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New in the Maker Shed – USB7 6-digit LED display kit

New in the Maker Shed – USB7 6-digit LED display kit

An easy-to-use 6 digit display kit updated via your computer over serial/USB connection – The USB7 expands most computers with a USB connected 6-digit seven-segment display. Supporting letters, numbers, and a range of punctuation, the USB7 benefits any project requiring highly visible information. Using common a USB cable for both communication and power, the USB7 […]

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More Wiimote monkeying with Johnny Lee

On Johnny Lee’s website, he discusses (and shows video off) his latest computer-human interaction research at Carnegie-Mellon using the Wiimote. In the above video, he gives a presentation on different types of flexible, foldable displays using the motion tracking of the Wiimote and IR LEDs (and projection) to simulate the displays. On his page is […]

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LED matrix with shift registers

This Instructable, for building an 8×8 LED matrix display, is also a good introduction to the use of shift registers. LED matrix using shift registers Related: Video: Dave Clausen and his LED oscilloscope project

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