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The epaper display was a nice one. I was curious and Google image search came up with some shops with tickers but not for cheap(ish) prizes and could not find the older lcd1602 versions. The costs for building a basic ticker with the display you want with a 3d printed case is the way to go it seems. For fun and giggles a ticker without screen.
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So looking around there are a lot more open source ones for the RPi then I thought. I am going to start playing with them now when I have any spare time. Don't know how good any of them really are, but none look particularly time consuming to set up.
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https://www.signalyze.co.uk/home/All you will ever need ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) ** Edit ** This is also very good if your a CLI junkie and like things old skool. https://github.com/madnight/bitcoin-chart-clibitcoin-chart-cli --help
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April 05, 2020, 06:01:23 PM |
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https://www.signalyze.co.uk/home/All you will ever need ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) ** Edit ** This is also very good if your a CLI junkie and like things old skool. https://github.com/madnight/bitcoin-chart-clibitcoin-chart-cli --help
Usage: index [options]
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-V, --version output the version number -d, --days <n> number of days the chart will go back --hours <n> number of hours the chart will go back --mins <n> number of minutes the chart will go back -w, --width <n> max terminal chart width -h, --height <n> max terminal chart height -c, --coin <string> specify the coin e.g. ETH -m, --currency <string> specify the trading pair currency (Default: USD) --disable-legend disable legend text -h, --help output usage information I'll take a look at the CLI thing. I am more looking for something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvPQ6PLy_METhere have been many through the years but none of them stay as long term projects for some reason. I'm thinking the real problem is cost. By the time you add together all the parts you are probably in the $40+ dollar range for a lot of them. You can go smaller and cheap like the paper ledger I have in my 1st post but there is no room for any real sort of profit. Or you can go for an RPi build but by the time you add the PI the screen the case etc... it's not cheap before you add your time. -Dave
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April 09, 2020, 02:50:18 PM Last edit: April 22, 2020, 09:30:21 PM by DaveF |
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So for the 1st project I used this one: https://github.com/taoteh1221/DFD_Crypto_TickerParts: RPi 1B (yes the one from 2012) that was in the cabinet. Whatever SD card I had sitting around Whatever cheap ass power supply I had sitting around. One of the cheap generic RPi 3.5" screens that plug into the GPIO ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FQvkdTWNl.jpg&t=665&c=a3xnDnnEDs48Ng) It's a bit slow due the the fact that it's the oldest Pi out there but so what. No WiFi but that can be added through a USB adapter. Works well, if a bit limited. Only pulls data from some coins on Coinbase. So, if you have the parts or only need to order some of them it's a quick and simple project. Follow the docs and you can be up and running with it in under 30 minutes to an hour depending on how familiar you are with burning SD cards for the OS / Linux / RPi in general. More as I build others. -Dave
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April 10, 2020, 06:52:43 AM |
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So for the 1st project I used this one: https://github.com/taoteh1221/DFD_Crypto_TickerParts: RPi 1B (yes the one from 2012) that was in the cabinet. Whatever SD card I had sitting around Whatever cheap ass power supply I had sitting around. One of the cheap generic RPi 3.5" screens that plug into the GPIO ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FQvkdTWNl.jpg&t=665&c=a3xnDnnEDs48Ng) It's a bit slow due the the fact that it's the oldest Pi out there but so what. No WiFi but that can be added through a USB adapter. Works well, if a bit limited. Only pulls data from some coins on Coinbase. So, if you have the parts or only need to order some of them it's a quick and simple project. Follow the docs and you can be up and running with it in under 30 minutes to an hour depending on how familiar you are with burning SD cards for the OS / Linux / RPi in general. More as I build others. -Dave Looks awesome, you should definitely slap a case on that though. Honestly, I've considered building a bedside ticker for a while. Thx for the reco on the repo. If I were to build I'd probably try to make as wireless as possible; trying to make the valiant effort to see if its possible to power w/ solar, considering the device would be exposed to an open window and would be exposed to sunlight throughout the day. Unsure if that's enough to actually power a PI though. Obviously backup to a integrated battery ofc.
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Looks awesome, you should definitely slap a case on that though.
Honestly, I've considered building a bedside ticker for a while. Thx for the reco on the repo.
If I were to build I'd probably try to make as wireless as possible; trying to make the valiant effort to see if its possible to power w/ solar, considering the device would be exposed to an open window and would be exposed to sunlight throughout the day. Unsure if that's enough to actually power a PI though. Obviously backup to a integrated battery ofc.
Can you even find a case for the RPi1 with a screen anymore? I used it just as a test since I had the parts and didn't have to disassemble anything else to do it. The 3 and 4 both have built in Wi-Fi so it would not require anything else. Solar would be tough, you can do 5V 3W easy enough but it's going to probably going to cost some $ to get that and a battery and a setup to make it all work well together. There are some "survival" solar phone chargers that will do it, but they are big and ugly IMO. Stay safe. -Dave
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Thanks for this. Follow the docs and you can be up and running with it in under 30 minutes to an hour depending on how familiar you are with burning SD cards for the OS / Linux / RPi in general.
Just to be clear: You won't be selling these, am I right? Can you even find a case for the RPi1 with a screen anymore?
Although chances of finding a case for that is quite low, you can still use a customized 3D printed case.
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April 13, 2020, 10:48:40 AM |
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Can you even find a case for the RPi1 with a screen anymore?
