Arduino Clock

a digital clock with an arduino, 4 soldered 16x16 led matrix and a DS3231 For Pi

Table of Contents

• Requirement
• Usage
  • Build and upload with PlatformIO Core (CLI)
  • Build and upload with PlatformIO IDE
• Development
  • Developing with PlatformIO Core (CLI)
  • Developing with PlatformIO IDE
• Montage
• Contributing
• License
• Contact

Requirement

• Operating System:

  • Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Linux ARMv6+

• Software requirements:

  • Python (3.5 or greater)

  • PlatformIO Core (CLI) (You can install it with an Installer Script or a Python Package Manager) or PlatformIO IDE

  • NOTE: PlatformIO Core provides a rich and documented Command Line Interface (CLI). The other PlatformIO-based software and IDEs are based on PlatformIO Core CLI, such as PlatformIO IDE. In other words, they wrap PlatformIO Core with own GUI.

• Hardware requirements:

  • Arduino Uno

  • 4 soldered 16x16 Dot LED Matrix Display

  • DS3231 Real Time Clock Module for Raspberry Pi

Usage

To get started clone this repository

$ git clone https://github.com/omar-bb/arduino-clock.git

Build and upload with PlatformIO Core (CLI)

# install project dependencies
$ platformio lib install

# Build project and upload firmware to all the devices specified in “platformio.ini”
$ platformio run --target upload

# if you're using an Arduino ISP or any other programmer to program your arduino
# use this following command
$ platformio run --target program

Build and upload with PlatformIO IDE

To build and upload with PlatformIO IDE you just need to click on the upload button

Development

If you want to contribute to this project here is a quick guide to help you use platformio awesome tools

Developing with PlatformIO Core (CLI)

Before starting to develop with PlatformIO Core (CLI) it is better to have a virtual environment. See "Virtual Environment"

Platformio provides all commands well documented in their official website. See "CLI Guide"

Developing with PlatformIO IDE

With PlatformIO IDE installed in your favourite (IDE / Code Editor) you already have a nice gui interface to get started

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NOTE: you can do unit tests in the "test" folder see UNITTESTING.md

Montage

Arduino	16x16 LED Matrix	DS3231 For Pi
5V	+5V	+5V
GND	GND	GND
D5	A
D4	B
D3	C
D2	D
D6	G
D7	DI
D8	CLK
D9	LAT
(I2C) SDA		SDA
(I2C) SCL		SCL

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.md for more information.

Contact

Omar Ben Brahim - @omarbb44 - omar@ihub-bridge.org