Mini 5x7 addressable LED matrix. #electronics #LEDs

With new light bulb ban, energy efficient light bulbs get last laugh

#lightbulb #lighting #energy #energyefficiency #ledlighting #leds #lightbulbban #usa #unitedstates #decarbonization #lightingdesign #smartlighting

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/02/a-global-cartel-created-the-modern-incandescent-light-bulb-which-is-now-banned/

Making a light up paracord lanyard #LEDs https://blog.adafruit.com/?p=554705

Hue lightbulb hacks #ReverseEngineering #Lighting #LEDs @MrBananas https://blog.adafruit.com/?p=548951

...and I thought to myself, "why not control LEDs with LEDs?!"

#smartmatrix #teensy #ws2812b #LEDs

I ordered my Mini Fig Pi two days ago, and it arrived today! Of course, @ben_shockley and I are both in the KC area, so your results may vary. 😁
These are 1:1 scale with actual LEO Minifigures, so they're obviously tiny, but surprisingly so when holding one. 🤏 🔍
Get yours here: https://minifigboards.com/product/fig-pi
#LEDs #RGB_LEDs #PCBs #RaspberryPi #Pico #CircuitPython

Fi-balloon-acci64! 🎈✨
Full credit to @ItsMrJP for the idea. The front is white acrylic with a thin black layer that can be laser etched away. Behind that is a black acrylic grid, then a Fibonacci64 driven by an #ESP8266 using #FastLED. All mounted onto a laser cut acrylic back using M2 screws and standoffs.

#LED #LEDs #RGB #RGB_LEDs #Laser #LaserCut #LaserCutting

Since the Fibonacci256 HDR and #LuxLavalier both use #PixelBlaze controllers, the exact same pattern code and tutorials work for both!

https://luxlavalier.com/code

#RGB #LEDs #RGB_LEDs #Fibonacci #Spirals

🔈 Loud music warning! 😁
Playing around with the Fibonacci256 HDR + #PixelBlaze, mapping audio data from the Sensor Board by @wizard in various ways.

Get yours on @tindie here: https://www.tindie.com/products/19429

More info: https://www.evilgeniuslabs.org/fibonacci256-hdr-pixelblaze

#led #LEDs #RGB #Fibonacci #Music #MusicReactive #AudioReactive #DancingLEDs

This SMT Garden by @alpenglow is not only beautiful, but also a great way to practice surface mount soldering! It comes with different sized components from 1206 down to 0402, and has lots of places to practice soldering them on the back before moving on to assemble the blinky components.
It also comes with a battery holder, batteries, and magnetic standoffs for displaying it proudly.
#LEDs #Soldering #BadgeLife

Livin' my best #Mallsoft #Vaporwave life. Still haven't finished putting channels up, but put the diffusers on most of what I've already done. Also replaced the DOA #PixelBlaze Expander (thanks again, @wizard !)

#LEDs #ElectroMage

Only about 1/3 done and I haven't put the diffuser up yet as I'm still running power, but we're getting there 😺 #LEDs

You’re Not Imagining It, Blinding Headlights Are a Real Problem

Adaptive driving beam headlights are now legal and could help, but it will probably take a few years.

By Collin Woodar

"If you ever drive at night, there’s a good chance you’ve noticed an increasing problem with blinding headlights. In some cases, people are simply driving around with their high beams on, but that doesn’t fully explain the problem. Anyone who’s flashed their lights at an oncoming driver to let them know their high beams are on, only to get hit with their actual high beams can tell you that. One thing is for sure, though — it’s not a good thing.

"The first is probably the most commonly understood, and that’s the fact that Americans keep buying taller and taller vehicles. Add six inches of ride height, and the lights get six inches higher. The report cites a JD Power study that says about 53 percent of vehicles sold here in 2010 were trucks or #SUVs, but by 2021, that number had risen to almost 79 percent.

The final factor is the color of the lights themselves. A halogen bulb’s yellow-tinged color is warmer than the bluer, white light that #LEDs emit and therefore gentler on the eyes. So while a halogen and an LED headlight could be equally bright, the human eye will see the LED one as brighter and harsher. 'The eye is sensitive to those blue wavelengths, but the light meter is not,' Mark Rea told Insider, a professor at the Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine."
#BlueLight #LightPollution

Read more:
https://jalopnik.com/you-re-not-imagining-it-blinding-headlights-are-a-real-1850112863?utm_source=pocket-newtab

My final assembly table is full of parts for #LuxLavalier, #EvilGeniusLabs Krakens, Fibonacci64 Flowers, Fibonacci256, and Fibonacci512!
Have you ever seen so many #PixelBlaze in one photo?! 🤩
Or PixelBlaze Sensor Expanders still panelized?
Lux Lavalier is in stock in @wizard's store:
https://shop.electromage.com/products/lux-lavalier
Everything else is coming to my @tindie store in the next few weeks!
#LEDs #RGB #RGBLEDs #Laser #LaserCutting #LaserCut #PCBs #BadgeLife

@thomas @abaissement das beste an IKEA ist mittlerweile aber Technik… #tradfri #leds #kabel

I designed a custom LED sign for the Prusa MK3 as a tribute to one of the best and most reliable machines in my workshop.
Animations are done with a @wizard Pixelblaze: youtube.com/shorts/j4MgLeh…
#making #3dprinting #LEDs #prusa

2022 year in review: what a year! I sold a lot less, but created so much more! Traveled to new places, saw the Redwood Forest, attended SiliCon, met friends & makers in person, went all-in on #Mastodon, & collaborated with talented creators! Huge thanks to @geekmomprojects & @wizard for being lovely to work w on the Lux Lavalier project!

More info on projects: https://www.evilgeniuslabs.org

#introduction #2022 #YearInReview #RGBLEDs #LEDs #PixelBlaze #3dPrinting #LaserCutting #art #make #making

Like I said a couple of weeks back, even people who know better sometimes should be reminded of how good the ROI on LED lightbulbs is. https://twitter.com/SamEBEnergy/status/1602490207084941312

RT @CleanEnergyNH@twitter.com

💡 TIP 21 of the 31 Day #CENHEnergyChallenge:

Check your #lightbulbs and upgrade to #LEDs to reap savings! Unless they are LEDs, or at least compact fluorescent #bulbs, they are inefficient and are costing you more than they should.

#energysavings #energytips #tipsandtricks

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/CleanEnergyNH/status/1605593351348137984

Just put daylight temp LEDs on my loom. WHAT. A. DIFFERENCE. Why did I wait so long? #macomber #loom #handweaving #fiberarts #yarn #LEDs #threading #oldeyes

Weeks 895-896 - Bells, Bikes and Lots of LEDs

https://mcqn.com/posts/weeks-895-896-Bells-Bikes-and-Lots-of-LEDs/

#weeknotes #LEDs #cheerlights #IndieMfg #PCB