Build Instructions

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  Buy the eInk panel

  For now only the LilyGO T5-4.7 E-Paper Ink screen is supported.
  
  Some stores that sell it:

  •  Official LilyGo web
  •  Amazon USA
  •  Tindie
  •  Bangood GE
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  Install

  Please enter with your browser, Chrome or Edge, to this web installer and press on the INSTALL STABLE VERSION button and follow the instructions for install the firmware. When the installation is finished enter to "LOGS AND CONSOLE" section in the web installer window, and configure your device.
  

  Troubleshooting:
  

  If this button isn't showed make sure you have the right drivers installed. The drivers for common chips used in ESP devices:

  • CP2102 drivers: Windows & Mac
  • CH342, CH343, CH9102 drivers: Windows, Mac (download via blue button with 

     icon)

  • CH340, CH341 drivers: Windows, Mac (download via blue button with 

     icon)

  • In Linux you don't need anything, it will be works with doing nothing.

  Alternative, you can upload the firmware via PlatformIO with a simple command from the project sources. More details here
  

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  Configure

  In the console (LOGS AND CONSOLE), please type the enter key, to enter to the console, and then type "help" to show the detailed help:
  

  
  Adding Currencies
  

  You are able to add three currencies, like this:
  

  You can find more coins or name ids, in the API provider: https://docs.coingecko.com/reference/introduction

  Base currency and others
  

  Please set your base currency, only supports EUR/USD, and add important settings, like setSleep for choose how many minutes refresh the information. The recommended time is 30min or more. With 1h the panel reaches more than two months without need change the battery. Also set the temperature of your house or place on the panel. This setting is important because determine the colors in the panel.
  

  
  Time zone
  

  With the command setTZone without parameters, it should show the current time zone. You can pass your time zone identifier, from this list. Choose the second parameter in this list and pass it
  

  WiFi

  For finist the configuration, your crypto panel needs at least the WiFi credentials and three currencies. For configure your WiFi credentials, you should use the command nmcli that is a complete network manager. You are able to show the full commands using "nmcli help":
  

  For set your WiFi credentials, you should use the sub-command connect, like this:
  

  nmcli connect MySSIDorWiFiNetworkName password "Your password into quotes"
  
  

  notice, that you should enter the SSID without quotes, and the password with quotes.
  
  After that, your panel will download the cryptocurrencies data and news data, and show these data, then it go to suspend to save the battery life.

  For reconfigure the panel, you only need press the right button in the top of the panel. The panel will be in setup mode again for configure other parameters or modify the current ones.

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