Showing posts with label Led Hacks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Led Hacks. Show all posts

DIY LED Matrix Pong Clock

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This neat LED clock mimics the display of the Pong video game to show the time as two paddles play back and forth. The game plays on autom...

Controlling Ten Thousand RGB LEDs

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RGB LEDs are awesome – especially the new, fancy ones with the WS2812 RGB LED driver. These LEDs can be individually controlled to display ...

POV Display with an Element of Danger

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Persistence of vision displays are always cool, although we must admit this one looks like it could very well explode at high speeds… Safet...

LED Matrix Mask Will Scare Up Holiday Cheer

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[ Davide ] sent us this fun LED matrix mask  he built using an ATMega8 and 74LS595N shift registers. Each of the eyes is an 8×8 LED matrix,...

Fubarino Contest: A Sculpted Room With LEDs

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[Sisam] and [Mclien] are a father and son team that built this sculptural room  with an organic looking built-in seating area and sculpted ...

Snowden Immortalized as Bond Villain in Edge-Lit Acrylic Poster

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[Wilywyrm] needed to come up with a final project for art class that commented on a social issue. Healthcare, schmealthcare, he said, and ...

Reverse Engineering a Candle Flicker LED

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Candle flicker LEDs are a one part replacement for a real candle. They contain both a yellow LED and a control chip that modulates the lig...

Full LED Snowboarding Suit

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Nighttime in the French Alps means the mountains are pitch black and the temperature is a frosty -13°F.  The perfect time of day to go sno...

Controlling High Voltage 7-Segment Displays

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The MAX7219 is one of those parts in your bin that has a “done and done” attitude. In case you’re unfamiliar, this chip can be used to con...