AddOhms #8: LEDs and Current Limiting Resistors
The idea for AddOhms #8 has been around for quite some time. I’m always trying to find ways to explain why current limiting resistors are necessary. So while working in the shop …
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BinBoo: Building the front panel LEDs
Short build-lapse video of building up the front panel “matrix” used in BinBoo. This isn’t a true LED matrix. Instead it combining all of the LEDs into a common Anode, since the …
Read MorePart Stock Checker: Findchips.com
How many times have you been part way through ordering parts for a project when you realize the distributor you are using, doesn’t have any of the part you need in stock? Or maybe …
Read MoreBinary + Bamboo = BinBoo
Several months ago I started a project to build a Binary Clock, using a Laser Cut enclosure. The plan was to use Ponoko’s laser cutting service. Looking through the materials …
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Status: Completed Hackster.io Project Page: https://www.hackster.io/baldengineer/binboo Github Code: https://github.com/baldengineer/BinBoo GitHub Repository for BinBoo BinBoo …
Read MoreBinBoo Control Board, Alive
The control board is up and running, with some re-work. Shown next to the working LEDs is my original inspiration. Last Christmas my brother gave me the ThinkGeek Binary watch. …
Read MoreTLC5940 Painter PCB
TLC5940NT Painter Board This screen shot is an all-layer view of my TLC5940 painter board. The 1st draft featured two TLC5940s, but I decided it made the board too large. Instead, …
Read MoreRow Your Boat, Part 1
This pattern is called Row Your Boat. As one of the strips starts to get brighter, a nearby strip will join in the fading. After completing a fade cycle, they start switching …
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