alphasign
alphasign is a Python library for Alpha American LED signs, such as the Betabrite. It implements the Alpha Communications Protocol.
The picture on the right shows a Betabrite Prism displaying the time and temperature updated by a program using the alphasign library.
Installation
alphasign is listed in the Python Package Index. It can be installed with easy_install:
sudo easy_install -U alphasign
Documentation
The documentation is available online. This project is documented with Sphinx.
Contributing
As of June 2009, I will be away from my Betabrite for quite some time and will be unable to add new features until I get another sign. If you find bugs or implement new features in alphasign, please contact me so I can integrate your changes.
The source code is hosted on GitHub at msparks/alphasign and can be obtained with:
git clone git://github.com/msparks/alphasign.git