F256K2 MIDI Playback Demo Lights Up passport.mid
#F256K2 #FoenixRetro #MIDIPlayback #passportmid #RetroComputing #AnyBitFeverDreams #RGBLEDs #RetroCode
https://theoasisbbs.com/f256k2-midi-playback-demo-lights-up-passport-mid/?feed_id=3621&_unique_id=683ef5d509f05

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Folding Typewriter https://hackaday.com/2024/08/26/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-folding-typewriter/ #Corona3typewriter #foldingtypewriter #PeripheralsHacks #HackadayColumns #tinykeyboard #microclick #macropad #macropad #wedgetyl #RGBLEDs #dactyl

What's an old motorcycle helmet, 192 #ws281x RGB LEDs and an #esp32 MCU with #wled firmware? My personal protection equipment for the Nation of Gondwana festival next weekend! #rgbleds #ws2812b

A new Katz Creates video is up, featuring #PixelBlaze by @wizard and the same 1mm XingLight #RGBLEDs that I use in my tiny builds!
I love how they jump in to new projects with both feet, show their mistakes along the way, and share their process.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFcErsWPGCk

I Made a PCB Ornament!

https://makertube.net/videos/watch/80560794-1589-45f8-aca8-6fc8cbb0f9fa

Adventures in Surface Mount Soldering: Rainbow Jellyfish Kit 🌈

https://makertube.net/videos/watch/38a797c9-be8d-4f08-9e74-fa8405f9511b

@vivianrose@mastodon.social

Is it possible to fit 16x16 font glyphs into a TV head?

As soon as I saw that these existed I knew it was something I had to try with my extension of GNU Unifont (called UnifontEX), which even has emoji. Unifont and UnifontEX are both 8x16 for anything that can reasonably fit, and 16x16 for anything that can't. I know that people have gone to 15x18 or 15x20, but some glyphs do truly require the full 16x16 cell size, so 16x18 or 16x18 would have to be the case. I'm of course wanting Unicode support (including characters above Plane 0, of which there are many in the font), so that means I'd likely need a Raspberry Pi. I'm also curious which of the formats at http://stgiga.github.io/UnifontEX/ would be best. There are a lot to choose from, including ones that were never offered by upstream Unifont.

I for the past while and especially recently had wanted to wear UnifontEX glyph displays either on my shirt or then a hat, so I could speak my more passionate topics without having to worry about voice level causing me problems.

I also had for the past week felt like I wanted to, if I gave a tech talk or ever appeared in a video, to never show my face and instead hide in a fursuit head, but if I trick one of these out with cat ears, then that would do. The Raspberry Pi could theoretically let me use it as a MIDI player, obviously at safe volumes.

Like, this TV head is something I'd actually want to do, and I'd sorta been thinking about adjacent topics recently. As an Earthbound reference, I would name mine "Lumine", after Lumine Hall from Earthbound. I'd go for a green shell for them and I'd predominantly use green or RGB colors for the text.

Interesting idea: put fursuit fur (or scales if you are a scalie) onto a TV head.

Fursuit head or TV head?
"Why not both?"

Obviously this will all be several years in the future due to my current state of nonemployment. Nonetheless I'm still curious. Also, if any of these ideas are inspirational, I give full permission to use them. Same for the font. I really don't care too much about what people do with my content.

In other news: UnifontEX got used in the game Gem Frenzy (https://theyippies.itch.io/gem-frenzy), and I got credited in the Itch.io game description.

Also my birthday is at the end of the month. #unicode #furry #fursuithead #tvhead #unifontex #rgbled #rgbleds #rgb #font #pixelfonts #pixelfont #unifont #raspberypi #raspberrypipico #luminehall #earthbound #16x16px #indiegame #birthdaysoon #tech #technology #techtalk #techtalks #leddisplay #displays #leddisplays #shirtdisplay #hatdisplay #scalie #scales #furry #indiedevs #catears #midi

1D Fireworks Are Nice and Quiet https://hackaday.com/2024/01/06/1d-fireworks-are-nice-and-quiet/ #Microcontrollers #wemosd1mini #fireworks #LEDHacks #RGBLEDs #rocket #ws2812

Backyard UFO Is Out of This World https://hackaday.com/2023/11/15/backyard-ufo-is-out-of-this-world/ #Microcontrollers #frigginlasers #HolidayHacks #Teensy4.1 #RGBLEDs #smoke #UFO

2023 Halloween Hackfest: Musical Jack-o-Lanterns Harmonize for Halloween https://hackaday.com/2023/10/12/2023-halloween-hackfest-musical-jack-o-lanterns-harmonize-for-halloween/ #jack-o-lanterns #musicalpumpkin #HolidayHacks #pumpkin #RGBLEDs #leds

Holy crap this #3d #led cube is FIRE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciaFar8nfHc

#electronics #maker #rgbleds #rgb

(and here's me struggling to animate a 2d matrix!)

My final assembly table is full of parts for #LuxLavalier, #EvilGeniusLabs Krakens, Fibonacci64 Flowers, Fibonacci256, and Fibonacci512!
Have you ever seen so many #PixelBlaze in one photo?! 🤩
Or PixelBlaze Sensor Expanders still panelized?
Lux Lavalier is in stock in @wizard's store:
https://shop.electromage.com/products/lux-lavalier
Everything else is coming to my @tindie store in the next few weeks!
#LEDs #RGB #RGBLEDs #Laser #LaserCutting #LaserCut #PCBs #BadgeLife

Messing with LEDs this weekend: two non-blocking monotonic-time-based animations running at once.

#MicroController #RGBLEDs #electronics

@maketvee Brilliant! 🤩
Thanks for sending me one to test! Got it mounted on my #Prusa Enclosure, with the wires routed and zip tied neatly inside. I used an ESP32, hope to integrate it with status updates from Prusa Connect.
@MattStultz
#3dPrinting #RGBLEDs #ESP32 #FastLED

2022 year in review: what a year! I sold a lot less, but created so much more! Traveled to new places, saw the Redwood Forest, attended SiliCon, met friends & makers in person, went all-in on #Mastodon, & collaborated with talented creators! Huge thanks to @geekmomprojects & @wizard for being lovely to work w on the Lux Lavalier project!

More info on projects: https://www.evilgeniuslabs.org

#introduction #2022 #YearInReview #RGBLEDs #LEDs #PixelBlaze #3dPrinting #LaserCutting #art #make #making

First project of the new year!
The parts finally came in for a prototype touch-sensitive Kraken.
I'm using an @adafruit Feather M0 Express with SAMD21 and #FastLED to drive the #RGBLEDs.
Next I'll work on better touch animations, having the touch points trigger a pulse that travels down the touched tentacle then out the rest of them. 🦑🐙

I still need to do an intro, but for my first post Merry Christmas and here's a little RGB Christmas Tree remixed from a cool tree on thingiverse. Added a custom base with rgb leds.

#MerryXmass #3dprinting #thingiverse #maker #ender3v2 #rgbleds #RGBLights

#LuxLavalier supply drop from @wizard!
I'm taking a short break from orders, but I should have more listed for sale next week.
I'll also be listing the 40mm Fibonacci64 Micro HDR, with 64 SK9822 #RGBLEDs for sale separately, for use with your own #Pixelblaze, your own projects, etc.

#introductions my name is Andy and I’m a British expat living in Amsterdam, NL (for ten years now!). I’m a designer (manager) by trade and a maker in my heart.

Follow me for:
#maker
#3dprinting
#electronics
#raspberrypi
#RaspberryPiPico
#circuitpython
#neopixels
#rgbleds
#companionbot
#internetofthings
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#EspHome