BlinkyTape Queue

• A python based messaging queue that will trigger light patterns on the BlinkyTape LED strip.
• Version 0.9

• Create a Gmail account that can be used to trigger actions by email
• Update the Gmail username/password in checkgmail.py with your new credentials
• Install and run rabbitmq-server
• Connect the BlinkyTape with USB
• Start the message queue listening by running blinkystart.sh
• Use IFTTT (or any other service) to send emails to that account with the subject of the form: [command] CommandString and replace "CommandString" with the name you give to that command. So far the supported CommandStrings are "on", "blazers_start", and "snowing"
• Wait for snow, email, or Blazer games...and enjoy the show!
• Stop the message queue listening by running blinkystop.sh

Uses the BlinkyTape python library modified here

1. Add the animation code in blinkycommands.py
2. Call that code either from an existing 'check' script (like checkforsnow.py or checkgmail.py), or create a new one

• Please contribute!
• If you're testing and just want to try sending a command, run python queuemanager.py and in a new process then run python sendcommand.py <command_name>

• Contact roy.town@outlook.com

MIT