Using a PHP script to scrape the RSS feed from Dictionary.com's Word of the Day page we can create an web page for the Arduino to grab.
http://www.2xod.com/wordOfTheDay/
Example Output:
|Poltergeist|A ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc.|
The output is a bar delimited format with starting and ending bars. This makes parsing in arduino extremely simple
The u8glib is used to display the information on the screen.
Incorporate a rotary encoder to scroll through the definition.
Add an RTC / Flash component to store previous word of the day entries so you can scroll back in case you missed one
| Component | Vendor | Cost |
| USR Wifi232-T w/ antenna | Ebay | $11 |
| 1.3" SSD1306 64x128 OLED SPI Display | Amazon | $14 |
| Arduino Nano (Clone) | Amazon | $12 |
| Hammond 1591D Project Box | Amazon | $14 |
| Female 2.1mm DC Power Jack | Adafruit | $2 |
| 9v 1A Regulated Power Supply | Adafruit | $7 |
| Total | $60 |
This was the hardest part for me. I created this animation with Sencha Animator to display how the code works.
2014-10-28 Published
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