Been planing to do something similar. Gonna attempt to create PC info board which lists GPU and CPU temperature using similar display. Thx for nice guide!
Yes, looking back on the video, that would probably have been a better plan! Code is well commented on GitHub, but I will happily take your comment on board and do a better job next time!
@@LesLaboratory Indeed, '|/-\' is only half a revolution, but that doesn't matter: there is no need to store more than that in the spinner variable. Note that if you really want to store a full revolution, then you should set spinner to '|/-\|/-\'. Your code is missing the last character, hence the tiny glitch in the animation.
Would a Raspberry Pi Pico board work for this? To run the display with the provided code? Sorry, I am completely new to this =) Thanks for any extra info!
Not with this code. I have not had a real chance to play with the Pico, but it does seem like a very capable microcontroller. If you can make it talk serial, it should be possible to write code for it.
Could I use this code with windows 7 and a standard RS-232 connection on the back of my computer? Because Raspberry Pi computers aren't exactly easy to get a hold of right now.
@@LesLaboratory I would use a raspberry pi, but they are really expensive right now. Oh, and would I need to short out that jumper, or just leave it the way it is?
No, but all the parts are available inexpensively. Pi zeroes are around 5 bucks and old POS displays can be had on eBay for about the same if you are patient. All the code is on my github (see the link in the description)