Linux Format

Create a custom LCD menu system

Credit: https://github.com/pimoroni/displayotron

LCDs are great for quick and simple information feeds, and one particular model, Display-OTron from Pimoroni is especially fun. An easy-to-use Python library enables us to create menus, stream text and generate colourful backlight effects with very little code. Around the board are six capacitive touch buttons that make up a simple user interface. We’re going to use this board to create a device that will open websites without touching the keyboard.

Screw the M2.5 standoffs into the two holes under the LCD

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Linux Format

Linux Format9 min read
Inside the AI PC
Remember when 3D screens were the next big thing? What about virtual reality? Or 5G? The truth is that the technology industry loves buzzwords almost as much as it loves the tech itself, and its latest crush is AI PCs. The trouble is, if you ask five
Linux Format14 min read
Beginners’ Distributions
MX Linux » Ubuntu » Linux Mint » Pop!_OS » Linux Lite This month, we’re looking at five Linux distributions that are suitable for newcomers to Linux. A beginner in this context can mean a couple of things. On the one hand, it can mean a novice comput
Linux Format2 min read
Kernel Watch
Linus Torvalds announced Release Candidate 5 (RC5) of what will become Linux 6.11 very soon now. At this rate, we will be covering the merge window (period of time during which disruptive new features are merged into the kernel) for 6.12 in next mont

Related Books & Audiobooks