MakeICT Binary Punched Card Reader

Teaches kids about binary numbers as well as data encoding/decoding.

Before first use

• Install software dependencies
  • sudo apt-get install espeak figlet toilet
  • sudo pip3 install wiringpi2
• Install boot-up service
  • sudo systemctl enable /home/pi/binary-puched-card-reader/software/binary-puched-card-reader.service
• Make sure the default tty is set to 2 (add this to /etc/rc.local)
  • chvt 2
• Turn up the volume
  • amixer set PCM 100%

Authors

• Dominic Canare [email protected]
• Thomas McGuire [email protected]

With special credit to John Harrison, whose initial project at https://github.com/whyameye/binaryReader inspired this one.