A gorgeous cryptocurrency ticker display readable in bright sunlight without being powered.

This script require Python 3 and the Cryptonator API.

Hardware

You'll need a Raspberry Pi and a Inky wHAT:

https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/inky-what

All parts can be purchased in cryptos!

Installing

sudo pip install inky

When the necessary libraries have been successfully installed you can copy inky_BTC.py in /home/pi/Projects and add it to the crontab by typing:

crontab -e

*/2 * * * * /usr/bin/python3 /home/pi/Projects/inky/ink_BTC.py --type what --colour red --target usd

Links

• Cryptonator API - https://www.cryptonator.com/api
• Python library for wHAT - https://github.com/pimoroni/inky'
• YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjFf3hSImd0