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NaMaLiCS Tutorial Part 4, C_SETUP
All Arduino progams have two functions that MUST be included, setup() and loop(). setup() is executed once at the startup of the program. loop() is executed next and runs until you load another…
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NaMaLiCS Tutorial Part 3, B_GLOBALS
I'm going to go through the NaMaLiCS program tab by tab. That means some information introduced up front won't be useful and perhaps not even understandable right away.…
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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,…
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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.…
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Five different light effects driven by the BrickPixel Arduino Shield
Have just posted a new video on my Flickr site [ https://flic.kr/p/2mzfybx ] showing mutiple different light effects running simultaneously off the BrickPixel Arduino shield and a BrickPixel 9-LED…
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I've failed utterly, but it still looks great.
Trying to program the light control system for the National Mall using the BrickPixel Shield on an Arduino. Would place the video here, but don't have a YouTube, Vimeo or Wistia account,…
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Then and now (May 2021 vs. Sept. 2021)
See explanation and videos at: https://flic.kr/p/2mvxbuh
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A Brickstuff BrickPixel example
Above is the hardware setup for this BrickPixel example. The Brickstuff Arduino shield is connected to an Arduino Mega board. The Arduino Mega board is getting power through its USB port.…
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A new category for posts?
Rob - Would it be possible to create a category under DIY / Arduino where people can post Arduino code they would like to share, either snippets or full running sketches?…
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Upgrading the National Mall lighting
I am starting to upgrade my National Mall with Brickstuff's BrickPixel Arduino setup. Here are three videos showing the same setup but at different camera angles and ambient light settings.…
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Guess I haven't posted pics here of the National Mall
I'm working on building and lighting the National Mall in Washington D.C. This is just the Washington Monument Grounds, which was my test case to see if Brickstuff lighting would work with…
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Looking for others using the Arduino BrickPixel shield
I'm just starting into a very large project using an Arduino controlled BrickPixel system. Am looking for some sort of community of users that I might be able to ask questions of,…