pimoroni / displayotron

Libraries and examples for the Display-o-Tron 3000 and Display-o-Tron HAT

Library and examples for the Display-o-Tron HAT (DotHAT) and Display-o-Tron 3000 (Dot3K) Raspberry Pi add-on boards from Pimoroni.

• Display-o-Tron HAT (for all Rasperry Pi models with 40-pin headers): https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/display-o-tron-hat
• Display-o-Tron 3000 (for all Raspberry Pi models): http://shop.pimoroni.com/products/displayotron-3000 (no longer on sale)

Using Python?

We've created a super-easy installation script that will install all pre-requisites and get your Display-o-Tron up and running in a jiffy. To run it fire up Terminal which you'll find in Menu -> Accessories -> Terminal on your Raspberry Pi desktop like so:

In the new terminal window type:

curl -sS get.pimoroni.com/displayotron | bash

If you choose to download examples you'll find them in /home/pi/Pimoroni/displayotron, but you can also check out the Basic and Advanced examples for both DotHAT and Dot3k in: examples

We've also created a full function reference.

Checking which Display-o-Tron product you have

Make sure you run the right examples for your product, if you've got a Display-o-Tron 3000 you should be using the examples in /home/pi/Pimoroni/displayotron/dot3k and if you have a Display-o-Tron HAT you should be using the ones in /home/pi/Pimoroni/displayotron/dothat*

The Display-o-Tron HAT looks like this:

The Display-o-Tron 3000 looks like this:

Documentation & Support

• Getting started with Display-o-Tron 3000 - https://learn.pimoroni.com/tutorial/display-o-tron/getting-started-with-display-o-tron
• Tutorials - https://learn.pimoroni.com/?tag=display-o-tron
• Display-o-Tron 3000 Pinout - https://pinout.xyz/pinout/display_o_tron_3000
• Display-o-Tron HAT Pinout - https://pinout.xyz/pinout/display_o_tron_hat
• Get help - http://forums.pimoroni.com/c/support

Other Languages

• NodeJS: https://github.com/jorisvervuurt/JVSDisplayOTron
• C/C++: https://github.com/akx/dot3k-c

Resources

• http://www.lcd-module.com/eng/pdf/doma/dog-me.pdf - DOG LCD Datasheet ( Includes character table )

Credits

• http://www.jan-holst.dk/pi-radio/pi-radio.html - for initial inspiration to do a Radio plugin
• http://rollcode.com/use-python-get-raspberry-pis-temperature/ - for guidance on getting CPU/GPU temp in Python
• https://github.com/facelessloser/Atmega_screen - for stock ticker plugin