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    Scrolling game title using 16x2 CLCD on RAS Console-Pi

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    • zzerominZ
      zzeromin @Nismo
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      @Nismo Thanks a lot. You can see more photos of RAS Console-Pi.

      • flickr link: https://flic.kr/s/aHskLvKoCZ
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        evlthecat
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        @zzeromin Thanks for posting this project. I used your idea to create a client/server in ANSI C. I can monitor multiple consoles around the house. I am looking for some place to host the project. I give proper credit to you and others in code.

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        • zzerominZ
          zzeromin @evlthecat
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          @evlthecat That is a good news. I'm looking forward to your good project. Thanks.

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            bbuschke
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            I have followed the steps on this and i have power to the clcd but i have nothing showing on the screen when i enter a game.

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            • zzerominZ
              zzeromin @bbuschke
              last edited by

              @bbuschke Did you install 'Scraper'? and What is your I2C address?
              plz check your I2C address using this command.
              sudo i2cdetect -y 1

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                primy
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                Fantastic the result, my congratulations. A question, where is it possible to locate the plans of the box?

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                  Advokaten @zzeromin
                  last edited by Advokaten

                  @zzeromin this looks amazing! I have a question though, would it be possible to use a 'real' led sign with the text scrolling on it?
                  My idea is to have one of those LED scrolling text displays, that you see in public, on the front of my arcade cabinet, and I thought it might be cool to have it be interactive with retropie itself, somehow... :) I have no idea how though.

                  Like on one of these.

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                  • BozB
                    Boz
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                    Hi, is it possible to have both a power button and the lcd display sharing gpio pins? (pins 5 and 6)

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                      ortsac @Boz
                      last edited by ortsac

                      @zzeromin Cool and Classy Console. Is that a custom made case? Where can I order one? I'd like to build one as part of my Home Theater setup.

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                        mc9625
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                        @zzeromin said in Scrolling game title using 16x2 CLCD on RAS Console-Pi:

                        https://github.com/zzeromin/RetroPie-Clcd

                        Hi, I know it's quite an old discussion, but I wonder if your script could be used as a starting point to create a dynamic marquee. Instead of simple write the rom name on an LCD, show a related image on a GPIO smaller screen (dev/fb0) . They are quite cheap today and could be fun to have a smaller service monitor. Do you think it could be hacked to achieve this? (I know nothing about Python...)

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                          Sashby
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                          @mc9625 Here is an example of what you're after. You just need to make a runcommand script to display an image of the current running game.

                          https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Runcommand#runcommand-onstart-and-runcommand-onend-scripts

                          https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/12230/romtastick-mkii-3d-printed-console-with-mini-lcd-display/
                          (Note also that the software running the LCD panel with buttons is available on GitHub and is reusable for your own projects.)

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                            mc9625 @Sashby
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                            @sashby Thanks, that is exactly what I was looking for. I knew it could have been done via run command scripts, and I've been able to do it "manually", but I didn't knew how to retrieve specific game info. Romtastick is perfect, although I have a different LCD panel, let's see if I will be able to tweak it to make it work. Thanks

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                              stephenrose2006
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                              @zzeromin i have got this installed and it is displaying devices IP address, date, CPU info. but when i load a rom up it just shows None. i have scraped and have a gamelist.xml file. any ideas?

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                                momaw27
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                                Man! This is great!

                                I'd love to shoot the coverart of the game to a separate screen as well.

                                Is this possible?

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                                • ThakT
                                  Thak
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                                  Hi !
                                  I just discover this feauture and i was wondering if anyone has tested it with a RaspiZero?

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                                  • McGrathPiperM
                                    McGrathPiper
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                                    Can I use a Led display like this one https://dynamo-led-displays.co.uk/product/curved-led-cabinet/ connected to my console?

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