Added explaining comments in the code for better readability

counter.py

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ from machine import Pin
 from time import sleep
 from utime import ticks_ms
 
+
+"""
+Counter
+    give a basic counter class with a name and value
+"""
 class Counter:
     def __init__(self, name="C1", value = 0):  # init_value may be smaller than 0
         self.value = int(value)
@@ -47,16 +52,22 @@ class CounterArray:
     
     
     def add_counter(self, counter: Counter):
+        # Function
+        #   add a counter to the counterarray's internal _counter dict
         self._counters[len(self._counters)] = counter
         return True
     
     
     def remove_counter(self, key):
+        # Function
+        #   pop a counter out of the counterarrays internal _counter dict with the given key
         self._counters.pop(key)
         return True
     
     
     def get_counter(self, key):
+        # Function
+        #   get the Counter class object with the given key
         return self._counters[key]
     
     

lcd_screen.py

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ class CounterScreen:
         self.lcd = lcd
         self.lcd.clear()
         self.counterArray = counterArray
-        self._zfill = lambda s, length: '{:0>{w}}'.format(s, w=length)
+        self._zfill = lambda s, length: '{:0>{w}}'.format(s, w=length)  # function that fills a given string with a given amount of preceding zeroes
-        self.last_line1 = ""
+        self.last_line1 = ""  # used to prevent screen flickering
-        self.last_line2 = ""
+        self.last_line2 = ""  # used to prevent screen flickering
         self.too_many_counters_warning_shown = False
         
     def _too_many_counters_warning(self):

micronec.py

@@ -5,23 +5,27 @@ from counter import CounterArray
 from lcd_screen import CounterScreen
 
 
-I2C_ADDR     = 0x27
+# some constants, change on need
-I2C_NUM_ROWS = 2
+I2C_ADDR     = 0x27  # for pico w, this should fit
-I2C_NUM_COLS = 16
+I2C_NUM_ROWS = 2  # DON'T CHANGE
-WELCOME_CYCLES = 1
+I2C_NUM_COLS = 16  # DON'T CHANGE
-COUNTER_NUMBER = 2
+WELCOME_CYCLES = 1  # adjusts how often the "Starting..." runs through at startup
-COUNTER_NAMES = ["Counter 1", "Counter 2"]
+COUNTER_NUMBER = 2  # how many counters do you want?
-COUNTER_PINS = {0:2,1:3}
+COUNTER_NAMES = ["Counter 1", "Counter 2"]  # names of the counters (MUST contain names for all counters)
-
+COUNTER_PINS = {0:2,1:3}  # which pins to listen on (form {<COUNTER NUMBER STARTING FROM 0>:<GPIO PIN>}) (there MAY be doubles, you MAY not give pins for all counters)
 
+# initialize the lcd display with GPIO pins 0 and 1 for data on i2c channel 0 
 _i2c = I2C(0, sda=Pin(0), scl=Pin(1), freq=400000)
 lcd = I2C_LCD(_i2c, I2C_ADDR, I2C_NUM_ROWS, I2C_NUM_COLS)
+# initialize the counter array (class managing all the counters)
 counterArray = CounterArray(COUNTER_NUMBER, COUNTER_NAMES)
+# initialize the welcome screen
 ws = WelcomeScreen(lcd)
+# initialize the counter screen (display counter values on lcd) 
 cs = CounterScreen(lcd, counterArray)
 
 # Real program
-ws.show_welcome(WELCOME_CYCLES)
+ws.show_welcome(WELCOME_CYCLES)  # show welcome/startup message
-cs.show_screen()
+cs.show_screen()  # DON'T REMOVE; show counter screen one time, may take up to 15s
-counterArray.register_listener(COUNTER_PINS, cs.show_screen)
+counterArray.register_listener(COUNTER_PINS, cs.show_screen)  # register the listeners on the given pins
 

welcome.py

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import time
-
+"""
+WelcomeScreen:
+    provide a simple welcome/startup screen
+"""
 class WelcomeScreen:
     def __init__(self, lcd):
         self.lcd = lcd