The Bus Stop Bus
Hardware
iot bus arrival display
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
5 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score +0.46.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for glancing at when to leave
From 2 comments
Perhaps unsurprisingly, I had the same reaction from my SO. She loves this bus, to my dismay, because my reaction is "it took me countless hours to build a sensor and automation…
StavrosK on HNThat's true, although the motion-activated lights work well enough. I think it's just the utility for her, because she can just glance at the bus and know when she needs to…
StavrosK on HN
Fun, cheap build inspiring others' projects
From 3 comments
Wow, an excellent post! I'm really motivated now to finish my own project, which is a little bit more bulky (a lot more bulky: An old 7" netbook which has been gutted and I made…
milankragujevic on HNAs a freerangekids.com parent, my kids will love this! Gonna do it asap. If anything it should get them thinking about going out.
bitJericho on HNGreat build! Guess this is a pretty common need! My take based on a priority sign: https://github.com/Seed-Up/BusSign
BeniBoy on HN
Objections
Massive sensor networks are hard for normal people to use
From 1 comment
Well, the buses do one thing well. Massive sensor/automation networks tend to be a pain to use for any 'normal' person but fun for nerds.
jgrahamc on HN
Wifi too power-hungry for battery operation
From 1 comment
"Long periods" "wifi" and AAA, pick two. Wifi is too power-hungry for batteries, unfortunately. You'd probably get a day or two of continuous operation on a biggish battery, I'm…
StavrosK on HN
Requests
Battery-powered version
From 1 comment
Is there any alternative to wired USB power for these kinds of projects? Are there any teeny wifi boards that can be powered for long periods by a AAA, 9V, or button cell? (IoT…
joshwa on HN
Add a distance sensor to wake the display
From 1 comment
That's a great idea! You should add a distance sensor so it only activates when someone comes within a meter or so of it. If you have temperature/motion/light/etc sensors around…
StavrosK on HN
Questions
How to power wifi boards from batteries
From 1 comment
Is there any alternative to wired USB power for these kinds of projects? Are there any teeny wifi boards that can be powered for long periods by a AAA, 9V, or button cell? (IoT…
joshwa on HN
How to hack Amazon Dash buttons
From 1 comment
Would love to know what sorts of ways you've hacked Amazon Dash.
marcusgarvey on HN
Alternatives named
Ambient bus arrival monitor by JGC
From 1 comment
So, I've been using my http://blog.jgc.org/2012/03/ambient-bus-arrival-monitor-from-hacked.html for well over 4 years and it's proved to be really useful. Today, I would likely…
jgrahamc on HN
nextbusclock on GitHub
From 1 comment
I've done something similar myself. I published everything to github awhile back: https://github.com/chrisgillis/nextbusclock
bass_case on HN
BusSign priority sign
From 1 comment
Great build! Guess this is a pretty common need! My take based on a priority sign: https://github.com/Seed-Up/BusSign
BeniBoy on HN