I've been working on the FastLED project. This week I got it to support WS2816 LEDs. They're pretty nifty LEDs -- they're like WS2812, but with 16 bits per color channel instead of 8, they have much greater dynamic range. From blinding all the way down to "Is it lit at all?"
Of course, with twice as many bits, it takes twice as long to refresh them. That's why I made them work with the ObjectFLED driver today (up to 42 parallel strands from a Teensy 4).
Okay, even I'll admit when I'm being a bit silly...
Too much time and too many MCU cycles on my hands, clearly.
Building a 3D Printed Scanning Tunneling Microscope - YouTuber [MechPanda] has recreated a DIY STM hack we covered about ten years ago, ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/09/30/building-a-3d-printed-scanning-tunneling-microscope/ #scanningtunnelingmicroscope #piezoactuator #toolhacks #3dprinted #teensy4.1 #diy #stm
Lathe Outfitted with Electronic Gearbox - Running a metal lathe is not for the faint of heart. Without proper knowledge and ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/09/19/lathe-outfitted-with-electronic-gearbox/ #steppermotor #changegears #electronics #toolhacks #gearratio #teensy4.1 #arduino #encoder #gearbox #lathe
Upgraded Raster Laser Projector Goes RGB - We’ve covered a scanning laser project by Ben Make’s Everything last year, and now... - https://hackaday.com/2024/09/18/upgraded-raster-laser-projector-goes-rgb/ #laserprinter #laserhacks #lasergalvo #projector #teensy4 #mirror #laser #rgb
Fully loaded bread board. Touch screen and SD card reader operational. Figured I should implement all the available hardware features if I'm going to migrate it to protoboard. #arduino #electronics #gamedev #teensy4
I am designing the Birthday Tower's bottom enclosure. It's gotten really crowded in here. I spent most of yesterday just trying to figure out how to make everything fit.
From the left:
- barrel jack
- audio amp
- speaker
- two Wago connectors
- Teensy audio board with Teensy 4.0 on top (not pictured)
- level shifter board
- JST SL jack
Component positions are approximate. The case dimensions are accurate for now.
14/∞
Modern In-Circuit Emulator for the 6809 https://hackaday.com/2024/07/19/modern-in-circuit-emulator-for-the-6809/ #TRS-80ColourComputer #In-Circuit-Emulator #in-circuitdebugger #Microcontrollers #Retrocomputing #computerhacks #motorola6809 #Teensy4.1 #hardware #CoCo #ARM
Modern In-Circuit Emulator for the 6809 - The Motorola 6809, released in 1978, was the follow-up to their 6800 from four yea... - https://hackaday.com/2024/07/19/modern-in-circuit-emulator-for-the-6809/ #trs-80colourcomputer #in-circuit-emulator #in-circuitdebugger #microcontrollers #retrocomputing #computerhacks #motorola6809 #teensy4.1 #hardware #coco #arm
Harmonic Table Keyboard Brings Old Idea Back to Life https://hackaday.com/2024/06/17/harmonic-table-keyboard-brings-old-idea-back-to-life/ #midipolyphonicexpression #harmonictablekeyboard #digitalaudiohacks #harmonictable #halleffect #Teensy4.1 #cherrymx #axis-49 #axis-64 #midihex #c-thru #midi #mpe
Harmonic Table Keyboard Brings Old Idea Back to Life - If you missed the introduction of the Axis-49 and Axis-64 keyboards by C-Thru Musi... - https://hackaday.com/2024/06/17/harmonic-table-keyboard-brings-old-idea-back-to-life/ #midipolyphonicexpression #harmonictablekeyboard #digitalaudiohacks #harmonictable #halleffect #teensy4.1 #cherrymx #axis-49 #axis-64 #midihex #c-thru #midi #mpe
Backyard UFO Is Out of This World - Halloween may be over for another year, but UFOs in your yard are cool year-round.... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/15/backyard-ufo-is-out-of-this-world/ #microcontrollers #frigginlasers #holidayhacks #teensy4.1 #rgbleds #smoke #ufo
Teensy Stands in for the Motorola 68k - While it might not seem like it today, there was a time in the not-too-distant pas... - https://hackaday.com/2023/10/31/teensy-stands-in-for-the-motorola-68k/ #microcontrollers #microcontroller #retrocomputing #cycleaccurate #armcortextm7 #teensy4.1 #machacks #emulator #motorola #mac512k #68k #bus
Control Tricks For Tailsitters - An RC VTOL aircraft always makes for a compelling project, but ensuring the transi... - https://hackaday.com/2023/10/07/control-tricks-for-tailsitters/ #drehmflight #dronehacks #teensy4.0 #vtol
Apple III Slows Down to Smell the Roses - The most collectible items in the realm of vintage computers often weren’t the mos... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/03/apple-iii-slows-down-to-smell-the-roses/ #microcontroller #retrocomputing #restoration #clockspeed #teensy4.1 #appleiii #arduino #apple
Game Boy-Style Camera For Playdate - The Game Boy Camera, while perhaps not the most technologically advanced piece of ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/07/20/game-boy-style-camera-for-playdate/ #handheldshacks #gameboycamera #monochrome #grayscale #teensy4.1 #playdate #camera #ov7670 #1-bit
Transform an Original Xbox Controller to a 360 Controller - If you’re looking for a controller for your computer or mobile device, you could c... - https://hackaday.com/2023/06/07/transform-an-original-xbox-controller-to-a-360-controller/ #modification #controller #xboxhacks #interface #teensy4.1 #original #upgrade #xbox #usb
IBM PC Runs BASIC With Motorola 68000 CPU Upgrade - Although ARM CPUs have been making headway in several areas of computing over the ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/05/02/ibm-pc-runs-basic-with-motorola-68000-cpu-upgrade/ #retrocomputing #motorola68000 #classichacks #teensy4.1 #ibmpc
Visual Ear Demonstrates How The Cochlear Works - The cochlear is key to human hearing, and it plays an important role in our unders... - https://hackaday.com/2023/04/02/visual-ear-demonstrates-how-the-cochlear-works/ #cochlearimplant #teensy4.0 #cochlear #innerear #ws2812b #news #ear
Breadboarding a Game Boy From Scratch - The original Nintendo Game Boy is a stout piece of hardware in a solid plastic enc... - https://hackaday.com/2023/02/15/breadboarding-a-game-boy-from-scratch/ #nintendogameboyhacks #nintendogameboy #nintendohacks #teensy4.1 #nintendo #gameboy #teensy
