At first glance, using a microcontroller for a simple fancy light project is overkill. However, the existing design can be modified later without additional hardware. Often a few extra code lines will ...

The Pi Zero is a great piece of hardware, even if you’re not designing another USB hub for it. [Marcel] wanted to control a few RGB LED strips from his phone, and while there are a lot of fancy ways ...

Rasberry Pi enthusiasts or those looking to engage younger members of their family may be interested in a new Raspberry Pi add-on created by electrical engineer Ryan Walmsley based in the United ...

Anyone who has decorated a Christmas tree knows that the lights are what really make the look. But no matter how many strings you wrap around it, there never seems to be enough. Plus the standard sets ...

Makers, developers and Raspberry Pi enthusiasts may be interested to know that the awesome Raspberry Pi LED SHIM created by Pimoroni has now arrived at the Adafruit online store and is now available ...

A DIY wall-mounted sound visualizer plots ambient audio as a smooth waveform on an RGB LED matrix, combining a Pico-class ...