This project provides a driver for interacting with LCD Smartie devices made by Sure Electronics. Their website is no longer online, but here's an archived version of the product page.
This project has been rewritten in Node.js. The original Python version can be found here.
npm install lcd-smartie
npm install --global lcd-smartie
smartie on --path /dev/ttyUSB0
smartie off --path /dev/ttyUSB0
smartie adjust --path /dev/ttyUSB0 --brightness 4 --contrast 220
smartie write --path /dev/ttyUSB0 --message "sup" --line 1
smartie clear --path /dev/ttyUSB0