7Mini Weather Forecaster
In this project, you’re going to build a weather forecaster that displays the day’s weather for your location on an OLED display. You’ll learn how to make API requests, which are really useful for projects that rely on frequently updated data, and how to use an OLED display.
PARTS REQUIRED
Raspberry Pi
Breadboard
0.96-inch OLED display
Jumper wires
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
Adafruit_SSD1306 library
INTRODUCING THE OLED DISPLAY
The organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display this project uses is the SSD1306 model: a monocolor, 0.96-inch display with 128×64 pixels, shown in Figure 7-1. Compared to the LCD, which has a reserved space ...
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