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Metro Sign Build: Bringing it All Together
Build Log 6: The While Loop
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Tristan Amond

March 2023

Metro Sign Build: Creating a Train (Object)
Progress update: 🚀 We can now display text, connect to the internet, and store train data! Next: building the main loop. Stay tuned! 🚆 #metrodisplay
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Metro Sign Build: Getting real-time Metro data from WMATA
Create and send a GET request to the WMATA API to get train data. Use Adafruit's WiFiManager to set up a connection and json() function to read the…
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Metro Sign Build: Working with LED Display Libraries
We use the MatrixPortal library in CircuitPython to display text on LED panels. Learn how to create and use displayio groups to get your text up and…
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February 2023

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15 Minutes with the Surface Studio
Built for Creatives I had a chance to try out the new Microsoft Surface Studio today at a local Microsoft store. I spent about fifteen minutes browsing…
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Noindex, No Problems: 6 Good Uses for Noindex Tags
Noindex, Google, and You Noindexed pages are pages of a website that specifically tell Google and other search engines not to include them in search…
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Creating Animation Rigs with DUik in After Effects
Intro I'd like to showcase the power of DUik plugin for After Effects, built by Duduf (now Rainbox Productions); it's one of the primary tools I use to…
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