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 …
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Led Clock Saga
Having moved into my apartment a while back one thing remained missing for a long time; a clock. It sounds simple but I wanted a rather large and eye-catching clock. Those turned out not to be cheap nor very innovative. This is the story of the quest for changing that, by making my own clock …
ESP8266 under Windows
I recently got a Windows 8 tablet and sitting on the couch yesterday I realized it might be a good idea to install the Windows toolchain for making ESP8266 programs on it, along with Eclipse. Here’s the story on how to do it! The instructions are largely based on this Russian blogpost by Mikhail Grigoriev. A video …
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). …
Installing the ESP8266 toolchain
Okay, some pretext on what system I’m currently using and on which these steps are based on. I’m running Xubuntu 14.04 64bit, the steps for 32bit or the normal Ubuntu may be a little different. There are plenty of guides out there that can assist with getting the toolchain up and running on those configurations. …
Connected with the ESP8266
Recently I’ve had a lot of hands-on time with the ESP8266, a small chip made by the Chinese manufacturer Yue Xin. This little chip has got the internet buzzing with excitement as its potential is very big. So what is it? In short it’s a WiFi chip, it offers wireless connectivity and has been used …