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Make your own Clock, Weather, News, and more! Easy to make LED Marquee Scroller using a Wemos D1 Mini and a LED Dot Matrix Panel. Full Arduino software and 3D printed case.

Features Displays the following every 60 seconds:

Accurate Clock refresh off Internet Time Servers
Local Weather and conditions (refreshed every 10 - 30 minutes)
News Headlines from all the major sources
Configured through Web Interface
Display 3D print progress from your OctoPrint Server
Option to display random goofy advice
Option to display Bitcoin current value
Basic Authorization around Configuration web interface
Support for OTA (loading firmware over WiFi)
Video: https://youtu.be/DsThufRpoiQ
Build Video by Chris Riley: https://youtu.be/KqBiqJT9_lE

Required Parts and Source Code:

Wemos D1 Mini: https://amzn.to/2ImqD1n
Dot Matrix Module: https://amzn.to/2HtnQlD
3D Printed Case: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-65739
Source Code: https://github.com/Qrome/marquee-scroller”

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