A recent video by Axiometa explores an unusual electronics challenge: driving addressable NeoPixel LEDs entirely in hardware, without any microcontroller or code. Since WS2812-style LEDs normally rely ...

A NeoPixel is a name given to an LED that has within it three separate red, green and blue LED and also a small chip. There are also versions with a white LED too. To control them a signal is sent to ...

Arduino library for controlling single-wire-based LED pixels and strip such as the Adafruit 60 LED/meter Digital LED strip, the Adafruit FLORA RGB Smart Pixel, the Adafruit Breadboard-friendly RGB ...

RGB LED lighting is widely used in home automation, smart lighting, and creative projects. This project demonstrates building an IoT-enabled RGB LED Controller using the IndusBoard Coin V2 and a ...

You are stuck at home quarantined and you want to do some Arduino projects. The problem is you don’t have all the cool devices you want to use. Sure, you can order them, but the stores are slow ...

Samuel is a UK-based technology writer with a passion for all things DIY. Having started businesses in the fields of web development and 3D printing, along with working as a writer for many years, ...

NeoPixel LEDs are cheap and easy-to-use RGB LEDs, digitally addressable. Example code, libraries and supporting content can be found easily everywhere. In the September-October 2018 issue of Elektor ...

LEDs have a special place in every maker's heart, and it's because we all love the ability to create light at moment's notice. Almost every project I have made over the last two decades has included ...

WordClocks with 8*8 or 10*10 NeoPixel-Matrix, ESP8266 and a BASIC-Program based on ANNEX WiFi-RDS . Matrixes are made with Laserprinter or 3D-Printer. During the last year I built some WordClocks for ...