https://github.com/hexa2k9/piaware-epaper
An e-Paper Status Display for PiAware Feeders inspired by the FlightFeeder (Pro)
https://github.com/hexa2k9/piaware-epaper
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An e-Paper Status Display for PiAware Feeders inspired by the FlightFeeder (Pro)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/hexa2k9/piaware-epaper
- Owner: hexa2k9
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-01-01T20:55:04.000Z (5 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-02-18T07:55:51.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-18T08:37:22.406Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: eink, epaper, flightaware, flightradar24, piaware, raspberrypi, waveshare
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 155 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# PiAware Status Display
Based on the [Waveshare 264x176 Resolution (2.7 Inch) e-Paper Display](https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B075FWLMRV/) this is a Status Display for my [PiAware Feeder](https://www.flightaware.com/adsb/piaware/build). It's basically to play a bit with a Raspberry Pi and e-Paper Displays and write some Python (it's the "first thing" I wrote in Python - Code is certainly far from perfect, but it works).
PiAware is just serving as a Data Source as it's running at home and provided more value to me than Weather (I can look outside after all) or Bitcoin Price. Currently the Display is connected to a Raspberry Pi 3B, but plan is to move it to one of my Raspberry Pi 4 running Docker; thus a Docker image for `linux/arm64` and `linux/arm/v7` is built from this Repository.
As a bonus the following image is written with each refresh when running outside of Docker (it's what the Display shows as well):
## Setup
In any case (Systemd vs. Docker) you'll need the repository cloned and your Raspberry Pi [to be setup](https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/2.7inch_e-Paper_HAT_Manual#Enable_SPI_Interface) to run properly with the Display.
```bash
git clone https://github.com/hexa2k9/piaware-epaper.git /opt/piaware-epaper
```
### using Systemd
This probably needs some System Packages. I cannot really remember which ones might be required as it's been [a while](https://github.com/hexa2k9/piaware-epaper/commit/9f270ae9d4dc08d16e1c89b1a685c71022770e01) since I started this.
Setup Python Virtualenv & Requirements
```bash
cd /opt/piaware-epaper
virtualenv .venv
.venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
```
Install Systemd Unit
```bash
cd /opt/piaware-epaper
cp piaware-epaper.service /etc/systemd/system
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable piaware-epaper.service
```
Install & Adjust Configuration
```bash
cd /opt/piaware-epaper
cp piaware-epaper.default.dist /etc/default/piaware-epaper
## Adjust as needed
vim /etc/default/piaware-epaper
```
Start Service
```bash
systemctl start piaware-epaper.service
```
### using Docker
```bash
cd /opt/piaware-epaper
cp docker-compose.override.yaml.dist docker-compose.override.yaml
# Adjust as needed
vim docker-compose.override.yaml
docker compose up -d
```
## Display Buttons
| Button | Function |
|----------|--------------------|
| `KEY1` | Draw Display Black |
| `KEY2` | Draw Display White |
| `KEY3` | Refresh Status |
| `KEY4` | Shutdown |