BART - San Francisco Bay Area

Tracks trains on the BART in San Francisco, showing live locations as each vehicle moves around the network.

This board shows trains going in both directions to all Berryessa/North San José–Richmond, Antioch–SFO/Millbrae, Berryessa/North San José–Daly City, Richmond–Millbrae, Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City, SFO–Millbrae, Coliseum–Oakland International Airport line stops with station names.

Animation shown at 5x Speed

Receives live data over WiFi

LEDs update every second

Uses 200 RGB (Red, Green, Blue) LEDs

£179

Presale
Ships May/June 2021

Free UK Shipping
Included

Ships from the UK
No UK Import Duty

Ships to the UK
and Europe

Includes Standard
1 Year Warranty

Designed in Somerville USA
and London UK

Specifications

Connectivity

WiFi: 2.4Ghz (IEEE 802.11 b/g/n), WPA/WPA2
Data: Connects to our server every minute
Or connect to your own data sources

Display

LED Count: 200
LED Type: 1616 Surface Mount
LED Size: 1.6mm x 1.6mm
LED Colour: RGB (Red, Green, Blue)
Brightness control: 16 Level

Power

1000mA @ 5V
Included: 1.8M USB Cable

Circuit Board

Material: 1.6mm FR-4
Size: 170mm x 210mm (6.7in x 8.3in)
Colour: Green

Main Components

Microcontroller: ESP8266 (ESP-12E)
LED Driver: IS31FL3741A
USB to UART: CP2104

Stand

Material: 6mm MDF
Laser cut ready to assemble

What's in the Box?

Package Contains

Live Tracker
Wooden Stand
USB Cable
Setup Instructions

Note: You will need to plug this into a USB phone charger or computer USB port for power.

Shipping and Warranty

Shipping

Free UK Shipping
Ships to the UK and Europe
Tracking code supplied once dispatched

Warranty

Standard 1 Year

Maker Friendly

Firmware

Flash the chip via built-in USB to UART, or FTDI Pins
Program using Arduino IDE or similar
Hackable!

To get your board up and running you will need access to a 2.4Ghz WiFi network. You can find more details on our FAQ Page.

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