Small utility to use Pimoroni's Scroll HAT or Scroll pHAT as a ping meter.
Install required python libraries:
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Make the script executeable:
chmod +x ./scrollhatpingmeter.py
Execute the script:
./scrollhatpingmeter.py
Some options can be set via additional flags:
./scrollhatpingmeter.py --help
usage: scrollhatpingmeter.py [-h] [--disabledisplay] [-H HOST] [-t TIMER] [-b BRIGHTNESS] [-v] [--version]
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--disabledisplay Add flag to disable display output
-H HOST, --host HOST Host to ping. Default: 8.8.8.8
-t TIMER, --timer TIMER
Time in seconds between pings. Default: 10
-b BRIGHTNESS, --brightness BRIGHTNESS
Sets brightness of display. Use range between 0.1 and 1.0. Default: 1.0
-v, --verbose Verbosity (-v, -vv, etc)
--version show program's version number and exit