weather-reporter

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Weather Thingy

get a free Dark Sky API key
add network name and password between the ** symbols, removing the ** symbols
flash SD card to full raspian using PiBakery and recipe.xml
make sure the Pi has an uninterrupted power supply the first time it boots up, so it can install and set up everything it needs to, then you can ssh pi@weatherpi.local, password will be blueberry unless you change it
connect the pi to the MPC1073, connect the MPC1073 to the HUB75 LED matrix
schedule cronjob to get weather every two minutes, and render upon boot

@reboot /home/pi/weather-reporter/pi/show_weather.sh >> /home/pi/weather-reporter/log

* * * * * /home/bd/weather-reporter/server/update_display.sh >> /home/bd/log

Raspberry Pi or Pi Zero with Hammer Header Male Connector, and power supply
MPC1073 and CR1220 battery
16+ GB SD card, and card reader / writer
32x16 LED matrix with ribbon and 5 Volt 2 Amp power supply
Female DC Power adapter - 2.1mm jack to screw terminal block to go in back of the LED Matrix

curl https://api.darksky.net/forecast/<API_KEY>/37.8267,-122.4233
notice what happens on the grid when sudo ping -f -s 30000 weatherpi.local
wait at least 2 minutes after powering your pi with the LED display for the weather to appear

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