I wrote some software to display arriving @TfL trains. A thread about the project.
My code integrates with a Siri shortcut to allow for hands-free configuration. Simply tell Siri the name of the tube station and the direction of travel.
My obsession drove me to re-create the display’s dot-matrix font by hand. I took 100s of photos, across dozens of stations to get it right.
I’ve made the font available on GitHub. Check it out to see just how accurate it is! https://github.com/petykowski/...
The arrival board is built from a @Raspberry_Pi Zero W and a SSD1322 display. This was my first go at a hardware project and required a bit of soldering... please don’t zoom in 🤫
Emotional support was provided by others in my “workshop” as I struggled to solder it together.
The code for this project, and a very unhelpful README, can be found on GitHub. https://github.com/petykowski/...
@petykowski_ @TfL Love this project, definitely gonna give it a go!
@petykowski_ @TfL Fantastic work my friend
@petykowski_ @TfL need your help setting up this oled display ive got, nothing is showing despite connecting all the pins in the right places. just wanna double check with you if you think its all okay.