jakepurple13/PillCounter

PillCounter

Look at https://tutorials-raspberrypi.com/digital-raspberry-pi-scale-weight-sensor-hx711/!!!

Instructions

Software instructions to get server working!

1. Run

   1. sudo apt update
   2. sudo apt install default-jdk

2. utilities/pillcounter.desktop needs to go into /etc/xdg/autostart/pillcounter.desktop in order to allow the server to start on reboot

3. Move utilties/emulated_hx711.py, utilties/hx711.py, and utilties/hx711_example.py to the desktop

4. Move PillCounter/build/libs/pillcounter.jar to the desktop

   1. Run gradle distZip and/or move PillCounter/build/distributions/PillCounter.zip to the desktop

5. Run

   1. bash <(curl -L https://github.com/balena-io/wifi-connect/raw/master/scripts/raspbian-install.sh)

Making use of

1. https://github.com/tatobari/hx711py
   1. For hx711 communication
2. https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-jb
   1. For UI https://github.com/jakepurple13/PillCounterApplication
3. https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/
   1. Raspberry Pi OS
4. https://github.com/nymea/berrylan#installation-on-a-plain-raspbian
   1. This is the auto wi-fi connect setup to allow hooking the device up to a wi-fi connection
5. https://www.adafruit.com/product/4687
   1. The screen being used
      1. This is an eink display, so the device can be turned off, and we can still see information
   2. https://learn.adafruit.com/2-13-in-e-ink-bonnet/usage