, robots_bsd.c: bsd solver
• strategy: python template to solve robots via socket (option -p)

Options

• -l: log output
• -t: simple color terminal output
• -x: use service point display emulator
• -s: send to service point display
• -d: delay after every move (for non interative viewing
• -p: open port to stear
• -a: solver by arfst23
• -b: bsd solver
• -g: guided mode (in both solves yield the same key)
• -23: play number of roounds

Examples

robots -t -x -a -d
robots -l -b

Bubbles

Displays a pattern of expanding bubbles

Options

• -x: use service point display emulator
• -s: send to service point display
• -r: dirplay rings instead of circles
• -23: time in seconds to run

Examples

bubbles -x -s

Disks

Displays disks rolling in the rows of the display. Disks can have 2 different velocities and colors. Disks reflect at the left/right border and when hitting a disk of the same color. Running into a disk of mismatching color makes both disks drop to new rows depending on their velocity.

Options

• -x: use service point display emulator
• -s: send to service point display
• -23: time in seconds to run

Examples

disks -x -s

Tunnel

Display a fly through a tunnel animation.

Options

• -x: use service point display emulator
• -s: send to service point display
• -23: time in seconds to run

Examples

tunnel -x -s

Eyes

An animation of 2 eyes, blinking and looking into different directions

The default storyline is:

• look straight for some time
• look around, discover something iteresting on the right
• think about it, thing even harder
• feel dizzy from thinking, fall asleep

Options

• -x: use service point display emulator
• -s: send to service point display
• -p...: provide a playbook as string; chars mean:
  • . / _: wait short / long
  • x / X: move eyes straight slow / fast
  • l / l: move eyes left down slow / fast
  • r / R: move eyes right down slow / fast
  • t / T: move eyes up thinking slow / fast
  • h / H: move eyes up thinking hard slow / fast
  • d / D: move eyes dizzy slow / fast
  • s: eyes fall asleep very slow
• -23: number of times the playbook is played

Examples

eyes -s -x -p_ # look straight only

Airport

Emulator for a Split-flap display like the ones that used to be in airports.

Reads from standard in, a blank line starts the display to update.

Options

• -x: use service point display emulator
• -s: send to service point display
• -23: time in seconds to run

Examples

friedrichstrasse | airport -x -s

Roll

Read from stdin up to an empty line, display 56x20 charackers, repeat. Charakters are updated with an roling effect

Options

• -x: use service point display emulator
• -s: send to service point display
• -23: time in seconds to run

Examples

friedrichstrasse | roll -x -s

Demo

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demo