megamatrix-twitter

A WiFi-connected LED matrix. With a supplied server, it can access the twitter API and display tweets sent to it!

Setup

First, clone the repo.

The Matrix

1. In megamatrix/megamatrix.ino, replace the SSID and password with your local wifi's details.
2. Flash megamatrix/megamatrix.ino to an ESP32 after downloading all necessary libraries. Be sure to use the ESP32 port of the SmartMatrix3 library.
3. Connect the ESP32 to the matrix (or matrices) according to this pinout: (be sure to also supply power to the matrix)

HUB75 Pin	ESP32 GPIO
R1_PIN	2
G1_PIN	15
B1_PIN	4
R2_PIN	16
G2_PIN	27
B2_PIN	17
A_PIN	5
B_PIN	18
C_PIN	19
D_PIN	21
E_PIN	12
LAT_PIN	26
OE_PIN	25
CLK_PIN	22

4. Turn it all on. The screen should display an IP address if the WiFi is working.

The Twitter Bot

1. Install all required libraries (numpy, opencv, tweepy, requests)
2. Apply for a twitter access token
3. Replace all required fields in app.py with the information required.
4. Start it and enjoy the show!