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Skywriter HAT Driver

Project description

Support code and API library for the Skywriter Raspberry Pi HAT and breakout board.

##Quick-Install

If you’re using Skywriter on a Raspberry Pi, you can use our quick installer to get everything set up and configured for you. Just open up LXTerminal and type:

` curl -sSL get.pimoroni.com/skywriter | bash `

##Step-by-Step Install

###Pre-Requisites

Skywriter needs i2c enabled, you can use raspi-config to do this, or run:

` curl -sSL get.pimoroni.com/i2c | bash `

You’ll also need to install smbus:

` sudo apt-get install python-smbus `

###Installation

####From pip

` sudo apt-get install python-pip sudo pip install skywriter `

####From source

Clone this library, make your way into this directory:

` git clone https://github.com/pimoroni/skywriter-hat cd skywriter-hat/python/library `

And then install the library with:

` sudo python setup.py install `

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