queue-times-led-matrix

LED Matrix project for displaying queue times from queue-times.com

Description

This project uses a Raspberry Pi and an LED matrix to display real-time queue times for theme park attractions. Data is sourced from queue-times.com.

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/queue-times-led-matrix.git cd queue-times-led-matrix

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set up the rpi-rgb-led-matrix library:

   git clone https://github.com/hzeller/rpi-rgb-led-matrix.git cd rpi-rgb-led-matrix make -C examples-api-use

Usage

Quick Start

1. Run the start script:

   ./start-matrix.sh
   

   This will create a default .env file if it doesn't exist and start the matrix.

2. To install dependencies and start:

   ./start-matrix.sh --install
   

For Automatic Startup

1. Run the service installer:

   ./install-service.sh
   

2. The script will now start automatically on boot. You can control it with:

   sudo systemctl start queue-times-matrix
   sudo systemctl stop queue-times-matrix
   sudo systemctl status queue-times-matrix
   

Configuration

Edit the .env file to customize:

• LED matrix dimensions (MATRIX_ROWS, MATRIX_COLS, MATRIX_CHAIN)
• Park ID (PARK_ID) - default is 16 for Disneyland
• Refresh intervals (REFRESH_INTERVAL, RETRY_INTERVAL)
• Debug mode (DEBUG)

Credits

• Queue time data provided by queue-times.com
• LED matrix control using rpi-rgb-led-matrix library

License

MIT License

Components Used

• 64x64 RGB LED Matrix Panel
• Raspberry Pi 3
• RGB Matrix Bonnet for Raspberry Pi