SmartyKAT Drivers Information System

Digital signage for use by race track officials at flag stations

Features

• Displays a wide range of the most commonly used flag marshal messages
• Displays a competitor number of up to 3 digits, or ALL
• Can be dimmed for night use
• Settings preserved in EEPROM between uses

Available as a finished complete product with custom electronics and enclosures in two form factors:

• mains-powered 4 matrix (2x2) SmartyKAT with additional character LCD and menu driven interface
• battery powered portable hand-held single matrix MiniKAT with simplified hotkey interface

Design

• Firmware written using Arduino language for ease of modification and extension
• Uses off-the-shelf LED digital matrix displays from Freetronics

Contributors

• Lincoln Buell (email) Concept, physical build & sales enquiries
• Geoff Steele (email) hardware & firmware