Lighting is an important medium for visual interaction. From the initial cold and warm light sources to the now programmable RGB LED lights that can control hue and brightness, the development and evolution of lighting have added more color to our lives. Many friends carefully design a set of startup lighting effects for their computer … Read more
Affordable, easy to use, and aesthetically pleasing! The Hezhao ESP32C3 series MCU development board has been on the market for over a year, not only becoming a treasure development board that engineers can have multiple copies of, but also a production tool for many industry clients to reduce costs and increase efficiency. Engineers’ creative ideas … Read more
Part One: Introduction With the advancement of technology and the rise of DIY culture, creating a custom matrix screen enclosure has become an interesting and challenging project. This article will document the entire process of designing an enclosure based on the WS2812B matrix screen, exporting a 3D model of the PCB via the JLCPCB platform, … Read more
MAKER: tomouwerkerkerk／Translated by: 趣无尽 This is a compact and warm magnetic levitating desktop atmosphere light, with color-changing soft light adding a gentle ambiance to the room. It is built on Arduino and 3D printed components, making it very easy to assemble. Beginners who are interested can give it a try. Materials List Arduino Nano x … Read more
Today, Teacher Cheng from the Mark Pen Design Study Abroad program will continue to bring you knowledge about Arduino. Those who haven’t seen the previous episodes should catch up! 《How to Connect Basic Arduino Circuits》 《How to Install Libraries for Arduino IDE》 Lighting effects are a popular type of interactive effect among students. Considering the … Read more
MAKER:DIY GUY Chris／Translated by: 趣无尽 The six faces of this colorful glowing cube are made up of a 5 X 5 WS2812 LED matrix, with each face connected through reserved soldering points. Each matrix plane is driven by an RP2040 chip, and theoretically, you can enlarge this cube and increase the number of cubes to … Read more
MAKER: tomouwerkerkerk／Translated by: 趣无尽 This is a compact and warm floating desktop atmosphere lamp, with color-changing dim light adding a gentle ambiance to the room. It is constructed based on Arduino and 3D printed components, and is very simple to assemble. Beginners who are interested can give it a try. Video Demonstration: Materials List Arduino … Read more
Introduction The new year’s DIY activities for electronic engineers have begun, and I am here to witness the creativity of all the experts! Thanks to the Breadboard Community for providing a platform for technical exchange. The open-source address for the pixel clock project: https://gitee.com/laoguaige/esp32-s3-r8-n8-pixel-clock 1. Complete Display 2. Hardware Design 2.1. Complete Schematic 2.2. Power … Read more
In this article, we will explore the APDS-9960 gesture sensor and how to use it with WS2812B to control Neopixel LED strips. We can control the LED strip using simple gestures. Moving your hand left or right will change the direction of the running LEDs, while moving your hand up or down will change their … Read more
Previously, we introduced the basics of .NET nanoFramework. In this article, we continue with the example of the Microweather ESP32-S2-Pico to discuss development with .NET nanoFramework: controlling the onboard RGB lights and external RGB lights. The content includes the significance of status lights, WS2812, HSV, PWM, and related knowledge. 1. Background The first step in … Read more