I wanted a control center mounted to my monitor that I could use for important home automation functions. I build some custom keypads using Cherry MX blue keyswitches and interface them to a Raspberry Pi. I add a VFD display for status info.
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Interfacing a VFD display to the raspberry pi
I interface a vacuum fluorescent display to a Raspberry Pi.
Read MoreGE iTwinkle 36 LED Christmas light teardown and hacking
The availability of GE35 color effects sets, the ones that have been hacked since 2010, is poor. In this article I tear apart one of the new iTwinkle sets to see if they are compatible with the same hack.
Read MoreRaspberry Pi Powered Individually Addressable Christmas Lights
GE G35 Christmas bulbs are easily hackable. I wanted to control them with my Raspberry Pi, and this describes how I used a Parallax Propeller to do the intermediate protocol handling.
Read MoreNixie Tube Calculator, Powered by a Raspberry Pi
My latest Nixie Tube Project, a desktop calculator controlled by the Raspberry Pi. It’s currently on Kickstarter!
Read MoreRaspberry Pi Nixie Tube Clock Prototype
Nixie tube clock prototype using IN-12 Nixie tubes with a Raspberry PI. 74141 / K155D drivers are used with 74HCT595 shift registers.
Read MoreA temperature and humidity probe for the Elk M1 Gold
I design and build a temperature and humidity probe for the Elk M1 Gold Alarm / Home automation panel. A parallax propeller microcontroller and an SHT11 sensor is used.
Read MoreCooper Wiring Devices TR7735W-BOX night light teardown
A futile attempt to tear apart an LED night light in order to alter the sensitivity of the photocell.
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