maybe work?

src/main.rs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::BufReader;
 use std::net::{ToSocketAddrs, UdpSocket};
 use std::time::Duration;
+use std::thread;
+use std::sync::{Mutex,Arc};
 mod color;
 // Constants from the C code
 const QUEUE_LEN: usize = 1000;
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ impl BouncingImage {
                 let index = (sy * self.img.width + sx) as usize * 4;
                 let rgba = &self.img.pixels[index..index + 4];
                 if rgba[3] > 0 { // Check alpha channel
-                    display.set_pixel((x + sx as i32) as u16, (y + sy as i32) as u16, rgba[0], rgba[1], rgba[2]);
+                    //display.set_pixel((x + sx as i32) as u16, (y + sy as i32) as u16, rgba[0], rgba[1], rgba[2]);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -120,12 +122,12 @@ impl Drawable for BouncingImage {
 }
 
 struct Circle {
-   x: u32,
-   y: u32,
+   x: Arc<Mutex<u32>>,
+   y: Arc<Mutex<u32>>,
 }
 impl Circle {
 
-    fn new(x:u32, y: u32) -> Self {
+    fn new(x:Arc<Mutex<u32>>, y: Arc<Mutex<u32>>) -> Self {
         Circle {
          x,
          y
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ impl Circle {
     }    
 
     /// This exploits the eight-way symmetry of a circle.
-    fn draw_circle_octants(&mut self, display: &mut Display, cx: u16, cy: u16, x: u16, y: u16, r: u8, g: u8, b: u8) {
+    fn draw_circle_octants(&mut self, display: &mut Display, cx: i32, cy: i32, x: i32, y: i32, r: u8, g: u8, b: u8) {
         display.set_pixel(cx + x, cy + y, r, g, b);
         display.set_pixel(cx - x, cy + y, r, g, b);
         display.set_pixel(cx + x, cy - y, r, g, b);
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ impl Circle {
 
         // Iterate through the first octant and draw points in all 8 octants
         while y >= x {
-            self.draw_circle_octants(display,center_x.try_into().unwrap(), center_y.try_into().unwrap(), x.try_into().unwrap(), y.try_into().unwrap(), r, g, b);
+            self.draw_circle_octants(display,center_x.try_into().unwrap(), center_y.try_into().unwrap(), x, y, r, g, b);
 
             x += 1;
 
@@ -193,9 +195,10 @@ impl Drawable for Circle {
             v: 1.0,
     };
     let rgb: color::Rgb = hsv_color.into();
-
-     let radius = (tick/30) % (1080/2);
-     self.draw_circle(display,self.x,self.y,radius.try_into().unwrap(),rgb.r,rgb.g,rgb.b);
+    let draw_y =*self.x.lock().unwrap();
+    let draw_x = *self.y.lock().unwrap();
+    let radius = (tick/30) % (1080/2);
+    self.draw_circle(display,draw_y,draw_x,radius.try_into().unwrap(),rgb.r,rgb.g,rgb.b);
     }   
 }
 
@@ -245,13 +248,14 @@ impl Display {
     }
 
     /// Sets a pixel color at a specific coordinate.
-    fn set_pixel(&mut self, x: u16, y: u16, r: u8, g: u8, b: u8) {
-        let offset = 2 + self.pos_in_buf * 7;
+    fn set_pixel(&mut self, x: i32, y: i32, r: u8, g: u8, b: u8) {
+        if let (Ok(output_x),Ok(output_y)) = (u16::try_from(x), u16::try_from(y)) {
+         let offset = 2 + self.pos_in_buf * 7;
         let buf = &mut self.bufs[self.next_buf][offset..offset + 7];
-        buf[0] = x as u8;
-        buf[1] = (x >> 8) as u8;
-        buf[2] = y as u8;
-        buf[3] = (y >> 8) as u8;
+        buf[0] = output_x as u8;
+        buf[1] = (output_x >> 8) as u8;
+        buf[2] = output_y as u8;
+        buf[3] = (output_y >> 8) as u8;
         buf[4] = r;
         buf[5] = g;
         buf[6] = b;
@@ -259,7 +263,10 @@ impl Display {
         self.pos_in_buf += 1;
         if self.pos_in_buf == 211 {
             self.flush_frame();
-        }
+        }               
+            }
+        
+
     }
 
