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

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    evlthecat
    last edited by 9 Dec 2016, 03:34

    @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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      zzeromin @evlthecat
      last edited by 11 Dec 2016, 00:13

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

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        bbuschke
        last edited by 6 Feb 2017, 23:52

        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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          zzeromin @bbuschke
          last edited by 6 Mar 2017, 08:41

          @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
            last edited by 8 Mar 2017, 13:37

            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 28 Mar 2017, 15:34

              @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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                Boz
                last edited by 8 Jul 2017, 18:14

                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 7 Sept 2017, 16:45 8 Jul 2017, 18:40

                  @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
                    last edited by 30 Aug 2017, 17:49

                    @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
                      last edited by 30 Aug 2017, 18:47

                      @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
                        last edited by 31 Aug 2017, 09:15

                        @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
                          last edited by 18 Oct 2017, 20:29

                          @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
                            last edited by 20 Oct 2017, 02:36

                            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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                              Thak
                              last edited by 25 Jan 2019, 16:25

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

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                                McGrathPiper
                                last edited by 7 Jun 2019, 13:53

                                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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