News Tickers

NDBC Buoy Example

Using the ideas behind updating Weather Status from information received from NDBC Buoys – Adapted the concept to display various Current Events from : –

NewsAPI – BBC News – 20 X 4 LCD Display. Updates Every 5 Secs.

All Tickers are driven by NodeMCU. Headlines for BBC Tickers are fed data by NewsAPI while ESPN/ Cornish News utilize ThingHTTP on Thingspeak. The smaller screens below scroll the Headline with a constant time and loop counter.

NewsAPI – BBC Sports – 0.96″ 128 X 64 Blue Yellow SSD 1306 Display.

ESPN – Cricket Scoreboard – 0.96″ 96 X 64 Full Colour SSD 1331 Display.

Cornish News- Falmouth Packet – 0.96″ 96 X 64 Full Colour SSD 1331 Display.