Simple bitcoin ticker for the Pimorono Inky pHAT Red.

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

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 pip for package management and git

sudo apt-get install python3-pip python-dev git

5. Install the font we're using

pip3 install font-fredoka-one

6. Clone this repo

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

7. Open crontab

crontab -e

Add this line:

*/5 * * * * /home/pi/bitcoin-ticker/bitcoin-ticker.py

Crontab will then run the script every fifth minute

• 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