Betsy

History

A highway sign prototype donated in 2016 to Hacklab

Specification

• 9ft x 6ft (2.7m x 1.8m)
• 9 panels w x 6 panels h
  • 18px x 18px each
• Massive 162 x 108 resolution

Details

• Each panel has its own ipv6 address and accepts a variety of data types.
• Is dangerously bright at full value.

Additional Reading

• https://github.com/pdmccormick/betsy

Usage

• Controller software is fully available at Github
• It currently is running in a container on docker-host.in.hacklab.io (accessible over ssh with user `hacklab`)
  • Kill it if you want to run another machine.
• Plug betsy in.
• Wait up to 10s for now.

If you want to play your own gifs feel free to copy them to:

 hacklab@docker-host.in.hacklab.to:~/python-betsy/image/cool