pixelhex

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

Usage no npm install needed!

<script type="module">
  import pixelhex from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/pixelhex';
</script>

README

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