pixel_paint_anvil

A tool for remotely creating Sense HAT 8x8 pixel drawings using Anvil, used as a tool in Code Next's Raspberry Pi curriculum.

Usage

This tool is meant to be used with a client Anvil app. Copy the app from Anvil here: PixelPaint

On your Raspberry Pi, install the anvil.server package first.

$ pip install anvil-uplink

Clone this app on your Pi.

On your Anvil app, enable Uplink.

Get your Uplink key.

On your pixel_paint_server.py file, replace the anvil uplink key

anvil.server.connect("<your key goes here>")

On the client side, Click Run to launch the app, on the Pi, run the app from Thonny or the command line:

$ python3 /your/path/pixel_paint_server.py

Saved designs are in a raw Python list, with RGB values and a timestamp and are appended to a .txt file. To use these, copy and paste them into other Sense HAT scripts as needed.

That's it!