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• Raspberry Pi (tested with Zero and 3B so far)
• Pimoroni InkyPHAT display
• 8GB SD Card (Sandisk Extreme Pro recommended)
• Power supply
• Optional: 3D printed case with micro USB sockets

Running this project is as simple as deploying it to a balenaCloud application. You can do it in just one click by using the button below:

You can also deploy in the traditional manner using the balena CLI and balena push command. For more information check out the docs.

Your fleet of Inkyshots can all be managed centrally via balenaCloud. Try any of the environment variables below to add some customization.

Inkyshot wants to deliver a shot of inspiration to start your day, and by default will do this at 9AM/0900 hours UTC. You can change the hour that the update will happen with the UPDATE_HOUR variable; set it anywhere from 0 to 23.

In order for the update time to work correctly, you'll of course have to tell Inkyshot what timezone you'd like to use. Set the TZ environment variable to any IANA timezone, e.g. Europe/London, America/Los_Angeles, Asia/Taipei etc.

Is there a special occasion in your family? Override the daily quote with a shot of celebration by setting the INKY_MESSAGE environment variable. Try Happy birthday Sister!, Congratulations on the new job, mate!, or Happy mother's day!.

There are a few fonts built in that you can try. The default is AmaticSC, but you can use the FONT variable and set it to any of: FredokaOne, HankenGrotesk, Intuitive, SourceSerifPro, SourceSansPro, Caladea and Roboto. You're welcome to PR more options into the project!

Inkyshot will automatically choose the largest font size for your message that still fits on the display. Too big? Override it with the FONT_SIZE variable and Inkyshot will use this as a maximum and continue to resize downwards if your message doesn't fit.

When figuring out what size font to use, Inkyshot (invisibly) fills the screen with the a character to see how many will fit. You can override this by setting the TEST_CHARACTER environment variable with any wider (w) or slimmer (i) characters of your choosing to adjust this behavior.

If Inkyshot is living in a different house where things aren't necessarily always the same way up, use the ROTATE environment variable to rotate the output by 180 degrees.

STL files are included within the assets folder of the project for you to 3D print your own case.

The case has two positions for a captive M3 nut, and can be fastened together with two countersunk 8mm M3 machine screws.

A position is open in the rear of the case for the use of a micro USB PCB socket, allowing for direct connection of power to the back of a Raspberry Pi Zero.

Quotes are delivered from the They Said So® REST API.