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Send A Message To An LED Sign

Posted by timothy on from the well-that's-brave dept.

An anonymous reader submits "I just got a Pro Lite LED sign today. After a few minutes splicing and wiring up a DB9 to RJ11 connection, and a little fun with python, I've got a script that lets me take input from the web and display it on the sign. Eventually it will have other, more useful, purposes, but I figured I'd let you guys play with it as it is. There's also a log of past messages."

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  1. help needed by DrStrangeLoop · · Score: 5, Interesting

    speaking of this topic, i own a LED dotmatrix display for which i could use some specs... it features about 12 characters width of 7x5 [if im not mistaken] red LEDs. the only visible company label is SIGMA, which has not proven very helpful since this is a brand of the very large METRO group who are not exactly helpful to small consumers. the device features a rj-11 input, presumably for getting the time, and an IR port for inputing static data. any information helping me to put my current server load or pfctl logs on the display would be highly welcome.

    thnx,
    strangeloop

  2. Want to know why it's /.'ed? by HellKnite · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Let's take a quick look at this line:

    There's also a log of past messages.

    So... log.asp eh? Windows? Or some silly man running asp under apache? 'Nuff said...

    Oh, and I guess maybe it's on some cable modem or DSL provider... that doesn't help. :P

  3. Never seen this?? by Hurricane78 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Never seen this?

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    Any sufficiently advanced intelligence is indistinguishable from stupidity.
  4. Slashdotting a LED by Chran · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I think this is the first time a LED has been slashdotted.

  5. Re:Why approve this submission? Idiot editors! by marklyon · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Well, the AC wasn't the hardware owner, I am. AC was someone messing with me, probably a goon from SA or Ars, where I did post the link. They cut and pasted my test from the SA post.

    I am confounded as to why they chose to post this, though. Especially since I've submitted many, much better, story ideas only to see them quickly rejected.

    It's not technically exceptional, or even really cool to hook a device up to the internet these days. I managed to get my sign up and running in about 10 minutes. Sure, a little fooling around on an internet message board is cool and all, but that's not worthy of /. Why did they accept this submission? What does this say about the quality of the editors?

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    -- Mark Lyon http://www.marklyon.org
  6. Re:Chance? by marklyon · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I'm also submitting back my windows source so that non-linux users can also control their signs.

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    -- Mark Lyon http://www.marklyon.org
  7. Re:Why approve this submission? Idiot editors! by grazzy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Considering you DID post it to both ars and sa i'd say you're not that innocent.