Washington Metro

Rapid Transit

This beautiful PCB displays the live bi-directional movement of trains throughout all stations on the Washington Metro (including the Silver Line extension).

It includes a representation of the Potomac River using a contrasting copper pour beneath the green solder resist of the board.

Receives live data over WiFi

LEDs update every second

Uses 400 RGB (Red, Green, Blue) LEDs

There is an updated version of this product available: View Product

Ships from the US

Ships to the US
and Canada
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Includes Standard
1 Year Warranty

Designed in
London UK, and
Somerville USA

Looking for shipping to the UK and Europe? Try our UK Site

Specifications

Connectivity

WiFi: 2.4Ghz (IEEE 802.11 b/g/n), WPA/WPA2
Data: Connects to our server every minute
Or connect to your own data sources

Display

LED Count: 400
LED Type: 2020 Surface Mount
LED Size: 2.0mm x 2.0mm
LED Colour: RGB (Red, Green, Blue)
Brightness control: 16 Level

Power

1000mA @ 5V
Included: 1.8M USB Cable

Circuit Board

Material: 1.6mm FR-4
Size: 300mm x 240mm (11.8in x 9.4in)
Colour: Green

Main Components

Microcontroller: ESP32
LED Driver: ICN2038/ICN2012

Stand

Material: 6mm MDF
Laser cut ready to assemble

What's in the Box?

Package Contains

Live Tracker
Wooden Stand
USB Cable
Setup Instructions

Note: You will need to plug this into a USB phone charger or computer USB port for power.

Shipping and Warranty

Shipping

Ships to the US and Canada
Tracking code supplied once dispatched

Warranty

Standard 1 Year

Maker Friendly

Firmware

Flash the chip via FTDI Pins
Program using Arduino IDE or similar
Reprogrammable!

To get your board up and running you will need access to a 2.4Ghz WiFi network. You can find more details on our FAQ Page.

Got my @MBTA @TrackrTrain today. This thing puts me in awe every time I look at it.

Ryan, Twitter

Reviews

So Awesome!! - Marc Gentilcore

14th of July 2024 (Review for: wmata4)

Once I got the 2 board (Washington DC Metro System) and after the several hours on Saturday the 13th I finally got it to work! I was so excited and amazed that it's working and how cool and awesome it is! Wow! After connecting to the Traintrackr WifI I had to do the alternate setup where you open a new tab and enter some IP Address and configure the WiFi etc. That is what did it for me and got it up and running! I love this!! It's great!!! I even got up in the middle of the night to see most of the lights off because no train was running. Great product!!