Someone made a sleek Raspberry Pi scrolling ticker, and it shows current sports results
It also has some nice animations.
Building your own devices allows for customizing and enhancing subpar products. This DIY sports tracker, showcased on the Raspberry Pi subreddit, demonstrates just that. User Various_Spend_2293 updates the community on their innovative ticker project. Initially, the ticker was merely a proof-of-concept, but now it displays live sports results from various leagues.
The ticker comprises four 128x64 pixel P2.5 LED panels arranged within a custom printed case. The hardware is powered by a Raspberry Pi 4B equipped with 4GB of memory and an Adafruit Triple LED Matrix Bonnet. A Meanwell LRS-200-5 power supply provides electricity to the LED panels, while a separate RS-15-5 power supply ensures the Raspberry Pi remains unaffected by voltage fluctuations.
As the ticker cycles through different leagues, the league name appears in a designated box on the left. When the ticker transitions to a new league, the scores scroll from right to left, seamlessly replacing the previous league's information without any confusion. This elegant display method offers a clear and concise way to follow scores from multiple sports simultaneously.
However, the creator has not yet released the source code, stating that significant software development remains to be completed. Nonetheless, once the source code becomes available, the author plans to explore the possibility of replicating this project themselves.
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