RE: Nerdfest 2 ... The Word Clock ...
January 17, 2017 at 7:02 pm
(This post was last modified: January 17, 2017 at 7:05 pm by ignoramus.)
Boru, yes, that's what normal people should do...
Poca, I'm not a Linux geek by any stretch...
I knew I could make it, soldering, wiring, reading schematics, etc but I wasn't sure if I could get the sw to run.
So I wired it up very roughly, had it hooked up with a nic directly connected to my monitor's HDMI.
Chucked on a spare keyboard, mouse.
Because Bernd Krolla's instructions were step by step, I followed it precisely... If I encountered any incompatible libraries, etc, I would've quickly gone into panic mode. Luckily everything went according to plan.
Just use standard latest rasp OS and install the programs as in the doc files on the website.. No stress.
It was easier than I thought.
PS, the first cheapo USB WiFi from eBay gave me grief, so I bought the wipi, the official pi WiFi adapter and was good to go. What I like the most about this setup is that you use a barebones pi b+. No rtc etc, or anything.
It get's the correct time off the net every time it boots up. Great for after blackouts!
Poca, I'm not a Linux geek by any stretch...
I knew I could make it, soldering, wiring, reading schematics, etc but I wasn't sure if I could get the sw to run.
So I wired it up very roughly, had it hooked up with a nic directly connected to my monitor's HDMI.
Chucked on a spare keyboard, mouse.
Because Bernd Krolla's instructions were step by step, I followed it precisely... If I encountered any incompatible libraries, etc, I would've quickly gone into panic mode. Luckily everything went according to plan.
Just use standard latest rasp OS and install the programs as in the doc files on the website.. No stress.
It was easier than I thought.
PS, the first cheapo USB WiFi from eBay gave me grief, so I bought the wipi, the official pi WiFi adapter and was good to go. What I like the most about this setup is that you use a barebones pi b+. No rtc etc, or anything.
It get's the correct time off the net every time it boots up. Great for after blackouts!
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