To be honest, the idea of a 3D printable wind sensor (in technical jargon “anemometer”) has been floating around in my head for a long time. Initially I could have […]
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Category: Sticky
HowTo: PCB – Assemble the ButtonBoard PCB V1.2
The ButtonBoard PCB is my attempt to kill several birds with one stone. On the one hand, I’ve always been looking for a universal and easy-to-program remote control for the […]
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HowTo: PCB – Assembly of the Anemosens_MCU PCB
With the Aenmosens_MCU board it is possible to use Anemosens as a stand-alone anemometer, which can be used for long-term observations in remote areas (hence the microSD card slot) or […]
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HowTo: PCB – Assemble the Anemosens sensor PCB
The Anemosens sensor PCB is the basis for the sensor assembly of Anemosens, a 3D printed anemometer that I developed for the second version of WinDIY. For this purpose, an […]
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HowTo: PCB – Assembly of the pxlDigit_PCB
The idea for the pxlDigit_PCB came to me while building the first version of the pxlDigit (article here: https://nerdiy.de/en/howto-elektronik-sieben-segment-ziffer-pxldigit-aus-ws2812-leds-bauen/). The pxlDigit is built up from individual WS2812 LED segments. To […]
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HowTo: PCB – pxlBlck_multiPCB
One of my past PCB projects is the “pxlBlck_multiPCB”. As the name suggests, this board is the heart of several future pxlBlck variants. So far I have used the Wemos […]
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News: June 2021 – My projects for the HackadayPrize 2021
A few days ago the Hackaday Prize 2021 was announced. It became clear to me relatively quickly that I would like to try to submit a few of my projects […]
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HowTo: pxlBlck – Build your own pxlBlck_CassetteLamp
MP3 players, smartphones and USB sticks with 128GB and more memory are now part of everyday life. Storing and transporting music has therefore never been easier. About 30 years ago […]
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HowTo: 3D printing – Build a servo-controlled 125mm butterfly valve
I recently built an extraction system for my soldering station and the chamber of my 3D printer. The built extraction system has two connections. One of them sucks the air […]
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HowTo: Electronics – Build seven segment LED digit called “pxlDigit” from WS2812 LEDs
For another project I urgently needed a relatively large number to indicate a duration. From this this small “sub-project” emerged. Because with the 3D printed frame described here and a […]
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HowTo: pxlBlck – Display relative values as a BarGraph
I started with the documentation of the pxlBlcks (which I had been postponed for a too long time) in November 2020 after Hackaday.com had announced the “GoodBye 2020” challenge. (More […]
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HowTo: pxlBlck – Build your own pxlBlck_RingClock
The pxlBlck_RingClock is very similar to the pxlBlck_SlotClock. It is also built using a 1 × 60 LED matrix and can display the time according to the same scheme as […]
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HowTo: pxlBlck – Build your own pxlBlck_8x8
The pxlBlck_8x8 was one of the first members of the pxlBlck family. Thanks to the few parts and the prefabricated WS2812 8×8 LED matrix, it is set up fairly quickly […]
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HowTo: pxlBlck – Build your own pxlBlck_Pot
The idea for the pxlBlck_Pot is heavily inspired by a design that Lukas (@i_am_lukas) had created. He agreed that I can use his basic design. Thanks again for that. 🙂 […]
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HowTo: pxlBlck – Build your own pxlBlck_SlotClock
The pxlBlck_SlotClock consists of a 1×60 LED matrix. It can display the time in the same way as an analog clock. The colors of the individual hands can be adjusted. […]
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pxlBlck – An IOT/SmartHome information system
pxlBlck is a system of hardware and software to set up an information system for the SmartHome. Various software and hardware options are available. Thanks to the integration in an […]
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HowTo: Electronics – nanoPxl V1.1 soldering SMD components
I am currently working on the first preparations for a somewhat larger project. For this I need LEDs which shine a little brighter. At the same time, I didn’t want […]
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Nerdiskerator – Generator from the 3d printer
A few days ago I posted the building instructions for a project of mine: WinDIY a 3D printed wind turbine. Even if I still have some work ahead of me, […]
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WinDIY – The wind turbine from the 3D printer
On a camping trip away from modern infrastructure, you quickly notice how much you have gotten used to the fact that electricity is somehow available anytime and anywhere. The stupid: […]
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HowTo: ESPEasy / Wemos D1 Mini – Adapt ADC to another maximum voltage
You can measure voltages using the ADC on the ESP8266. This is useful, for example, to measure a battery voltage and thus the state of charge of the battery or […]
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