blinkenPi/README.md

blinkenPi
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Because LEDs are fun.

Initiall this will display the space status on our small jumbotron but will also reflect current space life in the future

Dependencies
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```
sudo apt-get install python-imaging python3-pip python-requests python3-requests
sudo pip-3.2 install pillow

mkdir ~/bin

# Initialize submodules in repo
git submodule update --init
cd rpi-rgb-led-matrix/
make
cp rgbmatrix.so ../
cp led-matrix text-example ~/bin

# testing time
sudo ./minimal-example
sudo ./led-matrix -D 0
sudo python matrixtest.py
```

```
# the current convoluted way to start the script is:
# crontab starts ~/bin/tm.sh with a @reboot entry
# tm.sh starts tmux
# tmux starts ~/bin/lcd.sh as root
# lcd.sh starts the matrix display in an endless loop
```