lynndixon / LiveSectional

Controls NeoPixel LED's to display conditions at airports.

LiveSectional

Controls NeoPixel LED's to display conditions at airports.

Heres a quick video that demonstrates what this does: LiveSectional Demo on YouTube

Installation and setup

1. Fully update the Pi:

   • sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

2. Install the following required packages:

   • sudo apt-get install build-essential python-dev git scons swig python-pip

3. Use pip to install the NeoPixel controller libraries

   • sudo pip install rpi_ws281x

4. Installation of the following software is optional.

   • sudo apt-get install vim

More Information

• More about NeoPixels: https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixels-on-raspberry-pi/