README.md

piMorseCodeLEDs

Made to translate strings to morse code, then communicate these via LEDs on a keyboard (provided it's hooked up to a raspberry pi)

Made whilst studying TM129 for no other reason than I thought it'd be neat to do and help me a little with some lower-level conceptual understanding.

pi@raspberry:~ $ python3 piMorseCodeLEDs/main.py --help
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Python script for Raspberry Pi to communicate strings via keyboard LEDs

By Sudoblark (https://github.com/sudoblark)

Strings are first translated to morse code then communication in dot-dash notation via a chosen LED

Accepted args:
--help shows this message

--led %ARG% sets led to use, admissible input is: scrollLock, capsLock, numLock

--message %ARG% determines message to encode and sent

Example
python3 main.py --led capsLock --message SOS
python3 main.py --led capsLock --message 'Hello World'

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install

1. Clone to a Raspberry Pi

git clone https://github.com/sudoblark/piMorseCodeLEDs

2. Run help if you're stuck

git clone https://github.com/sudoblark/piMorseCodeLEDs

3. Run script in sudo to do some morse code translation

Note: Requires sudo to access /sys/class/leds as explained here

pi@raspberry:~ $ sudo python3 piMorseCodeLEDs/main.py --led capsLock --message 'Hello World'
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Python script for Raspberry Pi to communicate strings via keyboard LEDs

By Sudoblark (https://github.com/sudoblark)

Message: Hello World   |   LED: capsLock

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