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Temperature controlled Fan
I finally finished one of the outdoor Power Supply Boxes. It contains 2x 350W SMPSs in it and will be situated in the garden. The cabinet currently has a 12v computer fan to push air out of the box. Like … Continue reading
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Press Bender
Being an avid DIYer, I always find the need to bend up brackets, even if it is a simple 90 degree bend bar. Quite often a trip to the local hardware store will reveal suitable substitute brackets. I stumbled on … Continue reading
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Fuse sizing
Math alert: My spiral trees have 42 pixels. That means 42 x3 =126 LEDs per tree. 2 trees are connect each controller. That means controllers have 252 leds. So if we allow 20mA per LED. That comes to a total … Continue reading
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4Channel Dmx DC Controller – Revisited
I have previously designed and built a 4 channel DC DMX controller. This controller has served well. But I needed to do a quick update for some display items. Firstly I needed to add RJ45s. They take up a lot … Continue reading
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8 Channel RGB LED Flexible Strip Controller – Revisited
I have previously designed and biult a 8 channel RGB strip controller. This controller has served well. But sadly the output transistors have gone End of Life. I did two things to rectify this situation, I found a replacement device … Continue reading
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DMX Terminations
DMX512 employs RS-485 differential signaling at its physical layer. DMX512 uses a unidirectional simplex communication protocol. the following is a paraphase from Wiki: DMX512 is a bus network that works upto 1,200 metres long, provided you don’t have more than 32 receivers … Continue reading
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Finally Affordable Snowfall Tube rebirthed
FAST was created by Cory Helmuth as a inexpensive snowfall or meteor tubes. Snowfall tubes are long clear plastic tubes that have a group of LEDs arranged in a linear fashion and the LEDs light in a sequential manner from … Continue reading
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RGB Window Outlines
Window outlines are a popular display items. They accentuate the house beautifully. There are two things you’ll discover when installing windows lights – String length might be a problem, and tape won’t hold them. Whether you’re putting lights up inside … Continue reading
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Mini Pixel Trees
Based on 900mm Tomato Cage frames and 42 LP6803 Pixels, these trees have been a very very long project. The project started almost 6 years ago when I purchased for plant trellis cages from the local nursary, for the garden. … Continue reading
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The Falcon Pi Player and a Real Time Clock
The FPP only has two option for RTC. A Rasclock and a DS1305. None of these seem to be available here in Australia. Bummer! But SunFounder DS3231 RTC Real Time Clock Module seem to be all over Ebay for a … Continue reading
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