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package main

import (
        "os"
        "time"

        "gobot.io/x/gobot"
        "gobot.io/x/gobot/drivers/i2c"
        "gobot.io/x/gobot/platforms/firmata"
)

func main() {
        board := firmata.NewAdaptor(os.Args[1])
        screen := i2c.NewGroveLcdDriver(board)

        work := func() {
                screen.Write("hello")

                screen.SetRGB(255, 0, 0)

                gobot.After(5*time.Second, func() {
                        screen.Clear()
                        screen.Home()
                        screen.SetRGB(0, 255, 0)
                        // set a custom character in the first position
                        screen.SetCustomChar(0, i2c.CustomLCDChars["smiley"])
                        // add the custom character at the end of the string
                        screen.Write("goodbye\nhave a nice day " + string(byte(0)))
                        gobot.Every(500*time.Millisecond, func() {
                                screen.Scroll(false)
                        })
                })

                screen.Home()
                time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
                screen.SetRGB(0, 0, 255)
        }

        robot := gobot.NewRobot("screenBot",
                []gobot.Connection{board},
                []gobot.Device{screen},
                work,
        )

        robot.Start()
}