A software for rpi zero w to display live-weather info and sync events from any online calendar to a beautiful E-Paper Display, or to just show a slideshow of simplified images.
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Raspberry-Pi-Google-Calendar-with-E-Paper-display

A python script for the rpi zero w to sync events from any online calendar to a beautiful E-Paper Display, get live weather data and much more.

#Place image of the calendar here

Main features

  • Display the date and a full monthly calendar
  • Syncronise events from any online calendar (like google, yahoo etc.)
  • Get live weather data (including temperature, humidity, etc.) using openweathermap api

Hardware required

  • 7.5" E-Paper Display (Black, White, Red) with driver hat from waveshare (https://www.waveshare.com/product/7.5inch-e-paper-hat-b.htm)
  • Raspberry Pi Zero W (without headers)
  • 90° angled 2x20 Pin GPIO headers
  • MicroSD card (min. 4GB)
  • MicroUSB cable
  • 3d-printer (you can also appoint any 3d-printing service)
  • Soldering iron

Setup

Getting the Raspberry Pi Zero W ready

  1. Set up Wifi on the Raspberry Pi Zero W by copying the file wpa_supplicant.conf to the /boot directory and adding your Wifi details in that file.
  2. Create a simple text document named ssh in the boot directory to enable ssh.
  3. Expand the filesystem in the Terminal with sudo raspi-config --expand-rootfs
  4. Enable SPI by entering sudo sed -i s/#dtparam=spi=on/dtparam=spi=on/ /boot/config.txt in the Terminal
  5. Set the correct timezone with sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata, selecting the correct continent and then the capital of your country.
  6. Reboot to apply changes

Installing required packages for python 3.5

Execute the following command in the Terminal to install all required packages:

sudo curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aceisace/Raspberry-Pi-Google-Calendar-with-E-Paper-display/master/Packages-installer | bash

Customising the main script

Once the packages are installed, you can copy the 'Calendar' folder from this directory to the 'Home' folder of the 'Pi' user on the raspberry pi. From there, navigate to the file 'stable.py' and edit the file according to your own needs.

Contact

Website: ace-laboratory.com