/unicorn-clock

Creating a colorful clock running on a Raspberry Pi with a Unicorn Hat.

Primary LanguageJavaMIT LicenseMIT

unicorn-clock

PLEASE NOTE: This project is still in early stage. In the future additional clocks will be added as well as extra online features.

Creating a beautiful clock

Creating a colorful clock running on a Raspberry Pi with a Unicorn Hat.

Unicorn Clock

What you need

  • A Raspberry Pi 2, B+, and A+
  • A Unicorn HAT
  • A good power supply for your Pi (2A)
  • Optionally a case and a difuser for the LED matrix. (the Pibow cases fit perfectly)

Clock Details

Getting Started

  • Instal the Unicorn Hat Python Library
  • Download/clone this project and place the source files (/src/) onto your pi
  • You will need Java and Python to run this project
  • Compile and run the clock
javac UnicornClock.java
...
java UnicornClock

Be sure not to run the clock in test mode on your pi or else nothing will appear: (UnicornClock.java)

...
// - set the animator into testmode to be displayed and tested onto a computer, comment out to use on the Pi!
animator.setTestMode(true);
...

License

Copyright 2015, Thomas Dubosc
This content is released under the MIT license