Inkplate 6COLOR – Drawing colorful shapes

Colorful shapes example

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See all available colors and their values here.

Geometric Shapes output on display

# Include all the required libraries
from inkplate6_color import Inkplate

# Create Inkplate object
inkplate = Inkplate()


# Initialize the display, needs to be called only once
inkplate.begin()

# Let's draw some shapes!
# This example will draw shapes around the upper left corner, and then rotate the screen
# This creates a symmetrical-looking pattern of various shapes
for r in range(4):
    # Sets the screen rotation
    inkplate.set_rotation(r)

    # All drawing functions
    # Available colors are:
    # Black, white, green, blue, red, yellow, orange
    inkplate.draw_pixel(100, 100, inkplate.BLACK)
    inkplate.draw_rect(50, 50, 75, 75, inkplate.GREEN)
    inkplate.draw_circle(200, 200, 30, inkplate.BLUE)
    inkplate.fill_circle(300, 300, 30, inkplate.RED)
    inkplate.draw_fast_hline(20, 100, 50, inkplate.BLACK)
    inkplate.draw_fast_vline(100, 20, 50, inkplate.ORANGE)
    inkplate.draw_line(100, 100, 400, 400, inkplate.ORANGE)
    inkplate.draw_round_rect(100, 10, 100, 100, 10, inkplate.BLACK)
    inkplate.fill_round_rect(10, 100, 100, 100, 10, inkplate.YELLOW)
    inkplate.draw_triangle(300, 100, 400, 150, 400, 100, inkplate.BLACK)

# Reset the rotation
inkplate.set_rotation(0)

# Show on the display
inkplate.display()

inkplate.set_rotation()

Sets the rotation of the screen, adjusting the (x, y) coordinate origin point

Returns type: none

Function parameters:

Type	Name	Description
int	x	Value from 0 to 3 (1 rotates by 90 degrees, 2 by 180 degrees, 3 by 270 degrees, 0 is default rotation)

inkplate.draw_pixel()

Sets pixel data on given (x, y) position

Returns type: none

Function parameters:

Type	Name	Description
int	x	X coordinate
int	y	Y coordinate
int	c	Pixel color

inkplate.draw_rect()

Function to draw a rectangle

Returns type: none

Function parameters:

Type	Name	Description
int	x	X coordinate
int	y	Y coordinate
int	width	Rectangle width
int	height	Rectangle height
int	c	Rectangle color

inkplate.draw_circle()

Function to draw a circle

Returns type: none

Function parameters:

Type	Name	Description
int	x	X coordinate
int	y	Y coordinate
int	r	Circle radius
int	c	Circle color

inkplate.fill_circle()

Function to draw a filled circle with specified color

Returns type: none

Function parameters:

Type	Name	Description
int	x	X coordinate
int	y	Y coordinate
int	r	Circle radius
int	c	Circle fill color

inkplate.draw_fast_hline()

Function to draw a horizontal line

Returns type: none

Function parameters:

Type	Name	Description
int	x	X start coordinate
int	y	Y start coordinate
int	width	Line width to set how many pixels to draw
int	c	Line color

inkplate.draw_fast_vline()

Function to draw a vertical line

Returns type: none

Function parameters:

Type	Name	Description
int	x	X start coordinate
int	y	Y start coordinate
int	height	Line height to set how many pixels to draw
int	c	Line color

inkplate.draw_line()

Function to draw a line from start to end

Returns type: none

Function parameters:

Type	Name	Description
int	x0	X coordinate for first point
int	y0	Y coordinate for first point
int	x1	X coordinate for second point
int	y1	Y coordinate for second point
int	c	Line color

inkplate.draw_round_rect()

Function to draw a rectangle with rounded edges

Returns type: none

Function parameters:

Type	Name	Description
int	x	X coordinate
int	y	Y coordinate
int	width	Rectangle width
int	height	Rectangle height
int	radius	Border radius
int	c	Rectangle color

inkplate.fill_round_rect()

Function to draw a rounded rectangled filled with specified color

Returns type: none

Function parameters:

Type	Name	Description
int	x	X coordinate
int	y	Y coordinate
int	width	Rectangle width
int	height	Rectangle height
int	radius	Border radius
int	c	Rectangle color

inkplate.draw_triangle()

Function to draw a triangle

Returns type: none

Function parameters:

Type	Name	Description
int	x0	X coordinate for first point
int	y0	Y coordinate for first point
int	x1	X coordinate for second point
int	y1	Y coordinate for second point
int	x2	X coordinate for third point
int	y2	Y coordinate for third point
int	c	Triangle color

inkplate.fill_triangle()

Function to draw a triangle filled with specified color

Returns type: none

Function parameters:

Type	Name	Description
int	x0	X coordinate for first point
int	y0	Y coordinate for first point
int	x1	X coordinate for second point
int	y1	Y coordinate for second point
int	x2	X coordinate for third point
int	y2	Y coordinate for third point
int	c	Triangle fill color

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Full examples

basic_color.py

Example showing how to draw shapes around the upper left corner and then rotate the screen.

draw_color_image.py

Draw a small pre-packed color image buffer directly onto the screen.