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MajicDesigns / MD_Parola

Library for modular scrolling LED matrix text displays
GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1
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A way to get a pointer to the Hardware library object #4

Closed pockemul closed 7 years ago

pockemul commented 7 years ago

Hi, I need to shutdown the display when i put the ESP8266 in deepsleep. But there is no way to retrieve the _D object. Would it be the good way to add in MD_Parola.h: MD_MAX72XX* getMAX() { return &_D;}

and to put in my code: P.getMAX()->control(MD_MAX72XX::SHUTDOWN, true)

Regards

MajicDesigns commented 7 years ago

I would prefer not to provide access to _D as tech support is hard enough as it is. The idea is valid though and I can implement a method to shut down the display, same as you can do set intensity. Have you tried intensity zero for your code?

pockemul commented 7 years ago

I understand your concerns about tech support. I think you're right keeping access to _D not possible. If a user has enough skills to need Hardware object access, he can add the function as i did. A function to shutdown and wake up the display in MD_Parola would be great.

Thank you for your amazing job

MajicDesigns commented 7 years ago

Added displayShutdown() and zoneShutdown() methods. Updated doc files. Available in the Repo.