is0-mick Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Anyone else into making stuff? Here's a few things I've coded and built. Digital light wand with LCD display, and SD for storing images. (for drawing images in the air using a camera on long exposure) Remote boiler control (via sms) using mega2560 and a GSM shield + LCD display. Internet connected Geiger counter (esp8266 based) with i2c oled, and temp / barometer. Webasto diesel heater controller. POV light staff using ESP8266 and APA102 RGB led strip (spin it in the air and it draws graphics etc) Button bashing game. (with sound and scoring) Nerf shooting gallery. (with sound and scoring and automatic target reset with servos and opto sensors) Mick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neoburner Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I've only just got Phillips Hue lights ffs... I am a little behind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuff_enuff_toft Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I made an adjustable USB Volume control, seems to work ok, no idea where it's gone now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I'd love to see some photos of bot LED displays they sound interesting, might inspire me to make a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l0gic Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I'm fitting out the house with Arduino based MySensor rigs. Buy them in bulk from China for a quid or so. Been fabricating my own PCBs as well as some are too generic for my needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Only my mame arcade machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
is0-mick Posted July 5, 2017 Author Share Posted July 5, 2017 I'd love to see some photos of bot LED displays they sound interesting, might inspire me to make a few. I think you meant BOTH? video of the digital light wand, doesn't look much except a piece of wood with some LED's. [video=youtube] One of the photo's I created with it.. The esp POV version I recently built a couple of weeks back. Has 140 led's (70 each side) http://imgur.com/a/63xIY I don't have a video of it in operation but here's a similar one so you get the idea. Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchb Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I now want something I didn't even realise I needed, how cool is a led light wand. I'm like a big kid when I see shiny new gadgets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neoburner Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 https://christianmoser.me/how-to-build-your-own-tv-ambilight-with-raspberry-pi-and-xbmc/ This is my next project! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Thank's for the shares, can see me making a light wand for my daughter but then again i might do it for my 18 year lad. Get him outside some local shops doing advertisements with it earn him a few quid. Knowing him though he'd probably knock some poor bugger out with it. And Neo another good use for the py loving it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
is0-mick Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 https://christianmoser.me/how-to-build-your-own-tv-ambilight-with-raspberry-pi-and-xbmc/ This is my next project! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I've also seen someone use pixel nodes for that (ws2811) same as what I'm using for my xmas stuff I'm building... That's a whole different story tho. Still got shitloads to make for it yet, but here's an early demo, lipsync is slightly out on this video. I've since fixed it. [video=youtube] Mick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fon Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Good work Mick. I bet your sick of that song after how many times you must have listend to it to get that lip sync! Fon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neoburner Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Anyone been able to bridge a cheaper Phillips Hue LED strip at all? I begrudge paying nearly 50 quid for a 2M! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
is0-mick Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 Anyone been able to bridge a cheaper Phillips Hue LED strip at all? I begrudge paying nearly 50 quid for a 2M! Perhaps something like this? but just add normal RGB strip? http://hackaday.com/2017/03/01/create-cheap-philips-hue-compatible-devices/ Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neoburner Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 I've come over a few things but I think it's more the strip that's going to let me down... will check it out Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundzero Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Sorry to resurrect this old thread but just posted this under Raspberry Pi but just as relevant here: Been looking at some of the terrific Xmas light displays on the net and fancy having a go at this. So need to buy sufficient individually addressible LED strings ( recommendations on what or what not to but ) and already have a Rapberry Pi3B so has anyone here anyone done any of this or have any recommendations or links for idiot proof anim software for the Pi or Arduino board to create an aninamtion of lighting displaty sequence ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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