Tag Archives: AVR

RGB Floods Revisited

Posted on June 23, 2013 by admin

A good 5 years ago I came up with my RGB PortaFloods. I have decided it is time to revisit the RGB Flood for Christmas 2013. Parts in use so far: 10W RGB High Power LED Panel 10 Watt Lamp … Continue reading →

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Falling Icicles

Posted on March 14, 2011 by admin

Falling Icicles made their debut in my area 2009.  Initially they were hideously expensive and hard to find.  But secretly I always knew I would get some. Then least year Big-W  / K Mart started sell small falling Icicles  sets … Continue reading →

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DMX Dongles

Posted on June 21, 2010 by admin

I have used two DMX Dongles for my Christmas lights: Enttec Open USB widget RPMs USB DMX Pro The Enttec Open work great but was subject to a fair amount of abuse and kept blowing the RS-485 driver chip. RPM … Continue reading →

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DMX Mega Break out PCB

Posted on May 20, 2010 by admin

Why Bother? When prototyping new DMX controllers a lot of the time is spent wiring up similar connections all the time, like the USART for RS-485 driver and an ISP connector, to program the uC.  This is where my DMX … Continue reading →

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