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@MLXXXp MLXXXp released this 22 Mar 12:33
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5.0.0
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New features:

  • Classes BeepPin1 and BeepPin2 added. These can be used to play simple tones on the speaker. They are very code efficient.
  • New example sketch BeepDemo demonstrates the use of the BeepPin classes.
  • Class SpritesB added as an alternative to Sprites. This class has the same functions as Sprites but will produce less code in many cases (at the expense of slower execution speed). Thanks, @dxxb (Delio Brignoli)
  • The ability to eliminate the USB code that is normally included in the Arduino environment. This will free up a significant amount of code space but will require the user to do a manual reset in order to upload a new sketch. Thanks, @yyyc514 (Josh Goebel) for the concept.
  • The ability to set a flag in system EEPROM that will bypass the boot logo sequence and go straight to the sketch. New functions writeShowBootLogoFlag() and readShowBootLogoFlag() allow setting and reading this the flag.
  • Example sketch SetNameAndID has been renamed to SetSystemEEPROM. The ability to set the "show boot logo" flag has been added to it. It can now also be used to erase the entire system EEPROM or user EEPROM areas.
  • A new 2 parameter version of setRGBled() allows setting an individual RGB LED, given the color and brightness.
  • New function freeRGBled(). Using setRGBled() will take over the RGB LED pins so that digitalWriteRGB() will no longer work. Calling freeRGBled() will restore the pins for use by digitalWriteRGB().
  • New example sketch RGBled demonstrates the use of the RGB LED in both digital and analog modes.
  • New function setFrameDuration() can set the frame rate as the time per frame (in milliseconds), as an alternative to using setFrameRate() to set the frame rate in frames per second.
  • The loop at the end of the begin() function that waits for all buttons to be released has been replaced by function waitNoButtons(). This is to make it easier to add the functionality back in if boot() is used instead of begin().

Fixed a problem in the Sprites drawPlusMask() function that sometimes caused bitmaps to be drawn improperly. Thanks, @yyyc514 (Josh Goebel)

The speed that the boot logo scrolls down has been increased, so that the actual sketch code begins faster.

The ArduBreakout example sketch has been modified to use the BeepPin1 class instead of Arduino tone().

Functions that have been refactored to optimize for size and usually speed:

  • paintScreen(), which is used by display(), has been re-written in assembler. Thanks, @MrBlinky and @veritazz (Michael Gollnick)
  • setRGBled() directly controls the hardware, instead of using the Arduino analogWrite() function.
  • bootLogoShell() and bootLogoText()
  • drawCompressed(). Thanks, @Pharap and @MrBlinky
  • buttonsState(). Thanks, @MrBlinky
  • nextFrame()
  • begin() (by using display() instead of blank() to clear the display).
  • idle()

Minor clarifications and corrections to previous README.md and Doxygen documentation, plus:

  • Thanks, @eried (Erwin Ried) for correcting a typo in the everyXFrames() example code.
  • Added info on sketch EEPROM use to README.md
  • Changed characters used for Sprites examples to make them more readable.
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