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Setup is pretty simple, ill eventually make it do cool things. The \u003ca href=\"http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-neopixel-uberguide/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNeoPixel Uberguide\u003c/a\u003e has everything covered. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/46d3c0e8f61f156d59ed04ff682af125/tumblr_mzvkrhxG0z1rgpsuzo1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/ce84274785b3aae0b3168e75e3103fe7/tumblr_mzvkrhxG0z1rgpsuzo2_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/c732e91698c8c534879399e0c6cff53a/tumblr_mzvkrhxG0z1rgpsuzo3_1280.jpg\"\u003e","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeoPixel Desk \u003c/strong\u003e- I ordered 4m of \u003ca href=\"http://www.adafruit.com/products/1376\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eNeoPixel strip\u003c/a\u003e a while back. I decided to finally attach it to my desk. Setup is pretty simple, ill eventually make it do cool things. 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I whipped this together at lunch time today, simple 3 channel PWM using TIP142s. 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Each LED module+driver combo will have 1 arduino pro mini driving the PWM input. All the pro mini\u0026rsquo;s will i2c together with an arduino that sits on the network for network control of the 4 individual LEDs. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/X7s1EyogIiY\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/e516fab673c65ecfae31b012a5c9141b/tumblr_mnkviePUlJ1rgpsuzo2_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/1550b1f19862d9af34748b4e3743cd2b/tumblr_mnkviePUlJ1rgpsuzo1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/4cbe3f6625d2857bae42fbb5c5837bec/tumblr_mnkviePUlJ1rgpsuzo3_1280.jpg\"\u003e","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e30W RGB Led Test \u003c/strong\u003e- 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 module+driver combo will have 1 arduino pro mini driving the PWM input. All the pro mini’s will i2c together with an arduino that sits on the network for network control of the 4 individual LEDs. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/X7s1EyogIiY\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/e516fab673c65ecfae31b012a5c9141b/tumblr_mnkviePUlJ1rgpsuzo2_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/1550b1f19862d9af34748b4e3743cd2b/tumblr_mnkviePUlJ1rgpsuzo1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/4cbe3f6625d2857bae42fbb5c5837bec/tumblr_mnkviePUlJ1rgpsuzo3_1280.jpg\"\u003e","excerpt":"","metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","status":"published","featured":false,"publishedAt":"2013-05-29T20:56:38Z","authorId":"190160de54f2192bd5b8734ec8808086","authorName":"Daniel Chote","authorSlug":"daniel","heroMediaId":"","projectId":"","tags":[{"id":"2e01ade8e1326ef9eb4cabafb484592b","name":"Arduino","slug":"arduino"},{"id":"af2996855a33f2b6e91cee4153e3ed0b","name":"LED","slug":"led"},{"id":"dee31c566268fb0ed3d494218ec2204c","name":"RGB LED","slug":"rgb-led"}],"createdAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z"},{"id":"31fd4aef58492daf9985bd1f13f7bacb","siteId":"projectable","slug":"packing-my-components-for-our-upcoming-move-its","title":"Packing my components for our upcoming move!","markdown":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacking my components for our upcoming move! 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It’s nice to be a little organized for once…\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/ca0071318cd869f236d949df94dcb5a2/tumblr_mngsim2wLV1rgpsuzo1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/40771ee37532e98d40dd8cfe261f699d/tumblr_mngsim2wLV1rgpsuzo2_1280.jpg\"\u003e","excerpt":"","metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","status":"published","featured":false,"publishedAt":"2013-05-27T16:01:33Z","authorId":"190160de54f2192bd5b8734ec8808086","authorName":"Daniel Chote","authorSlug":"daniel","heroMediaId":"","projectId":"","tags":[{"id":"2e01ade8e1326ef9eb4cabafb484592b","name":"Arduino","slug":"arduino"}],"createdAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z"},{"id":"b8ab43c01ed6336ca96a01aac05e5c63","siteId":"projectable","slug":"30w-rgb-led-a-few-weeks-ago-i-ordered-4-30w-rgb","title":"30W RGB LED","markdown":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e30W RGB LED. 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They arrived today, and they are HUGE!  Here is a size comparison against a Pinoccio Scout and my business card.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/502e87da72ca3a409a361d7ea5a7c500/tumblr_mmw9pzLR581rgpsuzo1_1280.jpg\"\u003e","excerpt":"","metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","status":"published","featured":false,"publishedAt":"2013-05-16T14:03:35Z","authorId":"190160de54f2192bd5b8734ec8808086","authorName":"Daniel Chote","authorSlug":"daniel","heroMediaId":"","projectId":"","tags":[{"id":"2e01ade8e1326ef9eb4cabafb484592b","name":"Arduino","slug":"arduino"},{"id":"bad79ac70a78dabfd99590c1b590b839","name":"Pinnocio","slug":"pinnocio"}],"createdAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z"},{"id":"628aadac58c16c3012b3a15bf4d3eb9c","siteId":"projectable","slug":"project-hexa-dual-channel-rgb-led-strip","title":"Project Hexa - Dual channel RGB LED strip flight+battery status module.","markdown":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProject Hexa\u003c/strong\u003e - Dual channel RGB LED strip flight+battery status module.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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 used left vs right, and will indicate flight mode and battery status alternatively to flight mode. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the APM is not armed, both sides will indicate battery status from green-\u0026gt;orange-\u0026gt;red solid color. 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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 sit inside and tweak knobs and press buttons to alter the dynamic music that was playing inside. Since then I have been trying to ponder something a little more practical, scalable and more importantly, bridging electronic and physical musical instruments. I think it’s important to show kids how sounds are made, and that they are more than just waves of air coming from a speaker. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBasic concept as follows:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e- 12 step sequence arrangement, the sequencing is controlled by a box with a big turning handle on it, and a row of 12 leds. As you turn the handle (I’m thinking Charlie and the chocolate factory here) the sequence speeds up or slows down. This box would have a bunch of sockets on it to plug in each instrument sequence. It would also plug in to the wall, or battery pack or something.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e- Boolean sequence (need better name). This would be a box with 12 switches or push buttons in a row, each would also have an led. This would plug in to the sequence knob box thing, and have a physical instrument attached at the other end. For instance, a drum, with a servo controlled stick. As the sequence progresses you can enable the drum at any of the 12 steps, sequence hits that step, the servo then hits the stick on the drum.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e- Knob sequence (innuendo aside) same principals as above, except each step can have an analog pitch assigned to it too. This may control a fret position servo on a string, or a servo controlled trombone style whistle. If the value of the knob is above a threshold, the step will be played at the desired pitch.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaking those 2 concepts, you can evolve quite a few interesting instruments. 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