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From: Akki <belovedgodd...@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [london-hack-space] display board upgrades?
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I printed out/edited those. They cover such a huge area purely so people
know where Sebright Arms is (which is quite far away in one direction) and
Old Street tube station (which is quite far way in the other direction).
~Akki
On Thursday, 4 October 2012 01:13:31 UTC+1, Sci wrote:
>
> How big are these new displays?
> We already have a wall map of the local area, but it doesn't have many
> items of interest actually marked out. If we printed out another map of
> maybe just the surrounding 100m or so, could have the displays point at
> the relevant locations?
> Or print the map really big and embed the displays in the map directly.
>
> On 02/10/2012 12:04, SamLR wrote:
> > Buses from the nearest bus stops would be cool too; especially late at
> > night because sod 5am bus stops :|
> >
> > S
> >
> > On 2 October 2012 11:59, Dave Ingram <da...@dmi.me.uk <javascript:>
> > <mailto:da...@dmi.me.uk <javascript:>>> wrote:
> >
> > +1 for trains and quiet room events. I could probably spare the time
> > to throw together some code for actually getting the data, if that
> > would help the project moving along?
> >
> >
> > D
> >
> >
> >
> > On 02/10/12 09:51, Kimball Johnson wrote:
> >
> > How about one for the next train in each direction?
> >
> > Kimball
> >
> > On 2 October 2012 00:10, Charles Yarnold
> > <charles...@gmail.com <javascript:> <mailto:charles...@gmail.com<javascript:>>>
> wrote:
> >
> > One on each side of the doorway to the quiet room warning of
> > the time for
> > the next event would be awesome...
> >
> >
> > On 2 October 2012 00:07, Russ Garrett <ru...@garrett.co.uk<javascript:>
> > <mailto:ru...@garrett.co.uk <javascript:>>> wrote:
> >
> > There are something like 6 or 7 more of those matrix
> > displays which
> > I've promised to donate to the space. They've been
> > sitting in a box
> > next to mine for a while waiting for someone to actually
> > do something
> > with them.
> >
> > Russ
> >
> > On 1 October 2012 23:46, Charles Yarnold
> > <charles...@gmail.com <javascript:>
> > <mailto:charles...@gmail.com <javascript:>>> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Jasper,
> >
> > The board is my project :)
> > http://wiki.london.hackspace.__
> org.uk/view/Project:__Notification_Board
> > <
> http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Project:Notification_Board>
> >
> > I actually already packed a new shield for the
> > arduino to bring with me
> > tomorrow to re attach the power meter!
> >
> > Feel free to try and work out the bug, but I haven't
> > seen the board fail
> > in
> > quite a while *crosses fingers*. I would rather the
> > board stays as it
> > is,
> > but I would love to see it get a sister/brother!
> >
> > sol
> >
> >
> > On 1 October 2012 21:59, Jasper Wallace
> > <jas...@pointless.net <javascript:> <mailto:
> jas...@pointless.net <javascript:>>>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > A couple of people have been chatting on irc
> > about upgrading and/or
> > changing the display board thats above lovelace.
> >
> > I've got a 16 char starburst vfd with an
> > spi(ish) interface (takes +5V
> > at
> > ~1amp) that i wanted to add to it to recreate
> > the power meter.
> >
> > I also wanted to sit down with it for a while
> > and try to finally
> > diagnose
> > and fix the problem where it breaks when babbage
> > is rebooted.
> >
> > If anyone wants to take on either task please
> > say and you can have the
> > vfd, alternativ ly if someone dosn't want me to
> > fiddle with it was so
> > and
> > i'll leave it alone.
> >
> > --
> > [http://pointless.net/]
> > [0x2ECA0975]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Russ Garrett
> > ru...@garrett.co.uk <javascript:> <mailto:
> ru...@garrett.co.uk <javascript:>>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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I printed out/edited those. They cover such a huge area purely so people know where Sebright Arms is (which is quite far away in one direction) and Old Street tube station (which is quite far way in the other direction). <br><br>~Akki<br><br>On Thursday, 4 October 2012 01:13:31 UTC+1, Sci wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">How big are these new displays?
<br>We already have a wall map of the local area, but it doesn't have many
<br>items of interest actually marked out. If we printed out another map of
<br>maybe just the surrounding 100m or so, could have the displays point at
<br>the relevant locations?
<br>Or print the map really big and embed the displays in the map directly.
<br>
<br>On 02/10/2012 12:04, SamLR wrote:
<br>> Buses from the nearest bus stops would be cool too; especially late at
<br>> night because sod 5am bus stops :|
<br>>
<br>> S
<br>>
<br>> On 2 October 2012 11:59, Dave Ingram <<a href="javascript:" target="_blank" gdf-obfuscated-mailto="HxbeBPffL7kJ">da...@dmi.me.uk</a>
<br>> <mailto:<a href="javascript:" target="_blank" gdf-obfuscated-mailto="HxbeBPffL7kJ">da...@dmi.me.uk</a>>> wrote:
<br>>
<br>> +1 for trains and quiet room events. I could probably spare the time
<br>> to throw together some code for actually getting the data, if that
<br>> would help the project moving along?
