From 2cfdcd7be1d0bdac434067d6307520b8ea3c5d1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Warren Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2019 19:25:00 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] README updates --- README.md | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c22d4bc..2369f20 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,10 @@ # EPClock -ESP8226 Arduino based ePaper clock +ESP8226 Arduino based ePaper clock, using NTP and showing the weather. + +Using a Waveshare 4.3" UART module and an ESP8226 R1 Mini from Jaycar Australia, which is a D1 Mini in the Arduino program. + +The ESP8266 doesn't really have enough RAM to be able to parse the XML available from the Autralian Bureau of Meteorology, so the bom_xml.py script does that and spits out some simplified json I've put that json on my home web server, and set the script to run hourly. -Using a Waveshare 4.3" UART module and an ESP8226 R1 Mini from Jaycar Australia, which is a D1 Mini in Arduino. ## Required Libraries @@ -20,7 +23,10 @@ ArduinoJson [https://github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson.git]() * DOUT -> D5 * DIN -> D6 - ## Creating Images for each digit -Use Images/create_images.py edit for font choice! The current images are in FreeMono. \ No newline at end of file +Use Images/create_images.py edit for font choice! The current images are in FreeMono. + +## Weather Icons + +I have derived some from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Feel free to use those, or make some better ones! \ No newline at end of file