Side Effects of NeoPixel Protocol Timing

I have a bunch of pi zeros that are no longer useful after I got them for a project that was supposed to go full open source, but to make a long story short, I’m just glad I only invested $20 in a few boards and not endless hours of my own time into the…

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The Infinity Saber

The gems are removeable and uniquely identified by the saber. Look out, because when all 6 gems are inserted Infinity Mode can be activated!

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Infinity Saber

With May 4 coming soon enough, and the next Avengers coming out at the end of April, I temporarily shelved the 5 other incomplete projects I’ve got going right now to spend the weekend designing, printing, redesigning, and reprinting the shell for this saber.

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Pixel Blades, Wire Gauge, and You!

Here is a very convenient tool to figure out if your wiring is appropriately sized in your high draw pixel blade saber. I’ve book marked a typical application. Voltage Drop Calculator Using Watt’s law you can take these numbers and sort out the initial* power dissipation by your wiring. For example, using 6″ of 28awg…

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Mother of All Demos

The Mother of All Demos introduced many technologies we use and take for granted 50 years ago today.

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Burning Charge Saber Stand

Saber display stand with app and home automation control.

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Plan B: The Gentleman

When plan A goes to to bantha dung, go to Plan B.
Go to The Gentleman.

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New Projects, Posts and Videos coming soon!

After a few months off it is time to get back to the business of making fun things. I’m really looking forward to sharing the projects I’ve been working on!

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FX-SaberOS Development update 2017-11-21

Andras documents recent updates to FX-SaberOS

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“Unpatriotic” by Timothy Dark

“Unpatriotic” by Timothy Dark dropped this morning and it is really quite a work of art. The video is part two of a series starting with “The Future”. At the risk of repeating myself, working with Tim on this project was really a joy. As an artist he had a clear vision, but he wasn’t…

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