Javier Posted February 1, 2015 Share #1 Posted February 1, 2015 I'm not exactly sure where to put this but since it falls under the "subway" category I thought it would belong here. So making use of my extra R142 Strip I decided to use my geek skills to turn it into the real thing by adding LED's , 555 Timer Chip, Ardunio Uno, and a Music Snyd chip to the map. I know it looks clunky now but soon I'm gonna remove everything and retire everything into the wall instead of the map and drill holes through the stops. For now it's only Express stops between 86 Street and City Hall. Tell me what you think! http://www.ezimba.com/work/150201C/ezimba12589356078400.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priincenene Posted February 1, 2015 Share #2 Posted February 1, 2015 I'm not exactly sure where to put this but since it falls under the "subway" category I thought it would belong here. So making use of my extra R142 Strip I decided to use my geek skills to turn it into the real thing by adding LED's , 555 Timer Chip, Ardunio Uno, and a Music Snyd chip to the map. I know it looks clunky now but soon I'm gonna remove everything and retire everything into the wall instead of the map and drill holes through the stops. For now it's only Express stops between 86 Street and City Hall. Tell me what you think! http://www.ezimba.com/work/150201C/ezimba12589356078400.jpg Where you find this map at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted February 1, 2015 Share #3 Posted February 1, 2015 Looks good Javier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted February 1, 2015 Where you find this map at? eBay. Looks good Javier. Thanks. Expect version 2 coming soon. Well since I can longer edit the original post heers a pic for anyone who cant see it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeesPwnMets Posted February 1, 2015 Share #5 Posted February 1, 2015 It's nice, but it could be much more efficient. Using a micro controller such as an Arduino along with a breadboard or two would be a far more efficient method to power the LEDs instead of a pack of AA batteries hooked up to each LED. You can then use a code such as this to make the LEDs blink. Edit: I realized I made a very small mistake here. This code wouldn't compile properly. Lets see if anyone can figure out why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtehpanda Posted February 1, 2015 Share #6 Posted February 1, 2015 Semicolons man, semicolons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted February 1, 2015 I am using a Arduino but for some reason if I connect all the LEDS they are just going to start glitching and turn off and on when they aren't suppose to, so I just connected the Arduino to City Hall Stop and gave it the blinking code there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted February 1, 2015 So did anyone find out why his code didn't conpile correctly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeesPwnMets Posted February 1, 2015 Share #9 Posted February 1, 2015 So did anyone find out why his code didn't conpile correctly? This: Semicolons man, semicolons. pinMode (led, OUTPUT) should have been pinMode (led, OUTPUT); It's a pretty simple mistake. I caught it after I went over the code again. I was just seeing if anyone here could catch such a tiny mistake too. This is why you have to be careful when you're programming while half asleep at 1AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted February 2, 2015 Lol. What I plan to do is add a switch to every single LEDs so the first press is to make them blink and the second one is to make them turnoff. Do you mind if I modify your code? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeesPwnMets Posted February 2, 2015 Share #11 Posted February 2, 2015 Do whatever you want with it. It took me 2 minutes to write. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share #12 Posted February 5, 2015 Okay so im now working on version 2 of the strip map but its gonna take 14 days for my arudnio uno to arrive (Ugh!) so I have a question, does anyone know what model led matrix is used for the interior signs on the R142? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3F Posted April 10, 2015 Share #13 Posted April 10, 2015 Javier could you please show us a full picture of the stripmap? It would be nice to see it end to end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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