Updated everything

main.py

@@ -14,19 +14,6 @@ LED_BRIGHTNESS = 255     # Set to 0 for darkest and 255 for brightest
 LED_INVERT     = False   # True to invert the signal (when using NPN transistor level shift)
 LED_CHANNEL    = 0       # set to '1' for GPIOs 13, 19, 41, 45 or 53
 
-global led_power
-global led_power_toggler
-led_power_toggler = True
-led_power = True
-
-try:
-    with open('./idle.txt', 'r') as f:
-        idle_mode = f.readline()
-except:
-    with open('./idle.txt', 'w') as f:
-        f.write('1')
-        idle_mode = 1
-
 def check_internet(url='http://www.google.com/', timeout=5):
     try:
         _ = requests.head(url, timeout=timeout)
@@ -35,7 +22,6 @@ def check_internet(url='http://www.google.com/', timeout=5):
         return False
 
 def wheel(pos):
-    """Generate rainbow colors across 0-255 positions."""
     if pos < 85:
         return Color(pos * 3, 255 - pos * 3, 0)
     elif pos < 170:
@@ -45,8 +31,7 @@ def wheel(pos):
         pos -= 170
         return Color(0, pos * 3, 255 - pos * 3)
  
-def rainbowCycle(strip, wait_ms=10, iterations=10):
+def rainbowCycle(strip, wait_ms=5, iterations=10):
-    """Draw rainbow that uniformly distributes itself across all pixels."""
     for j in range(256*iterations):
         for i in range(strip.numPixels()):
             strip.setPixelColor(i, wheel((int(i * 256 / strip.numPixels()) + j) & 255))
@@ -69,29 +54,20 @@ def blink(strip, color1, color2, iterations=10, wait_ms=10):
     strip.show()
     time.sleep(1)
 
-def read_idle():
-    with open('./idle.txt', 'r') as f:
-        idle_mode = f.readline()
-
 def change_idle_mode(channel):
     global idle_mode
-    with open('./idle.txt', 'r') as f:
+    idle_mode += 1
-        idle_mode = f.readline()
+    if idle_mode == 6:
-    if int(idle_mode) > 7:
+        idle_mode = 1
-        idle_mode = 0
-    with open('./idle.txt', 'w') as f:
-        f.write(int(idle_mode) + 1)
-    with open('./idle.txt', 'r') as f:
-        idle_mode = f.readline()
-    print('Change Idle-Mode: '+idle_mode)
 
 def power_toggle(channel):
-    if led_power == True:
+    print('button pressed')
-        led_power_toggler = False
+    global power_button_pressed
-    else:
+    power_button_pressed = 'True'
-        led_power_toggler = True
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    led_power = 'True'
+    idle_mode = 1
     strip = Adafruit_NeoPixel(LED_COUNT, LED_PIN, LED_FREQ_HZ, LED_DMA, LED_INVERT, LED_BRIGHTNESS, LED_CHANNEL)
     strip.begin()
     GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BOARD)
@@ -102,41 +78,40 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     try:
         while True:
-            led_power = led_power_toggler
             try:
-                with open('./idle.txt', 'r') as f:
+                print('Button pressed: '+str(power_button_pressed))
-                        idle_mode = f.readline()
+                if str(power_button_pressed) == 'True':
-            except:
+                    if led_power == 'True':
-                with open('./idle.txt', 'w') as f:
+                        led_power = 'False'
-                    f.write('1')
+                        power_button_pressed = 'False'
-                with open('./idle.txt', 'r') as f:
-                    idle_mode = f.readline()
-
-            if power_toggle == False:
-                print('Power: False')
-                setColor(strip, Color(0,0,0))
-                led_power == False
-
                     else:
+                        led_power = 'True'
+                        power_button_pressed = 'False'
+            except:
+                pass
+
+            if led_power == 'True':
                 print('Power: True')
-                led_power == True
                 if check_internet() == False:
                     blink(strip, Color(255,0,0), Color(255,255,255))
                 else:
-                    print(idle_mode)
+                    if idle_mode == 1:
-                    if idle_mode == '1':
                         rainbowCycle(strip)
-                    elif idle_mode == '2':
+                    elif idle_mode == 2:
                         setColor(strip, Color(255,0,0))
-                    elif idle_mode == '3':
+                    elif idle_mode == 3:
                         setColor(strip, Color(0,255,0))
-                    elif idle_mode == '4':
+                    elif idle_mode == 4:
                         setColor(strip, Color(0,0,255))
-                    elif idle_mode == '5':
+                    elif idle_mode == 5:
                         setColor(strip, Color(125,245,255))
                     else:
                         blink(strip, Color(255,0,0), Color(0,0,0))
-
+                    time.sleep(1)
+            else:
+                print('Power: False')
+                setColor(strip, Color(0,0,0))
+                time.sleep(1)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         setColor(strip, Color(0,0,0))
         GPIO.cleanup()

test.py

@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         while True:
             #blink(strip, Color(255,0,0), Color(255,255,255))
             #setColor(strip, Color(255,0,0))
-            #rainbowCycle(strip)
+            rainbowCycle(strip)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         setColor(strip, Color(0,0,0))