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NeoPixel Desk - I ordered 4m of NeoPixel strip a while back. I decided to finally attach it to my desk. Setup is pretty simple, ill eventually make it do cool things. The NeoPixel Uberguide has everything covered. 

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0 Comments 23 January 2014
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Project Dyson v2 - Time to revisit this project, the last one failed when the stock impeller melted solid due to the speed of the brushless motor I had attached.  This time around I will be mounting an EDF inside the housing, and blowing right out the back it.  With

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0 Comments 12 October 2013
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Time for me to start making stuff again… It has been FAAARRRR too long. I whipped this together at lunch time today, simple 3 channel PWM using TIP142s. It is driving a 30W RGB LED at 30V, and at peak it runs around 1.8A of draw.  

My goal

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0 Comments 10 October 2013
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30W RGB Led Test - Before I pack all this up tomorrow I decided to test out one of the 30W RGB LEDs I got to do accent lighting for my new office.  It is powered by 3 individual drivers that accept PWM input to drive the output. Each LED

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0 Comments 29 May 2013
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Packing my components for our upcoming move! It’s nice to be a little organized for once…

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0 Comments 27 May 2013
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30W RGB LED. A few weeks ago i ordered 4 30W RGB LEDS and drivers. They arrived today, and they are HUGE!  Here is a size comparison against a Pinoccio Scout and my business card.

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0 Comments 16 May 2013
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Project Hexa - Dual channel RGB LED strip flight+battery status module.

This is an arduino pro mini 16mhz with 6 PWM outputs coupled to an ULM2803 8 channel darlington array.  This will power 2x 3 LED strips for each of the arms of the hexacopter.  The channels will be

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0 Comments 18 January 2013
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As I am sitting here in the hotel room with my wife and kid asleep, I start to ponder a tactile sequencer/music device. A few months ago we went to Wisconsin and there was a kids museum thing that we went to. It had a spaceship that kids could

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0 Comments 09 January 2013
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Project Dyson - Assembled test.  I finally have the fan assembly together and fairly well balanced.

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0 Comments 17 December 2012
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0 Comments 14 December 2012