alba/frontend/main.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-
import sys
import os

libdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))), 'frontend/lib')

if os.path.exists(libdir):
    sys.path.append(libdir)

import logging
from waveshare_epd import epd7in5_V2
import time
from PIL import Image
import traceback

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)

try:
    logging.info("Updating Alba screen...")
    epd = epd7in5_V2.EPD()
    
    logging.info("Init and clear...")
    epd.init()
    epd.Clear()

    logging.info("Read the BMP file...")
    Himage = Image.open('/home/andrea/src/alba/frontend/screen.bmp')
    epd.display(epd.getbuffer(Himage))
    time.sleep(2)

    logging.info("Go to sleep...")
    epd.sleep()
    
except IOError as e:
    logging.info(e)
    
except KeyboardInterrupt:    
    logging.info("ctrl + c:")
    epd7in5_V2.epdconfig.module_exit()
    exit()