https://github.com/chrisys/train-departure-display

A replica, near real-time, miniature UK railway station train departure sign based upon a Raspberry Pi Zero and 256x64 SPI OLED display
https://github.com/chrisys/train-departure-display

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A replica, near real-time, miniature UK railway station train departure sign based upon a Raspberry Pi Zero and 256x64 SPI OLED display

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/chrisys/train-departure-display
• Owner: chrisys
• Created: 2019-07-12T13:44:53.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-06-01T15:06:39.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-09-29T00:44:45.548Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: balena, balenacloud, raspberry-pi, raspberrypi
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 69.8 MB
• Stars: 243
• Watchers: 18
• Forks: 75
• Open Issues: 28
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md

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README

        
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**A replica, near real-time, miniature UK railway station train departure sign based upon a Raspberry Pi Zero and 256x64 SPI OLED display(s). Uses the publicly available [OpenLDBWS API by National Rail Enquiries](https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/).**

## Highlights

- **See local departures**: Display the depatures from your local station at home for up to date train information.

- **3D-printable cases**: Print your own miniature case to keep everything tidy - both desktop and 'hanging' style available.

- **Dual display support**: Run two displays each showing departures from different platforms from a single Raspberry Pi.

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![](docs/images/completed-unit.jpg)

## How to build

**Check out [the documentation](/docs/01-getting-started.md) for full hardware/software requirements and complete build guide.**

**A few kits are available! [See here for details](https://github.com/chrisys/train-departure-display/issues/94)**

- [Getting Started](/docs/01-getting-started.md)

- [Connecting the display to the Pi](/docs/02-connecting-the-display-to-the-pi.md)

- [Assembling the Case](/docs/03-assembling-the-case.md)

- [Configuration](/docs/04-configuration.md)

## Credits

A big thanks to [Chris Hutchinson](https://github.com/chrishutchinson/) who originally started this project and inspired me to develop it further. [Blake](https://github.com/ghostseven) made some further improvements and this project was forked from [there](https://github.com/ghostseven/UK-Train-Departure-Display).

The fonts used were painstakingly put together by `DanielHartUK` and can be found on GitHub at https://github.com/DanielHartUK/Dot-Matrix-Typeface - A huge thanks for making that resource available!

Thanks to [@jajasilver](https://github.com/jajsilver/UK-Train-Departure-Display-NRE) and [@MatthewAscough](https://github.com/MatthewAscough/UK-Train-Departure-Display-NRE) for forming the basis of the OpenLDBWS implementation.

Thanks to [@cr3ative](https://github.com/cr3ative) and [@CalamityJames](https://github.com/CalamityJames) for the huge performance improvements and clean up in v0.5.0.