vex.ControllerLcd Class Reference

Public Member Functions
def	__init__ (self, parent)
	Use the lcd class to write to the controller's LCD screen. More...
def	set_cursor (self, row, col)
	Sets the cursor to the row and column number set in the parameters. More...
def	print_ (self, text, new_line=True)
	Print a string to the controller LCD screen at the cursor location. More...
def	clear_screen (self)
	Clears the controller's LCD screen. More...
def	clear_line (self, number=None)
	Clears the rest of the line that is specified as a parameter. More...
def	new_line (self)

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

__init__()

def vex.ControllerLcd.__init__	(		self,
			parent
	)

Use the lcd class to write to the controller's LCD screen.

Member Function Documentation

set_cursor()

def vex.ControllerLcd.set_cursor	(		self,
			row,
			col
	)

Sets the cursor to the row and column number set in the parameters.

Parameters

row	Sets the row number for where the cursor is placed, range 1-3.
col	Sets the column number for where the cursor is placed, starting at 1.

print_()

def vex.ControllerLcd.print_	(		self,
			text,
			new_line = True
	)

Print a string to the controller LCD screen at the cursor location.

Note that text can only be sent to the controller every 50ms (wireless) or 10ms (tethered).

Parameters

text	object to print, usually a string. For multiple arguments, use format like "x: %g y: %g" % (x, y) -> "x: 123 y: 456" Supported format flags are g (all) x (hex) d (int) f (float)
new_line

clear_screen()

def vex.ControllerLcd.clear_screen

(

self

)

Clears the controller's LCD screen.

Note that screen commands can only be sent to the controller every 50ms (wireless) or 10ms (tethered).

clear_line()

def vex.ControllerLcd.clear_line	(		self,
			number = None
	)

Clears the rest of the line that is specified as a parameter.

If no line number is specified, it will clear the rest of the line of where the cursor is set to. Note that screen commands can only be sent to the controller every 50ms (wireless) or 10ms (tethered).

Parameters

number

the line number to be cleared.

new_line()

def vex.ControllerLcd.new_line

(

self

)