Changes: Uses PoE going into the Trinket’s BAT line. This can regulate from between 5.5v and 16v, so I have the option of PoE up to 16v. Other chips on the board are powered from the Trinket’s 5V regulated output. Now using one 75176 for Tx and Rx rather than two. This allows me to […]
Author: carl
Hand Controller v3 PCB ready for fab
I have the board for the Hand Controller designed. Need to add the Light Sensor Box and a shield for the Mega. Passes tests for manufacturing at Bay Area Circuits where I can get a 50sq.in. made for $30. I want to panel a single board to get at least 2 hand controllers, 2 light […]
1D fireworks
My first LED strip project was a vertical one-dimensional fireworks display. It’s 2 meters tall with 120 LEDs driven by an Arduino Uno. Here’s the code for the Arduino. boom.ino #include <FastLED.h> #define NUM_LEDS 120 #define DATA_PIN 6 CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS]; // sets up block of memory #define NUM_SPARKS 61 // max number (could be NUM_LEDS […]