This is another Arduino project. I am using an Arduino Ethernet with a prototyping shield. Everything is in a Radio Shack box. I also use 2 Stainless steel led buttons. A green one, which is wired so that it is flush with the box when it is “on”. The Green led shows that it is working and pulsates when the Arduino is in PAUSE between checks of the TWEET feeds. The Blue Button, is also a Stainless steel button, but is a momentary button, allowing for interaction with the printer. At the moment it is only to switch between 2 different Tweet accounts. I intend to extend the use of this button to allow for more general uses of the setup.
I love the concept of Hard-Copy of a TWEET, which sounds like the complete opposite of what an Internet object should be.
Cave Stone => Egyptian Paper => Tweets => Internet Thermal Printer => What next ?
CNC Stone Engraver? -maybe a next project…
Here is a video of the Printer waiting, then pulling the latest Tweet.
