gistfile1.txt

import serial
 from time import sleep, strftime
 from datetime import datetime
 import commands
ser = serial.Serial(port='/dev/ttyAMA0', baudrate=9600)
 cls = bytearray([254, 1])
 ip_addr = commands.getoutput("hostname -I").split(" ")[0]
def clearscreen():
 ser.write(cls) # clear and reset screen
 sleep(0.01)
def moveTo(line, col):
 pos = line*192 + col
 b = bytearray([254, pos])
 ser.write(b)
 sleep(0.01)
if ser.isOpen():
 while 1:
 clearscreen()
 ser.write(ip_addr)
 moveTo(1,0)
 ser.write(datetime.now().strftime('%d %b %H:%M:%S'))
 sleep(1.0)