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| Skills | Electronics, Software |
| Status | Active |
| Niche | Electronics |
| Purpose | Infrastructure |
| Tool | No |
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Cost
100$ = 3 x 16X32 RGB LED MATRIX PANEL 25$ p/s ( inc shipping) ? = 1 x rasberry pi ? = 1 x sd card
Hardware
- 4x 16X32 RGB LED MATRIX PANEL http://www.adafruit.com/products/420
- 1xx 5V 5A PSU
- Raspberry PI
- SD card
- Lots of wires
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Software
- our own version https://github.com/NURDspace/RGB-Panel
- https://github.com/Boomerific/rpi-rgb-led-matrix
- More modern version at https://github.com/hzeller/rpi-rgb-led-matrix
Features
Current Status
Currently using Boomerific's code on Palmerston (Petraea's pi) to run graphics tests on the boards.
Want
- MPD current play status
- Weather
- Currency information (bitcoin, litecoin and so on)
Nice to have
- Visuals based on the music thats playing :)