README.md

pink-frame

Raspberry Pi powered e-paper frame

Prerequisites

• Hardware
• Latest C library for Broadcom BCM 2835 as used in Raspberry Pi

export version=1.71
cd /tmp
curl -LO "http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/bcm2835/bcm2835-${version}.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "bcm2835-${version}.tar.gz"
cd "bcm2835-${version}"
sudo ./configure && sudo make && sudo make check && sudo make install

sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y imagemagick
sudo vim /etc/ImageMagick-6/policy.xml
# Comment out the line prevent pdf: <policy domain="coder" rights="none" pattern="PDF" />

Installation

Clone this repo and install by running: make

Usage

sudo ./pf /path/to/file.bmp

Turning off Pi power management

sudo iwconfig wlan0 power off