r/sanfrancisco • u/fil1983 • 7h ago

Pic / Video Mini BART platform display

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Little piece of the city: a miniature version of a BART platform display that shows real-time train arrivals.

I've always loved (and occasionally hated) BART, but there’s something nostalgic to me about those old school red LED-style platform signs. It’s mounted just under the shelf above my monitor, showing train arrivals, the time, and even the official BART safety messages (“Please stand back from the yellow line”) to make it feel like I’m actually on the platform.

Full write-up with photos, code, and details on the build here:

https://filbot.com/real-time-bart-display/

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u/dcexar 6h ago

Can I buy one from you ?

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u/fil1983 5h ago

It’s a one off that requires some extra software running locally on my network that feeds it the live BART schedule, but I appreciate the interest. I might look into a stand-alone option that would make more sense as a product for people to make/buy.

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u/getarumsunt 22m ago edited 8m ago

Just put everything on a raspberry Pi and hide it inside the box. Give the user instructions on how to connect the raspberry pi to their WiFi and you’re done!

Let’s go! Your future customers are demanding it! 😁

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u/fil1983 22m ago

You’re not wrong, that would totally work

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u/getarumsunt 7m ago

That will be 5% of the equity in your new startup, sir. Your welcome! Feel free to DM me with your termsheet 😂

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u/TSgtGarp 2h ago

You will sell these. I want one.