Module: LA Metro

This MagicMirror module shows real-time departures of LA Metro buses. Magic Mirror module for LA Metro. Real-time LA Metro departures.

The module is designed to pull the estimated time of arrival of the bus based on the stop codes provided in the config file. Multiple stops can also be added by adding multiple MMM-LAMetro blocks in the config file

Please note that LA Metro API only currently provides ETA for LA Metro bus and not other local agencies in LA Area.

For example, if you need ETA for Pasadena Transit, please see a separate module MMM-PasadenaTransit

Installation

Go to your MagicMirror's Module directory:

cd ~/MagicMirror/modules

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/pbuabthong/MMM-LAMetro.git

Install npm packages:

cd MMM-LAMetro
node install

Using the module

First, add the following to the modules array in the config/config.js file:

modules: [
    {
        module: 'MMM-LAMetro',
        position: 'top_right', // This can be any of the regions.
        config: {
            stopCode: [your stop code #1],
        }
    }, 
    {
        module: 'MMM-LAMetro',
        position: 'top_right', // This can be any of the regions.
        config: {
            stopCode: [your stop code #2],
        }
    }
]

Stop code

The stop codes can be looked up either via Google Maps or https://www.metro.net/riding/nextrip/bus-stop-number/

Note that currently, the stops on the opposite side of the street have different stop number. If you want the modules to show buses from both direction, please create another config with the stop number of the opposite stop

Example

The following shows an example config file for showing the ETAs of buses from both directions at the intersection of Lake Ave & San Pasqual St and another stop on Del Mar Blvd. and El Molino Ave.

modules: [
    {
        module: "MMM-LAMetro",
        position: "bottom_left",
        config: {
            stopCode: 13681,
            header: 'North of apartment
            updateTime: 60000, 
        },
    },
    {
        module: "MMM-LAMetro",
        position: "bottom_left",
        config: {
            stopCode: 5234,
            updateTime: 30000, 
        },
    },
    {
        module: "MMM-LAMetro",
        position: "bottom_left",
        config: {
            stopCode: 1378,
            maxNumETA: 5,
        },
    },
]

Configuration options

Option	Description
stopCode	Stop Number See here A. Expected Value type: int.
maxNumETA	Maximum number of ETAs to be shown. Expected Value type: int.
maxNameLength	Maximum length of the stop name . Expected Value type: int.
header	Header of the module block (optional: default to the name of the bus stop). Expected Value type: string.
updateInterval	Time between updates, in seconds. To protect API abuse, this module automatically limits this value to a minimum of 10. Expected Value type: int.

Planned Features

• Support multiple stops