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fixed status_label looping and error message timing #3097

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17 changes: 13 additions & 4 deletions ESP-NOW_basics/espnow_transceiver.py
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Expand Up @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
group = displayio.Group()

# Create background rectangles like your example
background_rect = Rect(0, 0, display.width, display.height, fill=000000)
background_rect = Rect(0, 0, display.width, display.height, fill=0x000000)
group.append(background_rect)

# Set up a button on pin D0/BOOT
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -100,10 +100,12 @@ def get_sender_color(rx_message):
# Show the display
display.root_group = group

# Button debouncing
# Button debouncing and status tracking
last_button_time = 0
button_debounce = 0.2 # 200ms debounce
message_count = 0
status_reset_time = 0
status_needs_reset = False

while True:
current_time = time.monotonic()
Expand All @@ -123,18 +125,23 @@ def get_sender_color(rx_message):
sent_label.text = "TX'd: " # Keep this tomato colored
sent_counter_label.text = str(message_count) # Color with sender color
sent_counter_label.color = SENDER_COLORS.get(DEVICE_ID, WHITE)
status_reset_time = current_time + 0.5 # Reset after 0.5 seconds
status_needs_reset = True

except Exception as ex: # pylint: disable=broad-except
print(f"Send failed: {ex}")
status_label.text = "xxx"
status_label.color = RED
status_reset_time = current_time + 2.0 # Show error for 2 seconds
status_needs_reset = True

last_button_time = current_time

# Reset status after a moment
if current_time - last_button_time > 0.2:
# Reset status only when needed and after appropriate delay
if status_needs_reset and current_time >= status_reset_time:
status_label.text = "press D0 to send"
status_label.color = TOMATO
status_needs_reset = False

# Check for incoming packets
if e:
Expand All @@ -153,5 +160,7 @@ def get_sender_color(rx_message):
received_label.text = "RX'd: " # Keep this tomato colored
received_message_label.text = message[-12:] # Color just the message
received_message_label.color = sender_color
status_reset_time = current_time + 0.5 # Reset after 0.5 seconds
status_needs_reset = True

time.sleep(0.05) # Light polling