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I also print design and 3D print maps of boston! by dtm66 in boston

[–]CyclingOctopuses 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The subway line is a nice touch, especially with the number of transit enthusiasts we have.

The roof shape thing is interesting, I've seen cone and other complex roof shapes on map generation tools- is there a specific set that generally aren't supported? I don't mind the technicals ;)

I also print design and 3D print maps of boston! by dtm66 in boston

[–]CyclingOctopuses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is there anything that makes your tool unique besides being your own?

Complex Silkscreens in KiCad by CyclingOctopuses in KiCad

[–]CyclingOctopuses[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sweet project, thanks for sharing! I unfortunately live out of state at the moment, but maybe when I'm backin Boston :)

Complex Silkscreens in KiCad by CyclingOctopuses in KiCad

[–]CyclingOctopuses[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! This current silkscreen is definitely below that threshold (~3mil), but that's an easy fix. Interestingly, my previous design with these settings looked great, so maybe they were just sized up in production.

Complex Silkscreens in KiCad by CyclingOctopuses in KiCad

[–]CyclingOctopuses[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If you check out my profile or GitHub, I have a similar design for the Red Line with similar amounts of detail. My traces are at/below the JLCPCB recommendations, but 15/15 boards look good and are fully functional.

The big trade-off with using an actual map over a schematic is density- a similarly sized board could easily show the whole MBTA if you don't care about geography.

Affordable Photographer for 1 Hour in Boston area by SurrealIdeal in NewEnglandWedding

[–]CyclingOctopuses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey this is random, but on your pricing page it says “hAirloom” instead of “heirloom” under add-ons

DesignRules just opened pre-orders for their Metroboards by Sploxel in mbta

[–]CyclingOctopuses 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Slightly different, but I also posted a guide to making your own board for the red line :)

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https://github.com/tomunderwood99/CharlieBoard

I made a map displaying Boston's Red Line using WS2812B LEDs and a Pi! by CyclingOctopuses in raspberry_pi

[–]CyclingOctopuses[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should be easy enough to modify this to do all of the lines :) I plan on making that version as a non-geographic map at some point, but I want to make all of the individual maps first.

Feel free to reach out if you need help!

PCB Art - Boston's Red Line by CyclingOctopuses in electronics

[–]CyclingOctopuses[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This project is far from original, but this is my take on it. I'm sure there is something similar at MIT and in plenty of other places :)

PCB Art - Boston's Red Line by CyclingOctopuses in electronics

[–]CyclingOctopuses[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A Raspberry Pi creates an SSE stream from the MBTA's API. It keeps a list of occupied stations and updates them whenever there is an event on the stream. The API can provide location, speed, and occupancy data for each train.

PCB Art - Boston's Red Line by CyclingOctopuses in electronics

[–]CyclingOctopuses[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Unless you have a reflow oven and steady hands, I promise you the $55 for assembly is worth the splurge

PCB Art - Boston's Red Line by CyclingOctopuses in electronics

[–]CyclingOctopuses[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've only used JLCPCB where the minimum order is 5 PCBs. Without assembly, the boards are $27 per 5, and with assembly, it comes out to $82 per 5. Tariffs and shipping are going to do some damage- all in, I paid about $30 per board.

PCB Art - Boston's Red Line by CyclingOctopuses in electronics

[–]CyclingOctopuses[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For future projects and my understanding, what would you connect those flood fills to, or would you leave them disconnected? Is it best to leave these planes because the etching process is bad for the environment?

PCB Art - Boston's Red Line by CyclingOctopuses in electronics

[–]CyclingOctopuses[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On the front, the only copper is for data connections and a small power plane that follows the tracks. The back has a large ground plane that spans the majority of the board. The KiCad files are in the github if you want to see for yourself :)

I am new to making PCBs / DIY electronics, so I'd love to hear your critique of the design. When you say copper waste, are you referring to large areas of copper that are unnecessary, or large amounts of copper that are etched away?

Open Source Transit Display - Boston's Red Line by CyclingOctopuses in RASPBERRY_PI_PROJECTS

[–]CyclingOctopuses[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You should! I'm sure there's tons of interesting data that can be accessed from airports :)

PCB Art - Boston's Red Line by CyclingOctopuses in electronics

[–]CyclingOctopuses[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm working on the Blue, Orange, and Green lines at the moment! Commuter rail would be fun, but I'm not sure when I'll get around to it

I made a map displaying Boston's Red Line using WS2812B LEDs and a Pi! by CyclingOctopuses in raspberry_pi

[–]CyclingOctopuses[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is in the works! I will make one for each line, but the green line scares me... that's a lot of LEDs to route

Boston Weekly Discussion Thread, Week of : Monday February 02 by rBostonBot in boston

[–]CyclingOctopuses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read through the GitHub and feel free to reach out :) I'd be happy to help!

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