Micro Wave USB Fan

This library is a pure Python reimplementation of the Jaycar RGB USB LED fan (GH1031) protocol. Communication occurs using USB HID reports as a transport. This library uses hidapi to do this across Linux, macOS, FreeBSD and Windows.

Installation

pip install microwave-usbfan

Example Implementation

Two Text Messages

from usbfan import Device, Program, TextMessage

# A program is made up of a list of Messages
# A "TextMessage" is a subclass of the generic Message class 
p = Program((TextMessage("Hello, World!"),
             TextMessage("How is everyone going?"),))
             
# Open the device and program
d = Device()
d.program(p)

Single Red Dot

from usbfan import Colour, Column, Device, Message, Program

# A generic "Message" is made up of 1 to 144 "Column" object
# A "Column" has 11 boolean pixels and a "Colour"
columns = [Column([True] + [False] * 10, Colour.red)]
for _ in range(7):
    columns.append(Column([False] * 11, Colour.red))
p = Program((Message(columns),))

# Open the device and program
d = Device()
d.program(p)

Rainbow Message

from usbfan import Colour, Column, Device, Message, Program, TextMessage

# We can cycle the rainbow here and fill all 144 columns
rainbow_colours = [Colour.red, Colour.yellow, Colour.green,
                   Colour.cyan, Colour.blue, Colour.magenta]
rainbow = [Column([True] * 11,
                  rainbow_colours[i % len(rainbow_colours)])
           for i in range(Message.MAX_COLUMNS)]
p = Program((
    TextMessage("Here comes the rainbow!"),
    Message(rainbow),
))

# Open the device and program
d = Device()
d.program(p)

Mode Controls

For each message, you can define how it opens, what it does once displayed, and what it does when closing.

from usbfan import Colour, Column, Device, Message, Program, TextMessage, \
    MessageStyle, OpenTransition, CloseTransition

# We can cycle the rainbow here and fill all 144 columns
rainbow_colours = [Colour.red, Colour.yellow, Colour.green,
                   Colour.cyan, Colour.blue, Colour.magenta]
rainbow = [Column([True] * 11,
                  rainbow_colours[i % len(rainbow_colours)])
           for i in range(Message.MAX_COLUMNS)]
p = Program((
    TextMessage("Here comes the rainbow!",
                message_style=MessageStyle.Flash,
                open_transition=OpenTransition.DownUp,
                close_transition=CloseTransition.DownUp),
    Message(rainbow,
            message_style=MessageStyle.Clockwise,
            open_transition=OpenTransition.FromMiddle,
            close_transition=CloseTransition.ToMiddle),
))

# Open the device and program
d = Device()
d.program(p)