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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Ian built a very excellent LED hard drive clock from this design using a PIC microcontroller. It really is a very cool display – nice. – LED Hard Drive Clock 3.5″ [via Hackosis] More: Hard drive clock
Continue ReadingAfter a frustrating day at the office, it feels good to go make something that simply works. (playing with a bunch of ultra-bright LEDs doesn’t hurt either) download the m4v file Peggy v1.0 kit
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No substitute for a professional oscilloscope by far – but still could be a fun project to have a go at – probably the best advantage is its very small size and the fact that it can run off the power supply of the circuit being tested. Although it has a low frequency range, it […]
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Today we welcome the BlinkM programmable RGB LED into the Maker Shed! Have you wanted an LED that can fade from deep red to bright purple? Flash like a police light? Turn on with the subtle fade of an incandescent bulb? Flicker like a candle? That’s BlinkM. We’ve attached an ultra bright wide-angle RGB LED […]
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Appears a user over in the Ladyada.net forums has built an RGB version of the SpokePOV device – pretty impressive. No word on video display capabilities :[ – (brace for advertising blitz should that ever happen) [via Ladaya’s ranting] Related: Light up animated Pac-Man bicycle wheels In the Maker Shed: MiniPOV kit
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Another excellent entry for the Make a Cylon contest – this Lego figure turned Cylon mini, complete LED visor action – Lego Cylon on DVICE Don’t forget – There’s still time to enter the Make a Cylon contest. The deadline is 6/14/08 – so polish off / finish up those BSG projects and submit them […]
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