For a workshop I’m giving at my employer I’ve been wanting to interface a nice NeoPixel (WS2812) LED ring with an ESP8266. Using the NodeMCU boards without the actual firmware provides a nice platform that gives a small packages, with breadboard ready pin spacing & USB to serial chip. It has been a struggle to …
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Led Clock Saga (Part 2)
After writing my first post on the clock many people remarked that it all sounded and looked nice, but there was no actual picture or movie showing the actual clock mode. So, without further ado, here it is in all it’s glory! The colors are fully customizable but in my setup blue is the seconds, green …
RGB LED Matrix galore!
I’ve been an avid China shopper for a while now as they make incredible things to play with at home, for prices that can’t possibly be beat by any western manufacturer. There is the issue of quality assurance of course, but in recent times this has dramatically improved (or at least that is my impression). …