infoTicker

#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_NeoMatrix.h>
#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>
#include <Bridge.h>
#include <HttpClient.h>

#define PIN 6

Adafruit_NeoMatrix matrix = Adafruit_NeoMatrix(8, 8, 3, 1, PIN,
  NEO_TILE_TOP   + NEO_TILE_LEFT   + NEO_TILE_ROWS   + NEO_TILE_PROGRESSIVE +
  NEO_MATRIX_TOP + NEO_MATRIX_LEFT + NEO_MATRIX_ROWS + NEO_MATRIX_PROGRESSIVE,
  NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);

const uint16_t colors[] = {
  matrix.Color(0, 210, 230), matrix.Color(170, 255, 100), matrix.Color(250, 0, 250) };

void setup() {
  Bridge.begin();
  matrix.begin();
  matrix.setTextWrap(false);
  matrix.setBrightness(5);
  matrix.setTextColor(colors[0]);
}

int x    = matrix.width();
int flag = 0;
int pass = 0;
int messagePixelLength;
String message;

void loop() {
  if (flag == 0) {
    message = "";
    HttpClient client;
    
    // your endpoint goes below
    client.get("http://www.yourwebsite.com/yourendpoint");
    
    while (client.available()) {
      message = message + String(client.readString());
    }
    flag = 1;
  }
  
  messagePixelLength = -6 * message.length();
  matrix.fillScreen(0);
  matrix.setCursor(x, 0);
  matrix.print(message);
  x = x - 1;
  if(x < messagePixelLength) {
    x = matrix.width();
    if(++pass >= 3) pass = 0;
    flag = 0;
    matrix.setTextColor(colors[pass]);
  }
  matrix.show();
  delay(20);
}