This Android Things component of the (otherwise-arduino-powered) Energy Sign is designed to manage, display, and control various message types for the sign. The Energy Sign serves as a totem at various festivals like Burning Man and EDC - check out the medium post above!
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Dynamic Message Handling: The sign can handle various message types, including marquee messages, one-time messages, and utility messages.
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Bluetooth Connectivity: Communicate via Bluetooth, allowing adding, deleting, and remote management of messages.
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File System Integration: Saves and load user messages to/from the device's file system through the
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BeatLinkData Integration: Consumes beat-link information to show the currently playing track on my twitch streams and art car sets:)
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Keyboard Input Handling: Supports keyboard input too!
Based on the code snippets provided:
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Kotpref: Used for initializing and managing shared preferences in a Kotlin-first way.
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RxJava: Used for handling asynchronous operations and reactive programming patterns.
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Gson: Used for JSON serialization and deserialization.
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AndroidX Libraries: For various utilities and lifecycle management.
(Note: The specific versions of these dependencies can be found in the sign's build.gradle file)
To get started with the EnergySign:
- Clone the repository.
- Open in Android Studio.
- Ensure all dependencies are correctly installed.
- Build and run on an Android Things device.