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Set up your Segment Display

A 15-segment display. Plug it in, open Config Portal, join WiFi, and tell it which trains and buses to follow.

In the box

  • One 15-segment display tile
  • One black power cord

Plug in

  1. Set the tile on a flat surface with the display facing you.
  2. Plug the cord into the tile, then into a wall outlet.
  3. Wait for the display to light. The board opens its main menu. With no WiFi saved, it also shows a notice: No WiFi credentials. Go to Config Portal.

Buttons

The keys are not labeled. Down the left edge, from top to bottom:

  • The top button goes back.
  • The next button moves the star up.
  • The next button moves the star down.
  • The next button opens the line the star is on.

One button sits on the right, level with the top-left button. That button changes what the board is showing. It does not open Config Portal.

A star (*) marks the selected line. Press the top-left button until the top row reads Root. The lines under it are Displays, Channels, Settings, Config Portal, System, and Controls.

Open Config Portal

Move the star to Config Portal and press the open button (the fourth button down the left edge).

That screen starts a local WiFi network named SEGMENT DISPLAY. It has no password. Stay on this screen while you use your phone. The up and down buttons scroll the short instructions on the board. This page is the full version.

The setup network is 2.4 GHz, and it has no internet. Look up API keys and stop IDs on your home WiFi before you join SEGMENT DISPLAY. Those pages will not load while the phone is on the setup network.

Join your WiFi

  1. On your phone or computer, join the WiFi network SEGMENT DISPLAY.
  2. A setup page should open on its own. If it does not, open a browser and go to http://192.168.4.1.
  3. Tap Set WiFi Network.
  4. Tap your home network, or type its name. Type the password. Tap Save.

Your home network has to be 2.4 GHz, or a dual-band network that still offers 2.4 GHz. The board cannot join a 5 GHz-only network.

Saving can knock the phone off SEGMENT DISPLAY. If the setup page disappears, join SEGMENT DISPLAY again and open http://192.168.4.1.

Commuter board

On the setup page, tap Commuter Board Configs. Fill in the stops you want, then tap Save. Blank rows are fine. You can come back later and change them.

Chicago (CTA) and Washington (WMATA) are separate blocks on that page. Use the one for your city. Each agency gives you a free key. The key is stored on the board.

Chicago trains

  1. Apply for a train key at the CTA Train Tracker developer application.
  2. Paste the key into Train API Key.
  3. Find the station on the CTA Train Tracker. The station ID is five digits and starts with 4. The board's own instructions also point at tinyurl.com/2467f7dy.
  4. Paste that ID into Train 1 Station ID. The board tracks one train station.

Chicago buses

A bus needs three things: a key, a route number, and a stop ID. You can track up to four stops.

  1. Apply for a bus key at CTA Bus Tracker.
  2. Paste the key into Bus API Key.
  3. The route ID is the number printed next to the route name, one to three digits. The Clark bus is 22.
  4. The stop ID is printed on the bus stop sign. You can also look it up, along with the route number, at the CTA Bus Tracker stop finder. The board's own instructions also point at tinyurl.com/4zf87dv2.
  5. Paste the first pair into Bus 1 Route ID and Bus 1 Stop ID. Use Bus 2, Bus 3, and Bus 4 the same way. Each stop needs both the route and the stop. A route without a stop, or a stop without a route, will not show arrivals.

Washington (WMATA)

Same page, under the heading DC / WMATA. One key covers rail and bus.

  1. Register for a key at the WMATA developer site.
  2. Paste it into WMATA API Key.
  3. Rail station codes are short codes such as C04. Find them on the same developer site. Paste them into Rail 1 Station Code and, if you want a second station, Rail 2 Station Code.
  4. Bus stop IDs are numbers such as 1001318, also on that developer site. Paste them into Bus 1 Stop ID through Bus 4 Stop ID under the DC / WMATA heading. Each of those fields takes a stop ID. Chicago route numbers go in the route fields above this heading.

Leave the setup screen

Press the top-left button. The setup network turns off, and the board joins the WiFi you saved.

To see Chicago arrivals, go back to the Root menu, open Displays, then open CTA.

What it does next

Once it is online it can receive over-the-air firmware updates. Leave it plugged in. A board that is unplugged for a long time will pick up updates the next time it is online.

You can open Config Portal again any time to change the WiFi network or the stops.

Help

Mail support@delimiterco.com with a description of what you see. Include the order number if you have it.