README.md

PiFaceCAD Interface

This project provides an interface for the Raspberry Pi 3B using the PiFaceCAD HAT module.

TODO List:

• Time Display
• Dynamic Backlight based on time and activity.
• IP Address display.
• Temperature Scraper

Installation & Setup

1. To install/run this interface, you need a PiFaceCAD Hat and a Raspberry Pi 3B.
2. Install python3-venv.
3. Create a virtualenv with python3 -m venv env
4. Activate the newly created virtual environment.
5. Download the PiFACECommon python package from the github repository, do not install the package using the raspbian repositories.
6. Download and install PiFaceCAD and python-lirc the same way. python-lirc requires installation of additional packages.
7. Install the rest of the requirements, and then run the script.