Cosmos in a NeoTrinkey!

Last updated March 08, 2024

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Travel the Universe in a NeoTrinkey!

Yet another silly program from MrKlingon.

Program cosmos.py requires ncount.py to display numbers. You can load both on a neotrinkey. If cosmos.py is saved as code.py the program runs on power up.

A 40x40 cosmos is generated with a variety of stars.

Touching pad1 changes direction - there are 8 - (think N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW). The neotrinkey display shows a binary number for which ever is the current direction, then the current X,Y position, then displays the stars at the current 2x2 window the "ship" is at.
Touching pad2 blinks through showing the stars for 7 steps in the current direction.
Touching both pads together (1&2) does a display traversing through all the stars.
Running in Thonny IDE displays current coordinates while "traversing" and names the stars.

cosmos.py running in Thonny, displaying x,y coordinates and star names.

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