Station Information Display (Work in progress)

[berkshirebugsy]

I thought I would share my latest "I wonder if I can make this work" project - I must stress that this is very much work in progress and I have seen other projects where this has been done but I wanted to do it with components I had laying around on my desktop.

So to summarise this a departure board which (as configured) shows the next train departure from Taunton to London. This is a dynamic display which is pulling the data from Real Time Trains using their API. In my case I am calling the API from my home automation platform (Homeassistant) which is running on a raspberry PI4 (bought in the days when Raspberry PI 4s were affordable

So if anyone is interested in more detail please feel free to add to this post.

[Mr Bones]

Looks really good. Made from bits you had laying around on your desktop! Must be an Aladdin's cave of a desktop

[berkshirebugsy]

Lol Mr Bones

At the moment my desktop also doubles as my office desk from when I am working from home and my workbench when dabbling in hobbies.

If it wasn't so untidy I would post a photo but current "interesting items" include two Arduino Unos and an Arduino Mega whilst I build myself a DCC controller and signaling systems. The irony is I don't have any track laid yet but am doing my research because I want to understand this stuff so I have half a chance of getting it "sort of right" before I start laying track.

I blame Rob from "little wicket railway" on YouTube for sparking my interest in the electrical side (pun intended!)

BB

[Chuffchuff]

You probably have seen this already, but if not may be of interest

https://rudysarduinoprojects.wordpress. ... log-clock/

Rgds

[berkshirebugsy]

Many thanks - sorry for late reply for some reason I don't get notifcations when someone posts on my thread.

[Walkingthedog]

You have to select notifications if you want them. When you post a something there is an options menu at the bottom where you can select notify me etc. I think. I’ve never used it.

[RogerB]

Correct WTD, right at the bottom below the reply box. R-

[Walkingthedog]

That’ll be my "got something right" for February.

[berkshirebugsy]

Weird ref emails I have the option set to "Notify when a reply is posted" but nothing comes through.

I have checked my spam folder but nothing there

Thank you for your reply

[RogerB]

Hmm…, I’ve never used it but have set it up now. If you respond to this we will see what happens. Might be a big spanner is needed R-