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DSO Quad for Dummies
I just recieved my DSO Quad from Boxtec/Seeedstudio. Because the documentation of this product is not really .. “ideal” I thought I write my steps down. 10 Years ago I used Oscilloscope for my daily...
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Long distance SPI installation: Lessons Learned
In a previous blog post I wrote about my issues with a LPD6803 based installation and long cables. To illustrate my installation I paste the wiring diagram here: After some exhausting debug sessions I...
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PixelController v1.3 released
I finally released the first beta release of the Led Matrix controller software PixelController. I wrote PixelController to create some stunning visuals for my PixelInvaders panels. Meanwhile,...
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Make StripInvaders cheaper: use an IBoard
Boxtec send me an IBoard to test if StripInvaders could run on this board. The IBoard from iteadstudio is a cheap (33 SFr.) alternative to the Arduino Ethernet (57 SFr.). The IBoard, like the Arduino...
View ArticleRaspBerry Pi Distributions
Finally I found some time to play with my brand new RaspBerry Pi. But which distro should I use? And what the heck is a RaspBerry Pi? The RaspBerry Pi is a credit-card sized computer, running on a ARM...
View ArticleDead simple Arduino Input devices
I was looking for simple and cheap input devices for an upcoming Arduino Project. I used OSC in past projects, however there are some issues if the user does not have up-to-date hardware (for example...
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ExpeditInvaders – the spiced up IKEA shelf
Like many people I own an IKEA Expedit shelf. I added some LED modules behind the shelf, now the shelf looks superb, but look yourself: Currently ExpeditInvaders support 10 color sets (RGB, Rasta, CGA,...
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Raspberry Pi: Enable the SPI device
I want to use the SPI Hardware of the Raspberry PI (Led Modules you know…). I wrote down a step-by-step guide. 1) Install Raspbian “wheezy” (2012-07-15-wheezy-raspbian.zip) SSHd is enabled, login as...
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PixelController, PixelPi and Raspberry Pi
After I enabled the SPI device on my Raspberry PI, I wanted to drive some WS2801 LED Modules. Thanks to Scott Gibson this was quite an easy task, his detailed Blog entry helped me alot. My Raspberry PI...
View ArticleArduino Free Memory
I’m working on a rather large Arduino Project and want to make sure, that my Sketch does not run out of Memory. There are some examples on the Arduino Playground. The free Memory method will be called...
View ArticleExpeditInvaders Showcase Video
I finally managed to create a quick and dirty ExpeditInvaders video. For your reference, the Arduino Source can be found on the GitHub site. Meanwhile I also create a ExpeditInvaders DIY Kit which is...
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Kalikut NOW Stage Design
Some friends formed the band “Kalikut Now“. They asked me to help them creating illuminated letters for a stage show. They made eight 80cm high wooden letters with an acrylic front and did all the hard...
View ArticleDMX and DIY stuff
Why are there so many DIY Led projects out there, but almost none of them support the “industry standart” DMX512? Brian and myself had a little conversation about this topic and I thought why not write...
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PixelController Tutorial: Use a Midi device to control PixelController
This tutorial will show you how a MIDI device (for example a Akai MPD26) can control PixelController using PureData. PureData will translate the MIDI signal to an OSC message and send it to...
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Arduino Theft Protection
Nobody likes thieves and thieves (mostly) don’t like if people are at home and watch TV. I thought why not simulate a running TV to deter thefts. Well I had an old Seeeduino (Atmega 168P) lie around,...
View ArticleSerial2Parallel Teensy Firmware – control thousands of LED modules
If you want to drive thousands of LED modules with a single Teensy at a decent framerate, you cannot use the Hardware SPI signal. Paul Stoffregen did a fantastic job with his Serial2Parallel Firmware....
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Serial communication between Raspberry Pi and Arduino
I want to communicate between my Raspberry Pi and Arduino via Serial line (UART). Why? The RPI cost less than a Arduino Ethernet Shield and has more power. And because I can… The main problem is, the...
View ArticlePixelController v1.3 final released!
I finally released PixelController v1.3. Since the last beta version (beta-18) I improved the GUI part of PixelController. What is PixelController? PixelController – a matrix control project by Michael...
View ArticleUse a RPI to make a network enabled PixelController
I use a Raspberry Pi (or any other Linux based computer) to make the USB based PixelInvaders network enabled. This should work for any Arduino based project. All you need is ser2net an Raspberry Pi and...
View ArticlePixelController v1.3.1 released
I just released PixelController v1.3.1. Noteworthy changes: Create your own generators and send them via OSC protocoll to PixelController I added several Processing examples, including Android and...
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