Although chances of finding a case for that is quite low, you can still use a customized 3D printed case. AFAIK there are even services where you can design the case, send the schematic/plans and they will print it for you and ship it to you. If you don't have a 3d printer of course. https://www.howtogeek.com/303866/how-to-3d-print-anything-even-if-you-dont-own-a-3d-printer/ShapeWays is one. But there may cheaper alternatives.
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Follow the docs and you can be up and running with it in under 30 minutes to an hour depending on how familiar you are with burning SD cards for the OS / Linux / RPi in general.
Just to be clear: You won't be selling these, am I right? No, not planning to sell anything. It's all off the shelf parts and installing 1 script on a RPi. There are enough people out there to help anyone install / configure it. What was looking to do was generate a list that people who want to can take a look at and go "I can do that" Stay Safe. -Dave
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April 15, 2020, 03:00:09 PM Last edit: April 22, 2020, 09:30:35 PM by DaveF |
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And for my next project I tried this one: https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@cryptotaylor/raspberry-pi-cryptocurrency-tickerThe good: It's yet again quick and easy to install The not so good: The backgrounds require the larger screen that they made it with, the smaller one that I used in my last build did not have the resolution so it cut off some of the screen. However, it does work fine on a larger screen: ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FBbQ2i9Bm.jpg&t=665&c=J_lai8GCHiQSSA) The 24hr data is not working but that could just be me. The coin choices are limited to 6. BTC, GNT, IOTA,NEO,OMG,VTC And for some reason it did not work on the old RPi1 I used for the 1st project. Continuing the quest. Stay safe. -Dave
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And for my next project I tried this one: https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@cryptotaylor/raspberry-pi-cryptocurrency-tickerThe good: It's yet again quick and easy to install The not so good: The backgrounds require the larger screen that they made it with, the smaller one that I used in my last build did not have the resolution so it cut off some of the screen. However, it does work fine on a larger screen: ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FBbQ2i9Bm.jpg&t=665&c=J_lai8GCHiQSSA) The 24hr data is not working but that could just be me. The coin choices are limited to 6. BTC, GNT, IOTA,NEO,OMG,VTC And for some reason it did not work on the old RPi1 I used for the 1st project. Continuing the quest. Stay safe. -Dave With the larger screen, it'd be awesome if there were the ability to add more information, perhaps a simplified graph which can show the last 24hrs, 7days, etc. If I ever get the chance and time, I could code something up similar. It's not exactly hard to produce a ticker now-a-days. Can be mostly done with basic HTML/CSS/JS/PHP + an API service like Blockchain.info
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With the larger screen, it'd be awesome if there were the ability to add more information, perhaps a simplified graph which can show the last 24hrs, 7days, etc.
If I ever get the chance and time, I could code something up similar. It's not exactly hard to produce a ticker now-a-days. Can be mostly done with basic HTML/CSS/JS/PHP + an API service like Blockchain.info
I don't know if the RPi has PHP installed by default. So that might be an issue. You would also need the ability to update if the API changes. In theory if you wanted to do it all on the server side all you need is something like the coinmarketcap widget <script type="text/javascript" src="https://files.coinmarketcap.com/static/widget/currency.js"></script><div class="coinmarketcap-currency-widget" data-currencyid="1" data-base="USD" data-secondary="" data-ticker="true" data-rank="true" data-marketcap="true" data-volume="true" data-statsticker="true" data-stats="USD"></div> A bit of coding on the page and you can rotate through a bunch of them. Nothing needed on the RPi but chrome in full screen mode. Stay safe -Dave
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Another interesting project... The not so good: The backgrounds require the larger screen that they made it with, the smaller one that I used in my last build did not have the resolution so it cut off some of the screen. However, it does work fine on a larger screen: https://i.imgur.com/BbQ2i9Bm.jpgI think using it in a larger screen defeats its purpose and I was able to find a few other 3.5 inch screens with a resolution of 800x480 [recommended resolution for it to display everything normally] but unfortunately, I couldn't find any for your RPi 1B [still might come in handy for other builders]: - This might not be for others that try to keep their cost low. Take note: I'm not vouching for the following link (there are a few others on google):
Raspberry Pi 4B/3B+/3B 3.5 inch 60+FPS High-Speed 800x480 HD TFT LCD Display w/ IRCompatible with:
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Raspberry Pi 2 Model B Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+
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I think using it in a larger screen defeats its purpose and I was able to find a few other 3.5 inch screens with a resolution of 800x480 [recommended resolution for it to display everything normally] but unfortunately, I couldn't find any for your RPi 1B [still might come in handy for other builders]: - This might not be for others that try to keep their cost low. Take note: I'm not vouching for the following link (there are a few others on google):
Raspberry Pi 4B/3B+/3B 3.5 inch 60+FPS High-Speed 800x480 HD TFT LCD Display w/ IRCompatible with:
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Raspberry Pi 2 Model B Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+ I have seen those, and some other ones. Will have to order some and play. I am playing with what is around the office / home. I also figure what is here in terms of parts are the more common ones that people have. The cheap 3.5" and the cheap 5" both of which have the lower resolution. The better ones in 3.5" and 5" are just not as common out there. And they are not stocked at the local Microcenter so you can't just run in and grab one. Stay safe. -Dave
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Yes, with the but I would prefer ones that didn't involve making your own frame. There are enough early gen kindles on eBay that you can say that enough parts are available that anyone who wants one can make it. I ordered some parts to test a few other ones. Waiting on shipment. Stay safe. -Dave
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