Blenster @Blenster@qoto.org

Pixelblaze Christmas trees. So hot right now!

Found a 2.7mm thin Neopixel strip with a silicone coating and decided to cram as many rows as would fit ( turned out to be 5) onto a headband. Added a #Pixelblaze Pico controller and an off the shelf holder for an AA-sized Li-Ion battery. I intend to be "light headed" for the holidays!

I put together a Gift Guide for our last newsletter, highlighting a bunch of great stuff our friends make! Get some ideas for yourself or your maker friends!
https://view.flodesk.com/emails/6758bbb412b7bcbceb9e8fc4

Any C/C++ wizards looking for a project? I'd be willing to pay for WS2816 support to be added to #FastLED.
#PixelBlaze supports them but I do still use FastLED with the QT Py SAMD21.
I can provide PCBs with the LEDs already assembled.
They're 48-bit color (16 per channel), but FastLED support for them would need to be 24-bit (8 per channel).
WS2816 Datasheet: https://www.lcsc.com/datasheet/lcsc_datasheet_2412021803_Worldsemi-WS2816C-2121_C965561.pdf
Here's a whole thread where I compare them to WS2812 and SK9822: https://leds.social/@jasoncoon/111575637982422573

Finally got around to Pixel mapping my friend's Pixelblaze-controlled Christmas tree using @themariday 's video pixel mapping tool (https://github.com/TheMariday/marimapper), and it was fantastic! I could never have mapped the 600 LEDs on this tree without it.

After talking to some friends, I've created a site where you can measure and compare your intrinsic human value (follower count) against others 😈
You can enter in your own list of semicolon-separated Mastodon users.
It's completely client-side, nothing is stored, no cookies, ads, or tracking. Uses plain old JavaScript & Bootstrap CSS.
Site: https://jasoncoon.github.io/masto-metrics
Code: https://github.com/jasoncoon/masto-metrics

Just a quickie 25% off weekend sale on box kits and Blinky plushies! Have you hugged an LED today? We also have our sheepy box kits on sale if fiber animals are more your jam. That and the soldering kits sale all accesible thru our handy sale page link!

https://www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/sale

Time to get out the fully 3D-mapped addressable RGB LED Xmas tree!
More info, parts list, instructions, source code: https://evilgeniuslabs.org/tree-v2

I'm having a Black Friday sale, in the sense that I make stuff and some of it is available for sale. 😁
https://www.tindie.com/stores/jasoncoon
https://lectronz.com/stores/evilgeniuslabs

We've got a *BIG* soldering sale happening! Almost all of our kits are 50% off, we're clearing them out. If you're a makerspace or educational organization or just want a bunch of kits, we've got bulk listings too! Boosts are appreciated, we have a lot of inventory and it's all gotta go. Why? Continue reading the 🧵 ->

https://www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/soldering-kit-50-off-sale

🌟🔩🪛🌟 NEW NEW NEW 🌟🔩🪛🌟
Feeling Screwed? Have we got the tool for you! Introducing The Screwler - it's a Screw Gauge PCB Ruler . It's got holes for everyone, both metric holes and imperial holes. It's got teeth too. Lots of teeth. Need to make sure you drill the right hole? It's got a guide for both tight fits and 75% threads for maximum engagement. Get one for your desk and every place you get screwed!

https://www.alpenglowindustries.com/products/the-screwler