The 3D printed housing of the “pxlDigits” was initially not intended to be “just” a 7-segment display with WiFi. Originally I used it to build a kind of timer from […]
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Tag: Arduino
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 – 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 – 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. There are now two options integrated into the pxlBlck plug-in. […]
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HowTo: pxlBlck – Configure and display animations
With the pxlBlck you can be informed about events in different ways. One of these possibilities is to be able to display previously set icons. Unfortunately, this option only works […]
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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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Code snippet: Arduino – Activate I2C broadcast reception
I2C is the bus protocol or technology via which a microcontroller can communicate with many sensors or actuators. Thanks to the right software, you can also connect and communicate with […]
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HowTo: ArduinoIDE – Install a library
The great thing about the concept behind the Arduinos is that in many cases you can benefit from the work of others. It does not matter which sensor you read […]
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HowTo: Tasmota – firmware flashing
Besides the hardware, the right software for your project is just as important. A practical and universally applicable firmware for the “forest-and-meadow microcontroller” ESP8266 is the Tasmota firmware. This allows […]
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HowTo: Build a retro-smart home display via analog displays
The other day I found an old control panel with old analogue displays when mucking out the cellar. It came to me the idea that somehow it must be possible […]
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HowTo: Tasmota – WS2812 Fairy lights to build yourself
From the construction of the world map lamp I had a few plastic lamp housings over. These lay for a long time lonely on the shelf, until I came up […]
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HowTo: Arduino – Possibilities of the serial port
Normally every Arduino board is programmed via the serial interface. But not only the program code can be transferred to the Arduino. You can also send control commands to or […]
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HowTo: Install programs – an example
In order to make the series of spoon-articles a little more complete, I would like to explain briefly in this article how to proceed with the installation of programs and […]
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ArduinoIDE – Tips and Tricks
The ArdunioIDE is very simple compared to other development environments. There are not many things you can turn on or off. This has the advantage that beginners are not overwhelmed […]
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Fibonacci Clock – User Manual
In the articles FibonacciClock – An Unusual Time Indicator, FibonacciClock – Assembly and FibonacciClock – Programming is described how to build your own Fibonacci Clock. Just in case you want […]
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HowTo: FibonacciClock – Assembly
In the article FibonacciClock – An unusual time indicator I presented the cool idea of Philippe Chrétien. As mentioned in the post, I think the idea is cool and then […]
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HowTo: FibonacciClock – Programming
In the two articles FibonacciClock – An Unusual Time Indicator and FibonacciClock Assembly, the FibonacciClock was introduced and described how you can assemble your own FibonacciClock. Now that you’ve finished […]
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FibonacciClock – An unusual time indicator
A few months ago I came across a project by Philippe Chrétien (geekoclock.com) in 2015 at Kickstarter. There (www.kickstarter.com/projects/basbrun/fibonacci-clock-an-open-source-clock-for-nerds-wit) a watch was offered for sale showing the time using the […]
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