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Using Products from Other Vendors
In 2011, when we designed the original modular lighting system designed for large-scale use with LEGO® sets and scale models, we never dreamed that so many other companies would eventually enter the…
Rob Klingberg
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2 yrs ago
Expansion Accessories
Non LEGO 1/8 scale Knight Rider project
Hello / bonjour! I am working on a 1/8 scale Knight Rider KITT and looking for options to install real screens on the dash The screens on the model -the display areas- are 4 x 3.…
ElaSteK
I am the voice of the Knight Industries Two Thousand.
ElaSteK
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2 yrs ago
BrickScreen OLED and LCD Hobby Video Screens
Do / Don't Do
Last night's lesson: you can't just decide to reverse the placement of the power source after the circuit has been wired.
WRTyler
-the National Mall guy-
wrTyler
2 yrs ago
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Assembly Square Complete, lit, and on the COMPLETE Modular Street!
The Assembly Square modular is the best yet. Using Brickstuff components, the buildings come to life! They show up my earliest ones, which I think I will go back and improve wiring and brightness.…
Hugh
AFOL 777
Hugh
7 yrs ago
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Jim Pirzyk
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2 yrs ago
Your Creations
Making Longer Sections of LED Filament
One common request we receive is for longer sections of our Flexible LED filament. While we're not able to supply filament in longer lengths, it is possible to solder multiple filaments end-to-end…
Rob Klingberg
moderator
Chief Enthusiast
Rob_Klingberg
2 yrs ago
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Josh
2 yrs ago
General DIY
Lub-dub
WRTyler
-the National Mall guy-
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2 yrs ago
BrickPixel Lighting System
NaMaLiCS Tutorial Part 8, H_Flicker_OnOff
YAY! This is the last of the NaMaLiCS tutorials. Now that the core control of the system is working, loop(), and there is a template for pixel effects, cranking this out was easy.…
WRTyler
-the National Mall guy-
wrTyler
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2 yrs ago
BrickPixel Lighting System
NaMaLiCS Tutorial Part 8, G_Fade_OnOff
Well...it's been an interesting week of development for NaMaLiCS. When I added the fade effects, the wheels fell off and I've had to rethink, redesign and recode core parts of the program.…
WRTyler
-the National Mall guy-
wrTyler
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Josh
2 yrs ago
BrickPixel Lighting System
Republic Gunship #75309
OK, so with the release of so many new LEGO sets on August 1, 2021, we've got a lot on our plate to plan for in the coming months. Several people have asked about a light + sound kit for the…
Rob Klingberg
moderator
Chief Enthusiast
Rob_Klingberg
2 yrs ago
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Eric Stiff
2 yrs ago
Set-Specific Kits
NaMaLiCS, Getting ahead of myself
But...I couldn't resist. The video is a little small, but if you look closely you can see the light animation occurring across two sections connected by the BrickPixel magnetic connector.…
WRTyler
-the National Mall guy-
wrTyler
2 yrs ago
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NaMaLiCS Tutorial Part 7, F_Toggle_OnOff
The full code for this lesson [A_NaMaLiCS_WorkingCode_01.ino] is attached as a zip file. This time we're adding the toggle effect. It is similar to the blink effect in that a pixel's brightness is…
WRTyler
-the National Mall guy-
wrTyler
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NaMaLiCS Chaser Lights
Bwahahaha! The NaMaLiCS program I posted in Tutorial Supplement 3 CAN!! do chaser lights, unlike what I thought when I wrote Tutorial Part 6, E_BLINK. Ya just have to get the numbers right. See...…
WRTyler
-the National Mall guy-
wrTyler
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2 yrs ago
BrickPixel Lighting System
NaMaLiCS Tutorial Supplement 3, a working version for blinking lights
Since I've been discussing the code by inserting bits of tutorial between code snippets, it might be a little difficult to tell what is actually in the program.…
WRTyler
-the National Mall guy-
wrTyler
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NaMaLiCS Tutorial Part 6, E_BLINK
The Prologue: If you've made it this far in the tutorial series…CONGRATULATIONS!! and…I apologize. The thought struck me today that the audience I've been writing for is…me…or at least folks like me.…
WRTyler
-the National Mall guy-
wrTyler
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NaMaLiCS Tutorial Supplement 2, pixelState (or...are we there yet?)
This is an updated version of the B_GLOBALS tab. Sorry, no pictures or video this discussion, just dry text. // = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = // NOTE:…
WRTyler
-the National Mall guy-
wrTyler
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2 yrs ago
BrickPixel Lighting System
Connector model numbers
In the interests of creating compatible cables at custom lengths to expand on these products - I was wondering if anyone knew/could tell me what the model numbers were for the Brickstuff connectors…
David Blaikie
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2 yrs ago
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maplevolt
2 yrs ago
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NaMaLiCS Tutorial Part 5, D_LOOP
This the control center for the NaMaLiCS program. There are two sections in the loop. The first controls how the lights initially turn on (toggle, fade or flicker) and the second controls what…
WRTyler
-the National Mall guy-
wrTyler
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NaMaLiCS Tutorial Part 2, the Arduino IDE
I am using the IDE that Arduino provides for programming it's products. I normally use another code editor, but because the Arduino IDE is used to compile the code and send it to the Arduino itself,…
WRTyler
-the National Mall guy-
wrTyler
2 yrs ago
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NaMaLiCS Tutorial Part 1, the lighting effects testbed
NaMaLiCS is the National Mall Light Control System. Using the BrickPixel system it will, in it's initial phase, control approximately 1,200 lights...some individually, some in banks of lights.…
WRTyler
-the National Mall guy-
wrTyler
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lights
im so new to lego. at a total loss on how to put lights in my house, buildings, etc. have no idea what lights to purchase.
cynthia cross
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2 yrs ago
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Rob Klingberg
moderator
2 yrs ago
General Questions & Answers
76240 NEW Batman Batmobile Tumbler
I know it is yet to be released, but I would love to see a kit for the upcoming Batman Tumbler!
Richard
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2 yrs ago
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Rob Klingberg
moderator
2 yrs ago
What Lights Do I Use For [a specific] LEGO Set?
USS Saratoga Diorama Update 2
Ryan Bender
Ryan_Bender
2 yrs ago
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2 Ambulances, A bunch of Brickstuff LEDs!
Hey there! I thought you guys might like this, I am using a 1x6 lightbar for the ambulance closest to the camera and for the ambulance in the background, 2 pico LEDs on an LEC .
Josh
BCFR, BCEMS, CEFR, NMCSO
Josh
3 yrs ago
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Rob Klingberg
moderator
2 yrs ago
Your Creations
Komeda Coffee with Lights
INTRODUCTION I generally steer away from Lego models, Lego MOCs, and nanoblock models which are commercial tie-ins. But, this 1540+ brick replica of a Japanese coffee chain store struck my fancy…
David Steere
Nanoblock/Lego MOC obsessive
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Rob Klingberg
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2 yrs ago
Brickstuff Uses Beyond LEGO
Spiderman Daily Bugle (#76178)
Hi Rob, do you have any plans for this set? I think this could be really cool, like the Ghostbuster HQ. Especially the big Board is perfect for one of your Billboards.…
Freakmaster
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