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title	date	draft	description
rssmatrix	2022-09-16T16:04:43+02:00	false	a circuitpython script to show rss feeds from miniflux, the weather from wtt.in and the time using aio

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this is a circuitpython script for an adafruit matrix portal m4 and a 64x32 led matrix display it can display rss feeds from miniflux, the weather from wttr.in and the time using aio

i like looking at it since it's nice and blinky but have to turn it off sometimes because it's also very distracting

finding a font for it was very weird. first i tried the pico8 font, but that was honestly a bit too big and also used too much power for running it from a usb 2.0 port but then i found a website with a bunch of retro fonts and the paradise systems one just kinda spoke to me very nice and blocky with cool serifs

using it yourself

• install circuitpython on your matrixportal
• clone the git repo
• fill out the secrets.py file with your data
• copy the contents of the git repo onto your matrixportal
• plug in

if you want to use a different microcontroller or display u can probably figure out what to do yourself or write your own script