Blog, page 19
page 19 of 80Continuing through the writing archive.
Trip to Shenzhen 2018
Two days at the Huaqiang Road markets in Shenzhen and the pile of LED strips, switches, and Pi cases I came back with.
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Snapshot of the software and hardware I leaned on in 2018, from VS Code and PlatformIO to a Surface Pro 3 and Sony WH-H900N.
Read postNov 2018 brain dump
November 2018 bookmarks on Wobble Garden, PCB art, SI playing cards, sand tables, and Islamic geometric design books.
Read postMay 2018 brain dump
May 2018 grab bag of links: pen plotters, ESPEasy firmware, the TWANG dungeon crawler, and a wooden lego planter.
Read postWood frames - Stained glass windows project
Building hexagonal baltic birch frames for the stained glass panels on the table saw, with a grooved channel holding the acrylic.
Read postPrograming - Stained glass windows project
Writing the firmware for the stained glass panels with FastLED on an ESP8266, using LED offset sets to drive randomised patterns.
Read postHardware - Stained glass windows project
Parts list for the stained glass windows: white acrylic, square WS2812B LEDs, a Wemos D1 mini, and a 5V 5A supply.
Read postDesigning panels - Stained glass windows project
How I design the stained glass panel patterns in Fusion 360 and Inkscape, then export SVGs ready for the laser cutter.
Read postTech Demo - Stained glass windows project
Tech demo notes for the stained glass windows: gluing acrylic, building cardstock dividers, and killing LED hotspots.
Read postInspiration - Stained glass windows project
Inspiration for the stained glass windows project, from Lumina Lab's Stoicheia dodecahedron to mandala work on Instagram.
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