Creating Light Animations and Mini LED Displays with Raspberry Pi Pico
This article shows how to drive a large WS2812B LED ring with a Raspberry Pi Pico or Pico 2, creating festive light effects and even using the ring as a low-resolution display.
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An interactive Beer Pong table with Arduino
Beer Pong and its derivatives are some of the most popular games on college campuses, but they aren’t all that exciting with just a few cups at the ends of a plastic folding table. Meet the interactive table tennis table, created by Instructables user boregan1. It features a fully customized board game experience with a…
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FLEXBALL – a Hundred Pixel Flexible PCB Ball With WiFi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGl29tdzQ-s&t=3s&ab_channel=maker.moekoe Hello makers, it’s maker moekoe! Flexball is based on a flexible PCB which is equipped with 100 WS2812 2020 addressable LEDs. It is controlled by an ESP8285-01f – the smallest ESP based module by Espressif. Additionally it has an ADXL345 accelerometer sensor on board. Original idea was to display text messages on that round…
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Rainbow Coral – Interactive Art
Coral bleaching is one of the effects of global warming. The corals, once blooming with colours, are becoming pale, and reduced to white bones. The art pieces themselves were 3D printed corals, with LED strips inside it. Artificial lives, rainbows activated by electricity and codes. When you look at the art pieces from far…
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Interactive Christmas Diorama
This is an interactive Christmas diorama which, when you press a button/switch, lights up with Christmas colors and music! More info
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Internet of Things Mood Tracker for School or Work
It is normal that school is challenging and, at times, deeply so! But sometimes things really do get out of control, and students, unable to communicate to their teachers and advisors how they are feeling, can fall over the edge. It is at this point–when students are burnt out, sleep deprived, and even physically…
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Mini Music Stage（Sound Visualization Device）
Every music practitioner desires a stage, but not everyone has a stage, and not everyone likes to participate in that kind of public stage. I want to create a new experience for music lovers. Whether it is practicing musical instruments, karaoke, or playing music, the stage will change different effects according to the rhythm….
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The Glowtie: a light-up bowtie
The Glowtie is a light-up bowtie! It clips onto the top button of your dress shirt and can display any number of colors and animations. When you turn the Glowtie on, the onboard ESP8266 hosts an AP network that you can connect to with your phone to control the lights. The Glowtie is based on the ESP-12F…
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Seven-segment Shelves Do Double Duty
[Lewis] of [DIY Machines] was always on the lookout for that perfect something to hang above the couch. After spending a lot of time fruitlessly searching, he designed and built this awesome shelving unit with recessed lighting that doubles as a huge 7-segment clock. The clock part works as you probably expect — an Elegoo…
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Visualize your bitcoin gain and loss with arduino & python
To get real-time bitcoin data, I used an api provided by OKex, which is a large crypto currency exchange. Then I used python to calculate my gain and loss based on the streaming data. I set my target gain and loss to 5% everyday, which means more lights are on, my investment is closer to…
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This SpaceX fan created a levitating Starship lamp
Although you might not be able to build or house your own SpaceX Starship, YouTuber “Embrace Racing” has created a levitating lamp model that will be much more attainable for non-multi-billionaires. The lamp’s landing pad features an Arduino Nano inside, which is used with WS2812 LEDs to simulate the smoke plume of the rocket through a 3D-printed “clear” PLA…
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The Corona Clock
Schools are closed here in Germany until after Easter vacation, and that means that our almost-six-year-old son Max is staying at home with us. The good news is that my wife and I work from home anyway, so it’s not too stressful as long as he can look after himself for eight hours per…
