Look at this cute couple of Cuttlefish! I created the first illuminated plushie to exchange with another maker and liked it so much I built another for myself. The #pixelblaze controller makes it easy to coordinate patterns.
Look at the beautiful LED helix sculpture I got from @graemegets !!! It has three helical strands of very densely packed 2020-sized Neopixel strips controlled by a #pixelblaze controller and it is stunning!!!
I've had this 6x6x6 L3D Cube for years. I finally decided it was time to dust if off and replace the built-in controller with a #PixelBlaze by @wizard!
Video of the 6x6x6 L3D cube, with the frosted acrylic case, driven by a #PixelBlaze by @wizard.
Which do you prefer, with or without the case? (See previous post in this thread).
Swapped the #PixelBlaze Pico for a Standard, and added a Sensor Board by @wizard. Got a pattern working that uses the built-in accelerometer to measure and animate based on tilt.
I've redesigned my 86mm Fibonacci128 to use SK9822-EC20 HDR addressable RGB LEDs! I have a small batch of four available, if anyone's interested.
These can be driven with a #PixelBlaze, but I don't have a fully-assembled option for that yet. Hopefully soon.
I've updated my @tindie store listing, but can't change the title without breaking the (longer SEO) product link: https://www.tindie.com/products/19486
Behold, my synchronized #PixelBlaze powered wall! 🤩
From left to right: 32cm Fibonacci512, 50cm Fibonacci1024, 39cm Fibonacci Flower by @maketvee, 31cm Hilbert curve panel by @ItsMrJP.
PixelBlaze by @wizard is doing all of the synchronization work here. Each piece has its own PixelBlaze and pixel map. The F1024 is set as the leader, the rest as followers, all configured in the web app settings.
I received this brilliant LED triple helix, a gift from @graemegets! 🤩
This was from a gift exchange with a small group of maker friends. It came with 450 2mm LEDs on three thin strips, driven with a #PixelBlaze by @wizard.
More details 🧵👇 #MakerGiftExchange
@graemegets@wizard Of course I immediately cracked it open and added a sensor expander to the #PixelBlaze. I also set out to get it fully mapped in 3D. The combination allows for motion-sensitive patterns like this.
Later I hope to make this more granular than just up or down, with a smooth particle physics simulation. ⏳
I am having an absolute blast at the Portland Winter Light Festival! Ran around Downtown Portland last night looking at some of the exhibits, and taught a wearables workshop at the CETI Institute this morning. This is the only place I've ever been where I felt like I wasn't wearing enough LEDs! I'll try to update this thread with cool things I see or do here. Below is a picture of me with my wearables installation at the CETI institute gallery in Lloyd center:
I met up with the talented and simply awesome @wizard last night to walk around and see some of the displays. His very cool LED synthesizer "Synthia" is on display at the World Trade Center on the 2nd floor. We randomly encountered several other Illuminated pieces that were running off of his #pixelblaze controller, and he'd name all the patterns as they occurred.
This 320mm (12.6in) Fibonacci512 HDR with 512 SK9822-EC20 2mm² is entering the "sleep on it, check, recheck, then triple-check everything is good and accounted for before impulsively ordering PCBs" phase. 😅
I love it when a plan comes together. 😁
320mm (12.6") Fibonacci512 HDR driven with #PixelBlaze by @wizard. Custom laser engraved & cut acrylic diffuser & enclosure.
I got a tiny LED ring with 60 even tinier LEDs (CR2032 for scale) from generous and meticulous maker @maketvee a while back, and have been meaning to turn it into a wearable. Today I finally got around to designing a 3D printed pendant bezel. Next step is to select a controller and design a housing for the controller/battery combo that sits behind my neck so that only the delicate-looking ring is visible when worn. #ledwearables#ledwearable#leds
@maketvee I'll need to re-do the controller/battery holder to make it sturdier and add some sort of clip that attaches it to my shirt in back so that it doesn't slide backwards as the ring itself is very light compared to the battery. There is a #pixelblaze Pico inside the 3D printed case, and the clasp is made from complementary USB-C connectors spliced into the wire.
A new update of my #ebook "Getting Started with Java on the Raspberry Pi" is now available with more @pi4j + @jbangdev + #Pixelblaze, and an interview with @maxandersen, the creator of #JBang. Get it now!
Fibonacci512 is back in stock on @tindie! https://www.tindie.com/products/23600
Fibonacci512 is a giant, beautiful, sound-reactive 320mm (12.6") disc with 512 WS2812B addressable RGB LEDs surface mounted in a Fibonacci distribution.
Driven with a #Pixelblaze by @wizard, patterns can be written, tweaked, arranged into playlists, etc all via the web UI over WiFi.
I have one in stock now, should have another this weekend.
Fun mit meinem neuen Projekt mit #LED Light-Strip, #WLED oder #Pixelblaze und den ersten Tests mit dem IR Receiver KY-022, der hier noch in der Bastelkiste lag. Das aber an einem #arduino#UNO ausprobiert, um mal zu schauen, wie ich die IR Codes der Fernbedienung ermitteln kann.
Ist doch etwas spezieller, als gedacht. Man muss schon wissen, welche FB genutzt werden soll. Aber egal, das ist kein Problem. Die Samsung FB funktioniert.
Ah shit, I just realised why I can’t set pinMode() on the #PixelBlaze sensor board, there’s only one-way communication from it to the PixelBlaze. Honestly I’d be happy to (I guess optionally) “spend” another conductor to be able to set pinMode() for the sensor board’s pins.
Or maybe I’m doing it wrong and should keep the PixelBlaze, Output Expander and Sensor Expansion in the (inaccessible) brain of my piece and just pull lines for each button and knob out to the controller box.
With much relief I declare the control box electronics of the Technocolour Dreamcoat v3 (beta) complete. I now have a #Pixelblaze expander board in a 3D printed control box with two buttons and a pot which register in the Pixelblaze UI. Double check what your pull-down resistors are pulling down to, kids! Now it’s a simple (!) matter of software… #BurningMan