rt82display-weather 0.1.1

Weather display for Epomaker RT82 keyboard LCD screen

RT82 Weather Display

Show weather on your Epomaker RT82 keyboard's LCD screen, updated automatically.

Installation

pip install rt82display-weather

This also installs rt82display as a dependency.

Linux: udev rules

If you haven't already, set up udev rules for keyboard access:

sudo curl -o /etc/udev/rules.d/99-rt82.rules \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/guysoft/rt82display/main/udev/99-rt82.rules
sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && sudo udevadm trigger

Then unplug and replug the keyboard.

Quick Start

1. Configure your location

rt82weather configure

Search for your city and select it from the results.

2. Preview the weather image

rt82weather preview

Saves a preview PNG so you can see what the display will look like.

3. Upload to keyboard

rt82weather update

4. Install as a recurring service

rt82weather install

This sets up a systemd timer (Linux) or launchd agent (macOS) to update the weather display every few hours automatically.

Commands

Command	Description
rt82weather configure	Search and save your weather location
rt82weather update	Fetch weather and upload to keyboard
rt82weather preview	Generate weather image without uploading
rt82weather install	Install automatic update service
rt82weather uninstall	Remove the automatic update service
rt82weather status	Show config, last update, service state

Weather Providers

The default provider is BBC Weather (same data source as KDE Plasma's weather widget). The architecture supports adding more providers in the future.

Display

The 240x135 pixel display shows:

• A weather icon (sun, cloud, rain, snow, etc.)
• Today's min/max temperature in Celsius

License

GPLv3 -- see LICENSE.