/* * Simple USB Serial Echo Program with Timeout, Reconnect, and Backspace Logic. * Converted to C++ so the project can use the `pico-ssd1306` C++ library. */ #include "pico/stdlib.h" #include "pico/time.h" // Needed for time_us_64() #include #include #include "hardware/i2c.h" #include "hardware/gpio.h" #include "pico-ssd1306/ssd1306.h" using namespace pico_ssd1306; // Define the maximum size for the input string buffer #define MAX_INPUT_LEN 64 // Define the timeout period: 5 seconds in microseconds #define TIMEOUT_US 5000000 // ASCII code for Backspace (often sent as 0x08) #define ASCII_BACKSPACE 8 // Helper function to handle the echoing and resetting of the buffer void echo_and_reset(char* buffer, int* index_ptr) { if (*index_ptr > 0) { buffer[*index_ptr] = '\0'; printf("\nEchoed (ALL CAPS): "); for (int i = 0; buffer[i] != '\0'; i++) { printf("%c", toupper(buffer[i])); } printf("\n"); } *index_ptr = 0; printf("> "); } void wait_for_usb_connection() { printf("Waiting for USB host to connect...\n"); while (!stdio_usb_connected()) { sleep_ms(100); } printf("\nConnection Established! Starting Echo Session...\n"); } void run_echo_session() { char input_buffer[MAX_INPUT_LEN]; int buffer_index = 0; uint64_t last_char_time = time_us_64(); printf("--- Pico USB String Echo Program Started ---\n"); printf("Type a sentence (up to %d chars). It will echo on Enter/Timeout.\n", MAX_INPUT_LEN - 2); printf("--------------------------------------------\n"); printf("> "); while (stdio_usb_connected()) { int c = getchar_timeout_us(0); if (c != PICO_ERROR_TIMEOUT) { last_char_time = time_us_64(); char input_char = (char)c; if (input_char == ASCII_BACKSPACE || input_char == 127) { if (buffer_index > 0) { buffer_index--; printf("\b \b"); } } else if (input_char == '\r' || input_char == '\n') { echo_and_reset(input_buffer, &buffer_index); } else if (buffer_index < (MAX_INPUT_LEN - 1) && isprint(input_char)) { printf("%c", input_char); input_buffer[buffer_index] = input_char; buffer_index++; } } if (buffer_index > 0 && (time_us_64() - last_char_time) > TIMEOUT_US) { printf("\n--- Timeout Reached (5.0s silence) ---\n"); echo_and_reset(input_buffer, &buffer_index); last_char_time = time_us_64(); } sleep_us(100); } printf("\nHost disconnected. Ending Echo Session.\n"); } int main() { stdio_init_all(); // Initialize I2C for the SSD1306 display (common pins: SDA=GPIO4, SCL=GPIO5) i2c_init(i2c0, 400 * 1000); gpio_set_function(4, GPIO_FUNC_I2C); gpio_set_function(5, GPIO_FUNC_I2C); gpio_pull_up(4); gpio_pull_up(5); // Create display object (address 0x3C is common). Adjust size/address if needed. SSD1306 display(i2c0, 0x3C, Size::W128xH64); display.clear(); display.sendBuffer(); for (int y = 0; y < 64; y++){ display.setPixel(64, y); } display.sendBuffer(); //Send buffer to device and show on screen while (true) { wait_for_usb_connection(); run_echo_session(); } return 0; }