Simple script to get data from cgminer API and display it on the "LCD System Info" display. See links below for where you can purchase the display used for this project.
Update: The script now shows an MtGox price ticker alternating on the line with the WU: cgminer stats. There is a delay of a few seconds when updating the ticker. Under no circumstances should it be used for time sensitive activities such as trading. It is provided only as a convenience for the user.
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Run as root to avoid permissions issues (see note below): sudo python cgminerLCDStats.py [options]
Usage: cgminerLCDStats.py [options] arg
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-s, --simple Show simple display layout instead of default
-d REFRESHDELAY, --refresh-delay=REFRESHDELAY where REFRESHDELAY = Time delay between screen/API refresh
-i HOST, --host=HOST I.P. Address of cgminer API host
-p PORT, --port=PORT Port of cgminer API
-c TIMEDISPLAYFORMAT, --clock=TIMEDISPLAYFORMAT Options 12 or 24 - Clock Display 12hr / 24hr
--mtgoxDisplayOff If specified, MtGox ticker will not be displayed
--mtgoxToggleRate=MTGOXTOGGLERATE Rate to toggle display between WU: and MtGox in seconds
--mtgoxTimeout=MTGOXTIMEOUT MtGox API socket timeout in seconds -
default 3 seconds, increase if logging exsessivetime-outs
--mtgoxForce If specified, MtGox ticker will always display
Note: To avoid the need to run the script as root, move the 99-lcdsysinfo.rules file to /etc/udev/rules.d/
Where to buy the LCD Display Unit:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-2-8-TFT-LCD-module-LCD-sys-info-display-temperature-fan-AIDA64-LCD-Smartie-/121004607232?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c2c6fc700
For more specifics about the "LCD sys info" display this code supports, see:
http://coldtearselectronics.wikispaces.com/USB+LCD+-+LCD+System+info
https://github.com/dangardner/pylcdsysinfo
Note: A HUGE thank you goes out to Kano for is invaluable assitance with this code. He's a key developer on the cgminer project, and was a big help in sorting out problems I had writing this script. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=36044
Copyright (c) 2013 Cardinal Commmunications
Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
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Please check the library code module "pylcdsysinfo.py" for copyright and author information.