https://github.com/qligier/screeny

An epaper display that scrapes the internet, based on veebch/stonks and speedyg0nz/MagInkCal
https://github.com/qligier/screeny

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An epaper display that scrapes the internet, based on veebch/stonks and speedyg0nz/MagInkCal

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/qligier/screeny
• Owner: qligier
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2022-02-26T10:01:36.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-04-13T17:08:52.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-14T07:57:47.100Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: eink, epaper, maginkcalendar, ti8951, tickerxl
• Language: HTML
• Homepage:
• Size: 62.5 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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README

        
# Screeny project

This app runs on a [TickerXL](https://www.veeb.ch/store/p/tickerxl), a nice piece of hardware

by [Veeb](https://www.veeb.ch). It's a Raspberry Pi Zero WH that controls an e-paper screen of 1448 x 1072 pixel with 16

levels of gray, driven by the [IT8951](https://www.ite.com.tw/en/product/view?mid=95).

It's inspired by and partially forks the following projects.

1. [veebch/stonks](https://web.archive.org/web/20230126164631/https://github.com/veebch/stonks) (GPL-3.0) for the code

   to properly manage the IT8951 controller and the button. It seems to have moved to

   [veebch/btcticker](https://github.com/veebch/btcticker).

2. [speedyg0nz/MagInkCal](https://github.com/speedyg0nz/MagInkCal) (Apache-2.0) for the idea and code to create HTML

   pages, render them in a headless browser and create a screenshot that is finally displayed on the e-paper screen.

Some resources:

* [Updating your TickerXL](https://www.veeb.ch/updatexl).

* [gnzzz/IT8951](https://github.com/gnzzz/IT8951/tree/master). node.js package for e-papers controlled by IT8951.

* [speedyg0nz/MagInkCal](https://github.com/speedyg0nz/MagInkCal). E-Ink Magic Calendar that automatically syncs to

  Google Calendar.

* [Simple e-ink dashboard](https://core-electronics.com.au/projects/simple-e-ink-dashboard).

* [txoof/epd_display](https://github.com/txoof/epd_display). E Paper Display Loop

## How to set up

Install [Raspberry Pi OS](https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/) on the microsd card.

Pre-configure it to connect to the WiFi network and allow SSH connections.

Once it is running:

```bash

# Update the OS

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt install git python3-pip chromium-chromedriver

sudo apt remove python3-rpi.gpio

# Install the screen library

sudo raspi-config nonint do_spi 0

git clone https://github.com/GregDMeyer/IT8951.git

cd IT8951

sudo pip3.10 install ./[rpi] --break-system-packages

cd ..

# Clone and install dependencies

git clone https://github.com/qligier/Screeny

cd ~/screeny

pip install -r requirements.txt --break-system-packages

cp config_example.yaml config.yaml

# We can now run Screeny!

python main.py

```

Add autostart:

```bash

cat <