PixelHex

A tool to convert jpg, png or bmp to hex byte array for 32x16 PixelDisplay.

Installation

$ sudo npm i -g pixelhex

Usage

$ pixelhex <image path> [gamma correction] [row size]

Parameter	Description
image path	path to image to convert to hex bytes	Required
gamma correction	whether to perform gamma correction	Optional (default: true)
row size	number of bytes to output in a row	Optional (default: 8)

Example

$ pixelhex image.bmp
0x70,	0x00,	0x10,	0x00,	0x20,	0x20,	0x20,	0x20,
0x00,	0x40,	0x00,	0x40,	0x40,	0x00,	0x00,	0x00,
...
0x00,	0x40,	0x00,	0x40,	0x40,	0x00,	0x00,	0x00,
0x00,	0x00,	0x40,	0x00,	0x00,	0x00,	0x20,	0x00
$

The output is meant to be copied to clipboard, and the recommended way is to pipe the command with xclip.

$ pixelhex image.bmp | xclip