RealTime-Crypto-Ticker

Project by Vasily Davydov

INFO

• This device is making a connection with a pro-api.coinmarketcap.com using own API key.
• Gathers the Data, converting it to the Json document
• Prints current Bitcoin & Ethereum price with 24%h change on a physical LCD screen updating it every 5 minutes
• Switches every 9 seconds between Bitcoin and Ethereum Data
• Main code in this file

Some notes:

The main program code is in TEST mode using sandbox-api.coinmarketcap.com host and b54bcf4d-1bca-4e8e-9a24-22ff2c3d462c test API This is due to limitation of pro-api.coinmarketcap.com, which allows only 333 connections per day with a personal API

Parts used in this project:

• NodeMcu v1.0 with ESP8266
• 16x2 LCD screen
• 220Ohm Resistor
• Jumper Wires
• 10K Potentiometer

Connection

Example of powering ON:

Start-up screen

Connecting to a WiFi router

Connecting to a server

Updating gathered Data

Showing the data of Bitcoin

Showing the data of Ethereum

Mikhail Stefantsev has contributed in WEB-part of this project