- Cool project and very nicely done!! claps.
You know what, I used to plan my leaving from home based on the timings at the station, but soon I realized that it is not worth it. It is not because trains are not sticking to the time table. Just randomly starting at your own comfort eliminates the anxiety that comes with planning. Your average wait time might increase to half of the interval between the trains, but that would be an increase of only a few minutes for mornings, in return for never bothering to check time again.
by sschueller
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- Very cool, I built a colored one for Swiss transit (https://sschueller.github.io/posts/turning-a-project-into-a-...) and turned it into a product: https://www.stationdisplay.com
It runs on an ESP32-S3 using the government provided open data. https://opentransportdata.swiss
- Nice execution, I think you nailed the vibe. Nice find on that display, it’s awesome!
If you wanted to get rid of your middleware and maybe pick up some insight, one of the things that SOTA LLMs are really good at is translating code from one language into another.
The ESP has plenty of moxie to handle the API work, so you could try translating it for the ESP, then you could drop the weight of your middleware service. I use LLMs that way when I feel roadblocked (usually laziness more than anything lol) and I’m often surprised at how much I learn from the implementation.
Just an idea, it’s fine as it is.
- Those are the projects I love and get inspired by. I love the execution and the level of detail, making it feel like a true miniature signage on the station.
Well done and what a lovely spirit.
- Cool project. Everyone else has made good comments. If I could add a little criticism I felt your "and then I added a computer because I didn't want to write the ESP32 code for interacting with the API" did substantially change the character of the project and felt a bit like a rug-pull vs the promise of the first sections of the post.
- Awesome project. When I read the display I hear a very specific voice in my head calling out the arrival times!
https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2009/news20090309
by velvet_thunderr
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- This is such a cool thing you've built!
Must add a super cool vibe to the room too!
- Cool! Hey I have a feature request: Could you add the robotic voices?
https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2009/news20090309
- Thank you for the inspiration from your nice and simple real-time API. I made a pass a few years ago on digesting similar GTFS data and you've made me realise how much simpler it could be! :-)
by ljsprague
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- How are you hiding the cable in the last photo or is it battery powered?
by BoredPositron
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- Love it and I am glad the data is available to make little projects like this. You need to work with more heat or wetting when soldering though.
- Very cool and well executed. I love the vibe and commitment to detail.
by jacktheturtle
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- this is great. I've wanted to build something similar for the trains outside of my flat. I have not been able to find reliable apis for this
by jones89176
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- What's that "NUDES" sign in the background?
by johnnyApplePRNG
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- Amazing. I want one. Keep up the great work!
- Nice job! I love these sort of projects.
- An idea well executed! tips hat
- This should be a commercial product.
- What a great thing you built!
by ThrowawayTestr
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- Very cute, I love it.
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