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title: "rssmatrix"
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date: 2022-09-16T16:04:43+02:00
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description: "a circuitpython script to show rss feeds from miniflux, the weather from wtt.in and the time using aio"
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{{<figure src="/img/rssmatrix.gif" alt="colorful scrolling text on an led matrix display, showing rss feed weather and time">}}
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this is a circuitpython script for an adafruit matrix portal m4 and a 64x32 led matrix display
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it can display rss feeds from miniflux, the weather from wttr.in and the time using aio
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i like looking at it since it's nice and blinky but have to turn it off sometimes because it's also very distracting
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finding a font for it was very weird.
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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
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but then i found [a website with a bunch of retro fonts and the paradise systems one just kinda spoke to me](https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/fontlist/?3#paradise)
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very nice and blocky with cool serifs
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## using it yourself
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- install circuitpython on your matrixportal
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- clone the [git repo](https://git.kittycat.homes/zoe/rssmatrix.git)
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- fill out the secrets.py file with your data
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- copy the contents of the git repo onto your matrixportal
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- plug in
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if you want to use a different microcontroller or display u can probably figure out what to do yourself or write your own script
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