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Created page with "bustracker is a framed e-ink display that shows upcoming transit departures from surrounding bus stops. It is powered by an Raspberry Pi hidden behind the frame. Right now, it's located on the desk in the Hub. 400px|thumb|right|Bustracker showing nearby stops and their upcoming buses! = Code = Contributions welcome! The code is located on git (https://git.devhack.net/devhack/bustracker)." |
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[[File:Bustracker Framed.jpeg|400px|thumb|right|Bustracker showing nearby stops and their upcoming buses!]] | [[File:Bustracker Framed.jpeg|400px|thumb|right|Bustracker showing nearby stops and their upcoming buses!]] | ||
To request a missing stop or route to be added, make a pull request with the right modifications (bustracker/data.py) or ask its maintainers Cleeb and Maia. | |||
= Code = | = Code = | ||
Contributions welcome! The code is located on git (https://git.devhack.net/devhack/bustracker). | Contributions welcome! Under the hood, bustracker is powered by the Puget Sound OneBusAway API. It then renders a black-and-white image using Python's PIL library and sends it to the e-ink screen via the Raspberry Pi's GPIO pins. | ||
The code is located on git (https://git.devhack.net/devhack/bustracker). | |||
Revision as of 22:52, 8 October 2024
bustracker is a framed e-ink display that shows upcoming transit departures from surrounding bus stops. It is powered by an Raspberry Pi hidden behind the frame. Right now, it's located on the desk in the Hub.
To request a missing stop or route to be added, make a pull request with the right modifications (bustracker/data.py) or ask its maintainers Cleeb and Maia.
Code
Contributions welcome! Under the hood, bustracker is powered by the Puget Sound OneBusAway API. It then renders a black-and-white image using Python's PIL library and sends it to the e-ink screen via the Raspberry Pi's GPIO pins.
The code is located on git (https://git.devhack.net/devhack/bustracker).