Board screens

Your lines. Your stand. Live arrivals.

Pick a few extra screens for your board. Everything else stays calm.

Ask us at[email protected].

Example board on a stand: leave in 4 minutes for the Brown Line at Fictional Ave.

Already on the board

Your board already shows trains, the time, and the weather. Add the extras you want, and it rotates through them at a glance.

  1. 1 · Pick extras
  2. 2 · Board rotates (tap to skip)
  3. 3 · Quiet at night

Always included

  • CTA arrivals
  • Chicago clock
  • Weather home

Near-door / commute

A few facts before you head out.

Example board: leave in 4 minutes for the Brown Line at Fictional Ave.

Leave-by

  • What you see: Minutes until you should leave, the line to catch, and the next legs.
  • When it shows up: Before the trips you ride, in the same rotation as arrivals.
  • Quiet by default: Yes. It takes a turn, then the board moves on.
  • Both
Example board: one calm delay note for the Brown Line, with a time it started.

CTA alerts

  • What you see: One delay or service note, not a feed of every alert.
  • When it shows up: When something on a line you watch is off.
  • Quiet by default: Yes. A single line, then it yields to the next screen.
  • Both
Example board: a dim evening clock and the first morning train.

Night clock

  • What you see: The time, dimmed, plus the first trip in the morning.
  • When it shows up: During the quiet hours you set.
  • Quiet by default: This is the quiet screen.
  • Both

Favorites

A few saved trips with the next time to leave.

  • Both

Metra peek

The next couple of trains at a stop you name.

  • Both

Divvy nearby

Bikes and open docks at the closest station.

  • Both

Last train home

One last departure, large enough to read across the desk.

  • Both

Weather / outdoors

What the sky is doing, in one glance.

Weather home layouts (Waveshare)

On the 4.3 in board you pick one of these three. The compact S-class board does not use A, B, or C. It keeps a single 3-day weather look. Every mock is an example.

Example Waveshare weather layout B, split: weather on the left and example train arrivals on the right. Fictional Chicago data.

B · Split + peek

Weather on the left and an arrivals peek on the right.

Use this layout

Example board: rain starting in 25 minutes, with an umbrella note.

Rain next hour

  • What you see: Whether rain is about to start, and a short reason to grab a coat.
  • When it shows up: In the hour before you might go out.
  • Quiet by default: Yes. It does not stay up once the hour has passed.
  • Both

Severe weather

A watch or warning headline and when it ends.

  • Both

Sunrise-sunset

Sunrise, sunset, and daylight left.

  • Both

Air quality

One air-quality number and a plain band.

  • Both

Calendar / day rhythm

The shape of the day, not a full calendar.

Example board: the next events on a day strip, with a leave-by time. Fictional plans.

Day strip

  • What you see: The next events and when to leave for the first one.
  • When it shows up: Through the day, if you turn a calendar on.
  • Quiet by default: Yes. It stays off unless you opt in.
  • Both
  • Opt-in

Countdown

One upcoming day, counted down.

  • Both

School day

A single school status word.

  • Compact

Holiday mode

The holiday name and the date, full screen.

  • Both

Home / errands

Errands that are easy to forget.

Example board: recycling tomorrow and garbage on Friday.

Trash day

  • What you see: The next pickup, and which bin.
  • When it shows up: The day before, and the morning of.
  • Quiet by default: Yes. It is one fact, then it rotates away.
  • Compact

Street cleaning

A day-before note to move the car.

  • Compact

Sticky notes

One short reminder you asked us to put on the board.

  • Both

Pet reminder

The next pet chore and a time.

  • Both

Travel / local

Trips and nearby plans, kept short.

Example board: a fictional flight, on time, with a departure time.

Flight board

  • What you see: One flight, its status, and the time. Sample airlines only.
  • When it shows up: On a travel day, if you share an itinerary.
  • Quiet by default: Yes. It stays off unless you opt in.
  • Both
  • Opt-in

World clocks

A couple of other cities, beside home time.

  • Both

Airport wait

A one-line delay status for an airport you name.

  • Compact

Museum free days

One free-day note, not a directory.

  • Both

Vibe / desk object

A quieter screen when you are at the desk.

Example board: one fictional sports score. Off unless you opt in.

Sports tick

  • What you see: One score line. Not a ticker.
  • When it shows up: Only if you turn sports on.
  • Quiet by default: Off unless you opt in.
  • Both
  • Opt-in
  • Coming later

Quote

One short line for the day.

  • Both

Stand / stretch

A nudge to stand up, with a minute count.

  • Both

Power-user / support

Small notes about the board itself.

Board health

Whether Wi-Fi is up and when data last arrived.

  • Both

Firmware what's-new

A short note after an update.

  • Both

Built for a glance

  1. One or two facts per screen
  2. Readable from across the desk
  3. No typing, no feeds, no tickers

Boards keep the last good info if Wi-Fi drops.

Sports and headlines stay off unless you turn them on.

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