The PiFace Control and Display Python libraries include some example programs at /usr/share/doc/python3-pifacecad/examples/. You are encouraged to modify and improve them.
You can also find the examples on GitHub.
Note
Some of the included examples are zipped (.gz) and require unzipping before they can be used.
An internet radio with IR remote control features.
Note
In order to use the infrared remote control features of the radio you must first configure LIRC and configure the buttons in /usr/share/doc/python3-pifacecad/examples/radiolircrc so that they match the buttons on your remote (in /etc/lirc/lircd.conf).
The internet radio requires the program mplayer to be installed in order to play audio streams. Install it with:
$ sudo apt-get install mplayer
Unzip the radio:
$ gunzip /usr/share/doc/python3-pifacecad/examples/radio.py.gz
Run the radio:
$ python3 /usr/share/doc/python3-pifacecad/examples/radio.py
| Button | Function |
|---|---|
| Navigation left | Previous station |
| Navigation right | Next station |
| Navigation in | Stop/Start playing |
| Control 0 | Station Preset 0 |
| Control 1 | Station Preset 1 |
| Control 2 | Station Preset 2 |
| Control 3 | Station Preset 3 |
| Control 4 | Exit |
A game of hangman. Guess which letters are in the word. To many incorrect guesses and, well, you know the rest.
Unzip and run hangman:
$ gunzip /usr/share/doc/python3-pifacecad/examples/radio.py.gz
$ python3 /usr/share/doc/python3-pifacecad/examples/radio.py
| Button | Function |
|---|---|
| Navigation left | Move cursor/Change letter |
| Navigation right | Move cursor/Change letter |
| Navigation in | Change mode/enter |
See hangman in action on YouTube.
Shows UK train times from Manchester Picadilly (MAN) to various other stations. Have a peek at the code to the alter which station you are departing from.
traintimes.py depends on Beautiful Soup 4. Install it with:
$ sudo apt-get install python3-bs4
Then unzip and run traintimes:
$ gunzip /usr/share/doc/python3-pifacecad/examples/traintimes.py.gz
$ python3 /usr/share/doc/python3-pifacecad/examples/traintimes.py
| Button | Function |
|---|---|
| Navigation left | Previous destination station |
| Navigation right | Next destination station |
| Navigation in | Refresh |
| Control 4 | Exit |
Shows latest tweets.
Twitter requires the Python Twitter Tools module to be installed:
$ sudo apt-get install easy_install3
$ sudo easy_install3 twitter
Unzip and run tweets:
$ gunzip /usr/share/doc/python3-pifacecad/examples/tweets.py.gz
$ python3 /usr/share/doc/python3-pifacecad/examples/tweets.py
| Button | Function |
|---|---|
| Navigation left | Previous tweet |
| Navigation right | Next tweet |
| Navigation in | Refresh |
| Control 4 | Exit |
Shows current weather information. Unzip and run weather:
$ gunzip /usr/share/doc/python3-pifacecad/examples/weather.py.gz
$ python3 /usr/share/doc/python3-pifacecad/examples/weather.py
| Button | Function |
|---|---|
| Navigation left | Previous location |
| Navigation right | Next location |
| Navigation in | Refresh |
| Control 4 | Exit |