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FPGA Based Binary Clock

“FPGA based binary clock, which uses GPS for the time reference. Introduction Measuring time accurately has through out history presented a number of challenges. It was only with the John Harrison’s design of a reliable clock which could maintain …

NeoPixel Christmas Tree

“A colorful Christmas tree with over 50 patterns that you can control from a web browser. This NeoPixel tree is a 3D printed variant of a Laser Cut NeoPixel tree by Craig A. Lindley published in the November 2017 issue …

LEDs and Gravity ?

“This project has no practical use at all, but was initiated as an exercise in implementing physics formulas related to gravity in C-code on an Arduino. To make things visible, a neopixel LED-strip with 74 LEDs was used. The …

Playing “Flappy Bird” on an LED Matrix

“Use your hand to control the height of a pixel, and then navigate through a map full of obstacles to avoid. Get to the end to win! An Idea Most people have probably heard of the game Flappy Bird, where …

ISS Tracking Lamp

“Most of the time, i’m wondering where is the ISS looking up the sky. To answer this question, i’ve made a physical object to know exactly where is the ISS in real time. The ISS Tracking Lamp is …

Aquarium Auto Lighting System

“In this DIY guide I will show you how to make your own Arduino aquarium auto lighting system. In this project I decided to make my own PCB that is based on Arduino UNO microcontroller - Atmega328p. Bellow you will find …

Building a micro:bit gesture controlled lamp

“Recently I attended the hacker camp Chaos Communication Camp which really got me motivated to get creative again with building side projects and specifically ones which GLOW because what’s the point of a hardware project if it doesn’t …

“King of Darkness” EVIL’s Hand

“I made the King of Darkness EVIL’s hand. The way of lighting changes depending on the movement of the motion sensor. “King of Darkness” EVIL is a professional wrestler in New Japan Professional Wrestling. He emits evil rays from …

SteamPunk Radio

“This project is without doubt the most complex I have undertaken, with sixteen IV-11 VFD tubes, two Arduino Mega cards, ten LED Neon light circuits, a servo, an electromagnet, two MAX6921AWI IC Chips, five DC power supplies, a HV …

EqualAir: Wearable NeoPixel Display Triggered by Air Pollution Sensor

“The aim of the project is to make a wearable t-shirt that displays an evocative graphic when air pollution is above a set threshold. The graphic is inspired by the classic game “brick breakers”, in that the car is like …