TI-84 Plus CE Python and TI-83 Premium CE Python Edition: Blinking Binary Strings
Introduction
The script BINBLANK.py draws a circle's whose color changes based on a list of binary numbers: green for 1, yellow for 0.
The code listed is made for the TI-84 Plus CE Python and TI-83 Premium CE Python Edition.
Program Script: BINBLANK.py
# ews 2023-06-24
# blink of lights: binary bits
from random import *
from ti_system import *
from ti_draw import *
# set subroutines
def black():
from ti_draw import *
set_color(0,0,0)
def white():
from ti_draw import *
set_color(255,255,255)
def yellow():
from ti_draw import *
set_color(255,255,0)
def lime():
from ti_draw import *
set_color(0,255,0)
def dcircle():
from ti_draw import *
fill_circle(150,100,50)
# using pixels, not coordinates
# initialization
blist=[]
print("Binary String Lighting")
print("Choose 1 or 2:")
print("1. generate random string")
print("2. enter a bit list")
# key press
k=0
# flag
f=0
while f==0:
k=wait_key()
if k==143:
# 1 key
n=int(input("Number of bits? "))
blist=[randint(0,1) for i in range(n)]
f=1
if k==144:
# 2 key
blist=eval(input("List of bits: "))
# data check
m=len(blist)
for i in range(m):
if blist[i]!=0 and blist[i]!=1:
1/0
# force an error and terminate
f=1
# draw the light
clear()
black()
fill_rect(0,0,319,209)
white()
dcircle()
# loop
for i in range(len(blist)):
sleep(.1)
if blist[i]==0:yellow()
if blist[i]==1:lime()
dcircle()
black()
sleep(.55)
# reset
white()
dcircle()
# end indicator
black()
dcircle()
white()
# no line breaks in draw_text
draw_text(50,50,"THE END: PRESS CLEAR")
show_draw()
Download the file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16nxEe51KEhTIX3p1E0uAzHUxCvElQTWE/view?usp=sharing
Notes:
Three modules are used: random, ti_system, and ti_draw. The modules ti_system and ti_draw are Texas Instruments-specific modules.
The ti_system module allows for a get key type of function called wait_key(). wait_key() stops execution and waits for the user to press a key. The value of the key is returned. There are separate key combinations with [ 2nd ] or [ alpha ].
The [ 1 ] key returns a value of 143.
The [ 2 ] key returns a value of 144.
Here are some other key values:
[ 3 ] 145
[ 4 ] 146
[ 5 ] 147
[ 6 ] 148
[ 7 ] 149
[ 8 ] 150
[ 9 ] 151
[ 0 ] 142
[ enter ] 5
[ ← ] 2
[ → ] 1
[ ↑ ] 3
[ ↓ ] 4
[ clear ] 9
The script also checks self-entered lists to see that each entry is a 0 or 1. If not, the program "calculates" 1 ÷ 0 to cause a program-stopping error.
Eddie
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