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62 lines
1.5 KiB
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# Show Animation
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Show a series of image frames on the [LED screen](/device/screen), pausing the specified time after each frame.
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```sig
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basic.showAnimation(`
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. # # . . . . . # . . . . # .
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. . # . . . # # # . . # # # .
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`)
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```
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### Parameters
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* `leds` - [String](/reference/types/string); a series of LED on/off states
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* `interval` - [Number](/reference/types/number); the number of milliseconds to pause after each image frame
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### Show a series of image frames
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```
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basic.showAnimation(`
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`)
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```
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### ~hint
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If the series of images appear too fast, increase the value of the *interval* parameter.
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### ~
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### Example: animating frames
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The following example creates an image with six frames and then shows each frame o the screen, pausing 500 milliseconds after each frame:
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```
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basic.showAnimation(`
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`, 500)
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```
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### ~hint
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Use [forever](/reference/basic/forever) to continually repeat an animation
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### ~
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### Lessons
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[smiley](/lessons/smiley), [snowflake fall](/lessons/snowflake-fall), [rotation animation](/lessons/rotation-animation)
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