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How to use arcade module on Raspberry-pi TFT /dev/fb1?

I want to create a simple watch with python arcade library that will be displayed on a TFT screen from raspberry pi.

I don't know how to get the arcade image data and send it to the /dev/fb1 (framebuffer).

In pygame it is possible with something like this:

import pygame

surfaceSize = (320, 240)
pygame.init()
lcd = pygame.Surface(surfaceSize)
f = open("/dev/fb1","wb")
f.write(lcd.convert(16,0).get_buffer())
f.close()

Code from raspberrypi forum

Solution

  • According to Arcade's own comparison with Pygame, this is not possible:

    Features that Pygame has that the Arcade Library does not:
    ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ [...]
    ⚫ Does not require OpenGL, so works on Raspberry Pis