The 3D printed housing of the "pxlDigits" was not initially intended to be "just" a 7-segment display with WLAN. Originally, I turned it into a kind of timer from a two-digit 7-segment display for [...]
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Tag: Arduino
HowTo: Electronics - Building a seven-segment digit "pxlDigit" from WS2812 LEDs
For another project, I urgently needed a relatively large number to display a time duration. This ultimately resulted in this small "sub-project". Because with the 3D printed frame described here [...]
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HowTo: pxlBlck - Building the pxlBlck_RingClock
The pxlBlck_RingClock is very similar to the pxlBlck_SlotClock. It is also built with the help of a 1×60 LED matrix and can display the time according to the same scheme as the pxlBlck_SlotClock. However, the [...]
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HowTo: pxlBlck - build 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 quite fast to build and thanks to the adapter board it offers [...]
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HowTo: pxlBlck – design icons, transfer them to the pxlBlck and display them
I started developing the pxlBlcks because I was looking for a way to stay informed about events in the SmartHome. In the meantime there are two in [...]
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HowTo: pxlBlck – Configure and display animations
With the help of pxlBlck you can be informed about events in different ways. One of these ways is to display previously set icons. Unfortunately this possibility [...]
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HowTo: ESPEasy / Wemos D1 Mini - Adapt ADC to a different maximum voltage
With the help of the ADC on the ESP8266 you can measure voltages. This is practical for example to measure a battery voltage and thus the charge state of the battery or with the help of a LDR and a [...]
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Code snippet: Arduino - Enable I2C broadcast receive
I2C is the bus protocol or technology through which a microcontroller can communicate with many sensors or actuators. Thanks to the right software, you can also connect different microcontrollers with each other and [...].
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HowTo: ArduinoIDE - Install a library
The great/practical thing about the concept behind the Arduinos is that in many cases you can benefit from the work of others. It almost doesn't matter which sensor you read or [...]
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HowTo: Tasmota – flash firmware
Besides the hardware, the right software for your project is of course just as important. A practical and universally applicable firmware for the forest-and-meadow microcontroller ESP8266 is the Tasmota firmware. With it you can [...]
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HowTo: Build your own retro SmartHome display via analogue displays
Recently, while cleaning out the basement, I found an old control panel with old analog displays. This gave me the idea that you have to be able to use these displays somehow [...].
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HowTo: Tasmota – WS2812 light chain to build yourself
From the construction of the world map lamp I still had a few plastic lamp housings over. These lay long lonely on the shelf around, until I came to the idea of a small RGB light chain with [...]
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HowTo: Ardunio – Use the serial port
Normally every Arduino board is programmed via the serial interface. However, not only the program code can be transferred to the Arduino. It can also be used to send control commands to the Arduino [...].
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HowTo: Install programs - an example
To make the series of Löffel articles a bit more complete I would like to explain in this article how to install programs and what to consider [...]
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ArduinoIDE - Tips and Tricks
The ArdunioIDE is - compared to other development environments - very simple. There are not many things that can be set or adjusted. This has the advantage that beginners or [...]
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Fibonacci Clock User Guide
In the articles Fibonacci Clock - An Unusual Timepiece, Fibonacci Clock - Assembly and Fibonacci Clock - Programming I described how you can build your own Fibonacci Clock. Just in case, [...]
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HowTo: Fibonacci Clock - Assembly
In the post FibonacciWatch - An Unusual Timepiece I introduced the cool idea of Philippe Chrétien. As mentioned in the post, I think the idea is cool and have started [...]
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HowTo: Fibonacci Clock – Programming
In the two articles Fibonacci Clock - An Unusual Timepiece and Fibonacci Clock - Assembly the Fibonacci Clock was introduced and described how you can assemble your own Fibonacci Clock. After you have completed the assembly [...]
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Fibonacci Clock - An unusual time indicator
The Fibonacci Clock A few months ago I came across a project by Philippe Chrétien (geekoclock.com) from 2015 on Kickstarter. There (www.kickstarter.com/projects/basbrun/fibonacci-clock-an-open-source-clock-for-nerds-wit) a clock was offered for sale [...]
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