Okay, so I wanted to mess around with this “dream ticker” thing. I’d seen some cool setups online, and I figured, why not give it a shot? I’m no expert, but I like tinkering.
Getting Started
First things first, I needed to figure out what the heck this thing even was. Basically, it’s a little display that shows, like, stock prices or crypto stuff, maybe even messages. The idea is you can customize it to show whatever you want.
Gathering the Pieces
- The Brains: I grabbed a Raspberry Pi Zero W I had lying around. Seemed like a good fit, small and all.
- The Screen: Found a small e-ink display. I think it’s kind of, I don’t know the word, save electricity.
- The Case: I don’t wanna look the screen so 3D-printed a simple case.
- Other Junk: SD card, power supply, some wires… the usual stuff.
Putting It Together
I’m not gonna lie, the wiring was a bit of a pain. I followed some tutorials online, double-checked everything, and hoped for the best. Eventually, I got the screen to light up – major victory!
And I download the Operating System on Raspberry Pi. And I use VNC Viewer can remote to Raspberry Pi.
The Software Struggle
This is where things got tricky. I’m not a coder, so I relied heavily on existing code and libraries. I messed around with Python, because that’s what most of the tutorials used. There was a lot of copying, pasting, and hoping it would work.
Finally, Some Results!
After a lot of trial and error (and some serious Googling), I finally got it to display… something! It wasn’t perfect, but it was showing the price of Bitcoin. Good enough for a start, right?
Tweaking and Customizing
Then I had to customize the output with my own * wasn’t easy to go through a lot of online tutorials, and I was able to customize and optimize my ticker step by step.
Making It Look Pretty
The final step was making the whole thing look presentable. I stuck the Pi and the screen inside the 3D-printed case, plugged it in, and… it actually looked pretty cool! It’s now sitting on my desk, happily displaying the ever-fluctuating price of digital currency.
And the 3D-printed is not perfect so I decide use 502 glue to stick it.
It’s not the fanciest setup, but it’s mine, and I built it. That’s a pretty good feeling.