 
@@ -268,25 +275,105 @@ impl Display {
     fn blank_screen(&mut self) {
         for x in 0..DISPLAY_WIDTH {
             for y in 0..DISPLAY_HEIGHT {
-                self.set_pixel(x as u16, y as u16, 0, 0, 0);
+                //self.set_pixel(x as u16, y as u16, 0, 0, 0);
             }
         }
         self.flush_frame();
     }
 }
 
+
+/// Unpacks a 4-byte slice into two u16 values (little-endian).
+fn unpack_coordinates(buffer: &[u8]) -> Option<(u16, u16)> {
+    if buffer.len() != 4 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    // Try to convert the first 2 bytes to a u16 for x.
+    let x_bytes: [u8; 2] = buffer[0..2].try_into().ok()?;
+    // Try to convert the next 2 bytes to a u16 for y.
+    let y_bytes: [u8; 2] = buffer[2..4].try_into().ok()?;
+
+    // Reconstruct the u16 values from their little-endian byte representation.
+    let x = u16::from_le_bytes(x_bytes);
+    let y = u16::from_le_bytes(y_bytes);
+
+    Some((x, y))
+}
+
 fn main() {
+
+    
+    let x:Arc<Mutex<u32>> = Arc::new(Mutex::new(0));
+    let x_thread = x.clone();
+    
+    let y:Arc<Mutex<u32>>= Arc::new(Mutex::new(0));
+    let y_thread = y.clone();
+
+    let circle = Box::new(Circle::new(x,y));
     let mut images:Vec<Box<dyn Drawable>> = vec![
 //        Box::new(BouncingImage::new("images/unicorn_cc.png", 13, -10, 1, -1, -1)),
 //        Box::new(BouncingImage::new("images/windows_logo.png", -8, 3, 2, -1, -1)),
 //        Box::new(BouncingImage::new("images/spade.png", 32, -12, 1, 0, 0)),
 //        Box::new(BouncingImage::new("images/dvdvideo.png", 20, 6, 5, 1000, 800)),
 //        Box::new(BouncingImage::new("images/hackaday.png", 40, 18, 3, 500, 800)),
-        Box::new(Circle::new(1920/2,1080/2))
+        circle
     ];
 
     let mut display = Display::new(DISPLAY_HOST, DISPLAY_PORT);
     let mut frame_counter: u32 = 0;
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+    let bind_address = format!("0.0.0.0:12345");
+
+    // Bind the UDP socket to the specified address and port.
+    let socket = match UdpSocket::bind(&bind_address) {
+        Ok(s) => s,
+        Err(e) => {
+            eprintln!("Error: Could not bind to address {}: {}", bind_address, e);
+            panic!("aaaa");
+        }
+    };
+
+    println!("Listening for UDP packets on {}", bind_address);
+
+    // Create a buffer to hold incoming data. 4 bytes for two u16 values.
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 4];
+
+    loop {
+        // Wait for a packet to arrive.
+        match socket.recv_from(&mut buf) {
+            Ok((number_of_bytes, src_addr)) => {
+                println!("\nReceived {} bytes from {}", number_of_bytes, src_addr);
+
+                // Ensure we received the correct number of bytes.
+                if number_of_bytes == 4 {
+                    // Unpack the buffer into coordinates.
+                    if let Some((x_rev, y_rev)) = unpack_coordinates(&buf) {
+                        let x_32:u32 = x_rev.into();
+                        let y_32:u32 = y_rev.into();
+                        *x_thread.lock().unwrap() = x_32;
+                        *y_thread.lock().unwrap() = y_32;
+                        println!("Received Coordinates: X = {}, Y = {}", x_rev, y_rev);
+                        
+                    } else {
+                        // This case should ideally not be reached if number_of_bytes is 4.
+                        eprintln!("Error: Failed to unpack coordinate data.");
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    eprintln!(
+                        "Warning: Received packet with incorrect size ({} bytes). Expected 4.",
+                        number_of_bytes
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                eprintln!("Error receiving data: {}", e);
+                // Decide if you want to break the loop on an error.
+                // For a continuous server, you might just log and continue.
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    });
 
     // display.blank_screen();
     let mut tick:u32 = 0;