How the WS2812 is Made
[Scotty Allen] of Strange Parts is no stranger to Chinese factory tours, but this one is now our favorite. He visits the font of all WS2812s, World Semi, and takes …read more Continue reading How the WS2812 is Made
Category Archives: neopixel
A Nifty Tool For Counting Neopixels
Picture it. You’ve got a big roll of NeoPixels, but you have no idea how many are actually on the tape. Or you need to count how many WS2812B LEDs …read more Continue reading A Nifty Tool For Counting Neopixels
Electronic Connect 4 Console Doesn’t Use LCD
You might think that making your own electronic games would require some kind of LCD, but lately, [Mirko Pavleski] has been making his using inexpensive 8X8 WS2812B LED panels. This …read more Continue reading Electronic Connect 4 Console Doesn’t Use LCD
Bass Reactive LEDs For Your Car
[Stephen Carey] wanted to spruce up his car with sound reactive LEDs but couldn’t quite find the right project online. Instead, he wound up assembling a custom bass reactive LED …read more Continue reading Bass Reactive LEDs For Your Car
Displaying the Time is Elemental With This Periodic Table Clock
We see a lot of clocks here at Hackaday, so many now that it’s hard to surprise us. After all, there are only so many ways to divide the day …read more Continue reading Displaying the Time is Elemental With This Periodic Table Clock
Addressable LEDs From a Z80
If you buy WS2812s under the Adafruit NeoPixel brand, you’ll receive the advice that “An 8 MHz processor” is required to drive them. “Challenge Accepted!“, says [ShielaDixon], and proceeded to …read more Continue reading Addressable LEDs From a Z80
Smart LED Curtain Brings Sprites To Your Windows
Anybody who has ever seen a video wall (and who hasn’t?) will be familiar with the idea of making large-scale illuminated images from individual coloured lights. But how many of …read more Continue reading Smart LED Curtain Brings Sprites To Your Windows
The Great Resistor Embiggens the Smallest Value
With surface-mount components quickly becoming the norm, even for homebrew hardware, the resistor color-code can sometimes feel a bit old-hat. However, anybody who has ever tried to identify a random …read more Continue reading The Great Resistor Embiggens the Smallest Value
Building a Tessellated NeoPixel Clock
Anyone can buy a clock, but building your own lets you express your creative flair along the way. [Edison Science Corner] did just that with this neat sci-fi looking design. …read more Continue reading Building a Tessellated NeoPixel Clock
Your Mug Will Like This Glowy Coaster
[Charlyn] wanted to highlight their friends beautiful mug collection, so the Glowy Coaster was born. The coaster is made up of six layers of laser cut acrylic. The top and …read more Continue reading Your Mug Will Like This Glowy Coaster