A clock built using a Raspberry Pi, LED seven segment and dot matrix displays driven by MAX7219. The python code uses the excellent MAX7219 driver by Richard Hull https://github.com/rm-hull/max7219 and https://github.com/tadeck/onetimepass by Tom Jaskowski.
The code is simple and displays local/UTC time, and time-based one-time password for a 2-Step verification account.
Ensure that the SPI kernel driver is enabled:
pi@raspberrypi ~ $ dmesg | grep spi
[ 6.164368] bcm2708_spi 20204000.spi: master is unqueued, this is deprecated
[ 6.489381] bcm2708_spi 20204000.spi: SPI Controller at 0x20204000 (irq 80)
And that the devices are successfully installed in /dev:
pi@raspberrypi ~ $ ls -l /dev/spi*
crw-rw---T 1 root spi 153, 0 Dec 31 1969 /dev/spidev0.0
crw-rw---T 1 root spi 153, 1 Dec 31 1969 /dev/spidev0.1
Refer to http://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/spi/README.md if the devices do not appear before proceeding.
The breakout board has an two headers to allow daisy-chaining:
| Board Pin | Name | Remarks | RPi Pin | RPi Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VCC | +5V Power | 2 | 5V0 |
| 2 | GND | Ground | 6 | GND |
| 3 | DIN | Data In | 19 | GPIO 10 (MOSI) |
| 4 | CS | Chip Select | 24 | GPIO 8 (SPI CS0) |
| 5 | CLK | Clock | 23 | GPIO 11 (SPI CLK) |
The case is designed in SketchUp. Printed at ShapeWays in White Strong & Flexible material and is available at http://shpws.me/Im4Y
Displays are sourced from ebay and below are some helpful searches:
- https://github.com/rm-hull/max7219
- https://github.com/tadeck/onetimepass
- http://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/spi/README.md
###Code Copyright 2015 Sharjeel Aziz (Shaji)
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
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###3D files
Dodecahedron Clock by Sharjeel Aziz (shaji) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
