bitcoin-ticker

Simple bitcoin ticker for the Pimorono Inky pHAT Red.

Equipment

• Raspberry Pi Zero W v1.1 or Pi 2 model b v1.1
• Pimorono Inky pHAT Red (SSD1608)

Setup

1. Install Raspbian Lite
2. Update and upgrade

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

3. Install Inky pHAT

curl https://get.pimoroni.com/inky | bash

4. Install the font we're using

pip install font-fredoka-one

5. Install Git

sudo apt install git

6. Clone this repo

git clone https://github.com/Rubstubs/bitcoin-ticker.git

7. Add job to crontab (runs every minute with this setup)

crontab -e

Then add this line

* * * * * python3 /home/pi/bitcoin-ticker/bitcoin-ticker.py

Addition notes

• If the board is not detected, ensure that SPI is enabled in raspi-config
• I have tested only the hardware listed above, but this should work on all pi's
• The code is written for the red/white/black pHAT, but can easily be adjusted for the yellow/white/black version