<br>>
<br>>
<br>> D
<br>>
<br>>
<br>>
<br>> On 02/10/12 09:51, Kimball Johnson wrote:
<br>>
<br>> How about one for the next train in each direction?
<br>>
<br>> Kimball
<br>>
<br>> On 2 October 2012 00:10, Charles Yarnold
<br>> <<a href="javascript:" target="_blank" gdf-obfuscated-mailto="HxbeBPffL7kJ">charles...@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="javascript:" target="_blank" gdf-obfuscated-mailto="HxbeBPffL7kJ">charles...@gmail.<wbr>com</a>>> wrote:
<br>>
<br>> One on each side of the doorway to the quiet room warning of
<br>> the time for
<br>> the next event would be awesome...
<br>>
<br>>
<br>> On 2 October 2012 00:07, Russ Garrett <<a href="javascript:" target="_blank" gdf-obfuscated-mailto="HxbeBPffL7kJ">ru...@garrett.co.uk</a>
<br>> <mailto:<a href="javascript:" target="_blank" gdf-obfuscated-mailto="HxbeBPffL7kJ">ru...@garrett.co.uk</a>>> wrote:
<br>>
<br>> There are something like 6 or 7 more of those matrix
<br>> displays which
<br>> I've promised to donate to the space. They've been
<br>> sitting in a box
<br>> next to mine for a while waiting for someone to actually
<br>> do something
<br>> with them.
<br>>
<br>> Russ
<br>>
<br>> On 1 October 2012 23:46, Charles Yarnold
<br>> <<a href="javascript:" target="_blank" gdf-obfuscated-mailto="HxbeBPffL7kJ">charles...@gmail.com</a>
<br>> <mailto:<a href="javascript:" target="_blank" gdf-obfuscated-mailto="HxbeBPffL7kJ">charles...@gmail.<wbr>com</a>>> wrote:
<br>>
<br>> Hi Jasper,
<br>>
<br>> The board is my project :)
<br>> <a href="http://wiki.london.hackspace." target="_blank">http://wiki.london.hackspace.</a>_<wbr>_<a href="http://org.uk/view/Project:__Notification_Board" target="_blank">org.uk/view/Project:__<wbr>Notification_Board</a>
<br>> <<a href="http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Project:Notification_Board" target="_blank">http://wiki.london.hackspace.<wbr>org.uk/view/Project:<wbr>Notification_Board</a>>
<br>>
<br>> I actually already packed a new shield for the
<br>> arduino to bring with me
<br>> tomorrow to re attach the power meter!
<br>>
<br>> Feel free to try and work out the bug, but I haven't
<br>> seen the board fail
<br>> in
<br>> quite a while *crosses fingers*. I would rather the
<br>> board stays as it
<br>> is,
<br>> but I would love to see it get a sister/brother!
<br>>
<br>> sol
<br>>
<br>>
<br>> On 1 October 2012 21:59, Jasper Wallace
<br>> <<a href="javascript:" target="_blank" gdf-obfuscated-mailto="HxbeBPffL7kJ">jas...@pointless.net</a> <mailto:<a href="javascript:" target="_blank" gdf-obfuscated-mailto="HxbeBPffL7kJ">jas...@pointless.net</a>>>
<br>> wrote:
<br>>
<br>>
<br>> Hi,
<br>>
<br>> A couple of people have been chatting on irc
<br>> about upgrading and/or
<br>> changing the display board thats above lovelace.
<br>>
<br>> I've got a 16 char starburst vfd with an
<br>> spi(ish) interface (takes +5V
<br>> at
<br>> ~1amp) that i wanted to add to it to recreate
<br>> the power meter.
<br>>
<br>> I also wanted to sit down with it for a while
<br>> and try to finally
<br>> diagnose
<br>> and fix the problem where it breaks when babbage
<br>> is rebooted.
<br>>
<br>> If anyone wants to take on either task please
<br>> say and you can have the
<br>> vfd, alternativ ly if someone dosn't want me to
<br>> fiddle with it was so
<br>> and
<br>> i'll leave it alone.
<br>>
<br>> --
<br>> [<a href="http://pointless.net/" target="_blank">http://pointless.net/</a>]
<br>> [0x2ECA0975]
<br>>
<br>>
<br>>
<br>>
<br>> --
<br>> Russ Garrett
<br>> <a href="javascript:" target="_blank" gdf-obfuscated-mailto="HxbeBPffL7kJ">ru...@garrett.co.uk</a> <mailto:<a href="javascript:" target="_blank" gdf-obfuscated-mailto="HxbeBPffL7kJ">ru...@garrett.co.uk</a>>
<br>>
<br>>
<br>>
<br>>
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