- Raspberry Pi 4
- AlfaZeta XY5 Flip-Dot display
- USB to RS485 Module
- 12v to 5v Step-Down Converter
- 12v to 24v Step-Up Converter
- PiEZ Connect GPIO Breakout
- AlfaZeta Flip-Dot with Raspberry Pi
- AlfaZeta Flip-Dot with Arduino
- Hanover Flip Dot Display - Raspberry Pi
- Raspberry Pi Christmas Light Show
- Flip Dot board driver
- Raspbian Lite OS
- Raspberry Pi Flip-Dot driver: flipdot_demon.py
- Python Daemon Library
In order to run the simulated terminal on Windows, the curses library needs to be installed.
If you're on a *nix system you just need to run pip install curses
- Python Wheels
- Curses Library
- Installing curses on windows
python -m pip install curses-2.2-cp34-none-win32.whl
Below is a list of tools needed to build and work with the project.
- MRemoteNG - For SSH / VNC connection to Raspberry PI
- pycharm - Python IDE
- VNC Viewer - VNC Client
- Will 2 12V 60ah batteries with 150W solar panel be sufficient to power the terminal?
- Additional batteries can be added in parallel if needed.
- Any additional need for output besides 2 columns, door lock, sound and the display?
- What will we display?
- We have the ability to show gifs
- Should we have alternative input besides a keyboard?
- Is a keyboard interesting enough for input?
- If no, prefer USB input. Requires less engineering time.
- We will need airflow to keep they pi cool. if it overheats ??