Lightning Maneki-neko by dread.cz
Open channel to our node
0208d142e09411fca84c73174f88e88bc02c2710726427a8c8a7bb32ccb1c9d9c0@37.205.14.137:9735
IMPORTANT:
IP of our node has been changed (29.4.2020) - if you have channel opened to our node please update its IP from 37.205.11.73 to 37.205.14.137 (in your wallet).
Changelog
4.8.2021
Added bitcoin ticker (data from binance api), removed LEDs in front of the Maneki's solar panel, solar panel disconnected - Maneki is now powered directly from STM32 (instead of LEDs). STM module no longer visible on the video.
6.12.2020
Price reduced from 0.01 to 0.0025mBTC :-)
9.5.2020
C-lightning and bitcoin-core updated to latest versions
6.5.2020
Invoice QR now contains "lightning:" prefix and uppercased blot11 (before just bolt11) to make it more compatible with wallets (thanks Jestopher :-)
29.4.2020
IP address of our node changed from 37.205.11.73 to 37.205.14.137 because of OS upgrde and VPS migration
16.4.2019
Added link to our node on Acinq Explorer (click the node name / link under "open channel" QR code)
13. - 14.4.2019
ESP8266 controlled lamp replaced by LEDs controlled by STM32F103C8 (aka bluepill - you can see it in front of Maneki) using usb-relay firmware
... and I started this changelog
Hey! What the f*** is this about?
This is a demo of Bitcoin Lighitning network payments. You can see live video of our Maneki-neko controlled by lightning payments, which turns on for 30 seconds after sucessfull payment of 0.0025mBTC.
Please note that you need Lightning wallet such as Eclair Mobile [Android] or C-Lightning [Linux commandline], you can't use "classic" bitcoin wallets such as Bitcoin Core or Electrum as they doesn't support lightning.
Also please note that this project is/was made for fun and this is something like early-alpha version, therefore please be kind if something breaks - I will try to fix it as soon as possible.
If you have any questions / suggestions: xgeorge@seznam.cz
Credits
C-lightning - lightning Network implementation in C
Bitcoin Core - bitcoin core wallet
Motion - highly configurable program that monitors video signals from many types of cameras
MJPEG-relay - relays any given MJPEG stream
ESP8266 core for Arduino - used to control the lamp in the past
USB relay [STM32 / libopencm3] by Daniel Thompson - used to control LEDs via USB
Bitcoin Lightning Powered Chicken Feeder - great inspiration
"Shaggy" who gave me the webcam used in this project - thanks!
Sellers of Beijing's Pearl market we bought the Maneki-neko(s) from - we had fun to bargain about the prices that started at 60RMB and we managed to bargain to 8RMB :-)
Aliexpress / all Chinese for such cheap Arduinos / ESP8266s / STM32s / bulepills / modules / amplifiers / etc...