pimoroni / Scroll Phat
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https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/scroll-phat
11x5 pixels of single-colour, message scrolling goodness!
Installing
Full install (recommended):
We've created an easy installation script that will install all pre-requisites and get your Scroll pHAT up and running with minimal efforts. To run it, fire up Terminal which you'll find in Menu -> Accessories -> Terminal on your Raspberry Pi desktop, as illustrated below:
In the new terminal window type the command exactly as it appears below (check for typos) and follow the on-screen instructions:
curl https://get.pimoroni.com/scrollphat | bash
Alternatively, on Raspbian, you can download the pimoroni-dashboard and install your product by browsing to the relevant entry:
sudo apt-get install pimoroni
(you will find the Dashboard under 'Accessories' too, in the Pi menu - or just run pimoroni-dashboard at the command line)
If you choose to download examples you'll find them in /home/pi/Pimoroni/scrollphat/.
Manual install:
Library install for Python 3:
on Raspbian:
sudo apt-get install python3-scrollphat
other environments:
sudo pip3 install scrollphat
Library install for Python 2:
on Raspbian:
sudo apt-get install python-scrollphat
other environments:
sudo pip2 install scrollphat
Development:
If you want to contribute, or like living on the edge of your seat by having the latest code, you should clone this repository, cd to the library directory, and run:
sudo python3 setup.py install
(or sudo python setup.py install whichever your primary Python environment may be)
In all cases you will have to enable the i2c bus.
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Documentation & Support
- Guides and tutorials - https://learn.pimoroni.com/scroll-phat
- Function reference - http://docs.pimoroni.com/scrollphat/
- GPIO Pinout - https://pinout.xyz/pinout/scroll_phat
- Get help - http://forums.pimoroni.com/c/support
Docker image
For those who are curious and interested in learning about Docker on the Pi, this repository includes a fully tested Dockerfile for using the scrollphat library without needing to install it on the base system.
To build, cd into the docker directory and run:
$ ./build_docker.sh
For complete instructions, see DOCKER.md in the same directory.