From 91dc76caa403d4cbd52cc375352b11f4876ec924 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jhealy Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:14:56 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Formatting changes on README.md v9 --- README.md | 35 ++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6121e43..91ba4fc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -30,28 +30,29 @@ tickerPi is a Python Program to handle WS281X LED interactions on a Raspberry P sudo pip3 install --upgrade setuptools ``` * If this fails, try this and repeat step 1 - ``` - sudo apt-get install python3-pip - ``` - * Recommended, but may not be required, setting your Python install to default with Python 3. There are multiple ways to do this, here's an example: - ``` - sudo apt-get install -y python3 git python3-pip - sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python $(which python2) 1 - sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python $(which python3) 2 - sudo update-alternatives --config python - ``` + ``` + sudo apt-get install python3-pip + ``` + * Recommended, but may not be required, setting your Python install to default with Python 3.\ + There are multiple ways to do this, here's an example: + ``` + sudo apt-get install -y python3 git python3-pip + sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python $(which python2) 1 + sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python $(which python3) 2 + sudo update-alternatives --config python + ``` 2. Enabling I2C and SPI, which is only required to be done **once** for **each** Raspberry Pi:\ **Only Required if you are using multiple devices on your Raspberry Pi, if not, move to step 3**\ - **Important:**\ + **Important:** > If you are using a GPIO wiring setup for the LEDs that does not support I2C, you will not see anything show up for the LEDS.\ - > Again, this is only for if you have **OTHER** devices you plan on hooking up to make sure they still show up under I2C\ + > Again, this is only for if you have **OTHER** devices you plan on hooking up to make sure they still show up under I2C * Enabling I2C: * From Command Line: - ``` - sudo apt-get install -y python-smbus - sudo apt-get install -y i2c-tools - sudo raspi-config - ``` + ``` + sudo apt-get install -y python-smbus + sudo apt-get install -y i2c-tools + sudo raspi-config + ``` * Interfacing Options > I2C > Enable > Yes > If you did not hit "finish" you can repeat these steps but change out the I2C for the SPI * Enabling SPI: