matrixClock example - display something on screen even if RTC library…

… call hangs
pixelmatix · Sep 4, 2015 · 0f07ceb · 0f07ceb
1 parent 686fa84
commit 0f07ceb
Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 0 deletions.
diff --git a/examples/MatrixClock/MatrixClock.ino b/examples/MatrixClock/MatrixClock.ino
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ void setup() {
   matrix.addLayer(&indexedLayer); 
   matrix.begin();
 
+  // display a simple message - will stay on the screen if calls to the RTC library fail later
+  indexedLayer.fillScreen(0);
+  indexedLayer.setFont(gohufont11b);
+  indexedLayer.drawString(0, kMatrixHeight / 2 - 6, 1, "CLOCK");
+  indexedLayer.swapBuffers(false);
+
   matrix.setBrightness(defaultBrightness);
 }