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Fig. 1 Bitcoin, as RobG runs it.

Bitcoin

Shows the current Bitcoin price on your AWTRIX NG panel

Specifications
System AWTRIX NG Scripts
Firmware AWTRIX NG
Topic Miscellaneous
Built by RobG
File GFZJK4udZVaY.ax · 2.8 KB
Icons 1
Published 11 Aug 2026 · updated 11 Aug 2026
Downloads 3

Bitcoin

Shows the current Bitcoin price on your AWTRIX NG panel, fetched directly from the free CoinGecko API. Runs entirely on the device.

Features

  • Live Bitcoin price in USD or EUR, refreshed on your own schedule (default: every 5 minutes)
  • Instant after reboot - the last known price is remembered and shown immediately while the first fresh fetch runs
  • Never shows stale data: if the price could not be refreshed for a while (3× the refresh interval), the app simply skips its turn in the rotation instead of displaying an outdated number
  • Icon with a built-in fallback - set any icon from your device's icon folder (default 12460); if it's missing, the app draws an orange B instead, so there is never an empty gap
  • Compact format option: 114.1K instead of 114123
  • Memory friendly - reads only a ~32-byte window of the API response instead of parsing a full JSON document

Settings

Setting Default Description
Currency usd Price in usd or eur
Refresh 5 min How often the price is fetched (1–60 min)
Text color white Color of the price text
Icon 12460 Icon name/ID from the device icon folder
Short format off Show 114.1K instead of the full number

All settings are edited in the web UI: Apps tab → on the Bitcoin row → Settings.

How it works

Once per refresh interval the app fetches api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price over HTTPS and extracts just the price. The finished number is stored on the device, so it survives reboots and is painted without any work per frame. If the price is wider than the panel it scrolls past the icon automatically.

Installation

  1. Open the AWTRIX NG web interface.
  2. Go to the Scripts tab and create a new script (e.g. Bitcoin).
  3. Paste the script and press Save.
  4. The price appears in the app rotation as soon as the first fetch completes (a few seconds).

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