ESP8266 Double Wide Marquee Scroller News Weather Clock 3D Printer Model

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License: CC BY-NC
File formats: stl
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Size:135.1KB

The file 'ESP8266 Double Wide Marquee Scroller News Weather Clock 3D Printer Model' is (stl) file type, size is 135.1KB.

Summary

This is the big brother to the original ESP8266 Wemos Clock News Weather Scrolling Marquee - it uses the same code.

Features include:

  • 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
  • Video: https://youtu.be/DsThufRpoiQ
  • Build Video by Chris Riley: https://youtu.be/KqBiqJT9_lE
  • Configurable scrolling speed
  • Configurable scrolling frequency
  • Configurable number of LED panels

Required Parts:

Note: Using the links provided above help provide support for these types of projects. Thank you for the support.

I printed this in Real Red 3D Solutech PLA

Source Code under the MIT License is available here:
https://github.com/Qrome/marquee-scroller

Note: For the double wide you must edit the Settings.h file and change the number of panels from 4 to 8. Look for:

const int numberOfHorizontalDisplays = 4;

and change it to:

const int numberOfHorizontalDisplays = 8;

View the README.md for details on working with the code.

Please share your makes.

  • I have been asked a few times to share the step files --- sorry there are none. This design was created using Tinkercad so the only artifacts we have to work with are the STL files shared in the download. Enjoy.
Open_Marquee_back_plate.stl 185.7KB
Open_Marquee_Center.stl 104.9KB
Open_Marquee_Left.stl 60.4KB
Open_Marquee_pannels.stl 47.5KB
Open_Marquee_Right.stl 67.5KB