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Some useful tips on single wire protocols
I built this cute little board with 16 LED strips arranged in a star to use as a test bed for my upcoming projects. In doing so, I made a couple of mistakes and learned the hard way how to drive these...
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Control your projects with IR Remote Controls!
When you build electronics projects for the desert you always need some kind of basic controls. For LED projects you might want brightness controls, for example, or buttons which switch between...
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The Branch Controller Circuit Board
The plot so far: suppose you want to build a large, pixel-addressable LED installation with the following parameters: Runs at 60 frames per secondMore than 4400 LEDsFully-programmable from a PC or...
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Big, Interactive LED Art!
I thought it might be fun to learn how some of the really big, interactive, inspiring LED art was built. I’m talking about things like: HexatronMark LottorParalunaChristopher SchardtTree of...
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Transmitting WS2812b Signals Over Longer Distances
The WS2812b protocol is a fairly simply protocol based on toggling the data pin between 0v and 5v. That makes something akin to a square wave. I have heard people refer to this hardware protocol as...
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Power Injection
I have been experimenting with various ways to build power injection cables for long runs of LEDs that will be outdoors in suboptimal conditions. Here’s what I came up with, all using parts easily...
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Teensy 4.1 is Amazing
For the future Turtle Antenna, I’m using 16 of these “flex led” strips. Each strip is 5 meters of WS2815 in a nice IP68 frosty silicone sleeve which creates beautiful, diffuse pastel colors. They are...
View ArticleUsing Teensy 4.0 or 4.1 With FastLED
Updated 20 April, 2024 Got a Teensy 4.1? Want to use it with FastLED? You’ve come to the right place. The Teensy 4.1 is an incredibly powerful microcontroller at a very reasonable price, and FastLED...
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Single Cat-6 Power and Data for WS2815 LED strips
One of the biggest hassles with addressable LED strip installations is that you usually end up running data and power separately. Sure, in theory, a Neopixel type installation just needs three...
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Soldering pebble lights
So, you’ve got yourself a reel of those gorgeous new pebble lights. I don’t blame you! They are gorgeous. Coated in silicon, they are impervious to water and dust, nicely diffuse, and very flexible,...
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