Bus Alarm!

This project uses a Raspberry Pi, breadboard, and LED in conjunction with a Python script in order to make an LED turn on when there is a bus between 3 and 1 minutes away from a certain stop on certain bus line. By connecting the Pi and LED with the MTA Bus Time software, I was able to create a design in a sleek box that lights up when there is a bus near and it's time to leave your house. I decided to make this project simply in order to make my morning routine easier, and not have wait at the bus stop for a long time before my bus came, or miss the bus.

The project uses a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B seen here to connect the LED component with the Python component.

After setting up the RPi, I opened up the terminal and wrote the Python code, and then connected the breadboard and LED with the Pi and simply ran the code. Once I had confirmed that the mechanics of the project were working, I shifted my focus to the aesthetics of it, and decided to house the Pi, wires, and breadboard in a plain white box, with just the LED bulb sticking out of the top, making it easy to see when the light was on.