https://github.com/apirogov/lold

Daemon to send arbitrary animations or text messages to a wired lolshield (e.g. notifications/MPD tracks/etc.) locally or over the network.
https://github.com/apirogov/lold

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Daemon to send arbitrary animations or text messages to a wired lolshield (e.g. notifications/MPD tracks/etc.) locally or over the network.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/apirogov/lold
• Owner: apirogov
• License: mit
• Created: 2013-04-10T16:41:46.000Z (about 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2014-06-11T16:15:51.000Z (about 12 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-09T20:00:55.842Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: Processing
• Homepage:
• Size: 258 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
lold - LolShield Daemon

Copyright (C) 2014 Anton Pirogov

Licensed under the MIT License

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Usage:

Flash the lold_firmware sketch to your Arduino,

keep it connected via USB.

Build lold and lolplay with make.

Start ./lold -d /dev/ttyUSB*

where ttyUSB* or something similar is your Arduino device.

You are ready to go!

Now you can send animations to your LolShield. Try

./lolplay -m "Hello world"

or try running ./lolmpd.sh if you use MPD.

In ruby-lold you can find the old lold ruby implementation.

Troubleshooting:

If the output does not work, check whether the

permissions on the device are not too strict,

add user to uucp group if necessary.

I just do

  chmod 777 /run/lock

  chmod 777 /dev/ttyUSB0

to make it work.

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TODO: Find bug which kills lold sometimes

sketch: full ascii font for hardware rendering