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The Matrix

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Dave Boulton

Here’s a final post for 2014! I’ve been busy with our “bungy” recently – we’re having a lot of decorating etc. done so have been moving stuff around and playing at being a proper bloke rather than just mucking about … Continue reading →

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NeoMatrix Brightness

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Dave Boulton

Here’s an idea of the brightness of these panels. The numbers show the brightness settings from 0 to 255 and there’s an orange shape to fill out some pixels. My screen is in the background for some contrast and the … Continue reading →

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Success!

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Dave Boulton

I picked up the WS2812 5050 RGB LED chips earlier – here’s a pack of them with the boards ready for repair: So I cleaned off the old solder, tinned a pad on one corner and carefully positioned the replacement … Continue reading →

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NeoMatrix repair (part 1)

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Dave Boulton

I had an email from Proto-Pic earlier saying that my WS2812 5050 RGB LEDs for repairing a couple of the Adafruit NeoMatrix panels that I broke were on the way. Result! Shame they’re being posted to work and it’s the … Continue reading →

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3 x Adafruit NeoMatrix 8×8 RGB LED

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Dave Boulton

And finally, I’ve managed to play with these without trashing anything! I’m using the same power supply that I managed to spike a couple of boards with last week – this time however, I’m using a Dangerous Prototypes ATX breakout … Continue reading →

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