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Summarize this content to 100 words Enthusiast Billy Dent built a moon phase tracker using a Raspberry Pi Zero W and an e-ink display from Waveshare. The device displays an image of the current phase and a random quote related to the Moon.To implement the project, Dent used:Raspberry Pi Zero W computer;PiJuice Zero food board;5.65-inch e-ink display from Waveshare.The author of the project noted that any other Raspberry Pi board or similar system can be used to implement the idea. All imaging data is stored on the SD card, so the board does not need Internet access.PiJuice serves food on the Raspberry Pi Zero every day at 1:30am. At this moment, a Python script is launched on the single-payer, which receives data from a CSV table with phases of the moon and quotes. The Pillow library creates an image that is sent to the display. The charge is turned off until the next day.The CSV file itself stores data about the phases of the moon until mid-September 2024. After that, the table will have to be updated.Dent made the project for his wife. The final device is in a wooden box and stands on a desk. The source code of the project and a detailed description are published on GitHub.
An enthusiast assembled a moon phase tracker on a Raspberry Pi and electronic ink
Enthusiast Billy Dent built a moon phase tracker using a Raspberry Pi Zero W and an e-ink display from Waveshare. The device displays an image of the current phase and a random quote related to the Moon.
To implement the project, Dent used:
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Raspberry Pi Zero W computer;
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PiJuice Zero food board;
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5.65-inch e-ink display from Waveshare.
The author of the project noted that any other Raspberry Pi board or similar system can be used to implement the idea. All imaging data is stored on the SD card, so the board does not need Internet access.
PiJuice serves food on the Raspberry Pi Zero every day at 1:30am. At this moment, a Python script is launched on the single-payer, which receives data from a CSV table with phases of the moon and quotes. The Pillow library creates an image that is sent to the display. The charge is turned off until the next day.
The CSV file itself stores data about the phases of the moon until mid-September 2024. After that, the table will have to be updated.
Dent made the project for his wife. The final device is in a wooden box and stands on a desk. The source code of the project and a detailed description are published on GitHub.
