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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.
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And so it begins.
The first section of six that comprise the center portion (the grassy areas) of the National Mall from 14th Street to Union Square at the foot of Capitol Hill.…
Your Creations -
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.…
Your Creations
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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…
General DIY
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Pirates of Barracuda Bay
Hi Rob, I'm really excited to hear about all the new lighting kits for sets you all will be releasing soon. I wanted to see if there was anything in the works for the Pirates of Barracuda Bay or if…
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How to translate Arduino demos into BrickPixel demos
When looking for examples of lighting control using the Arduino, you will usually find code that uses the on-board LED as the light. The control logic in the code is what's needed,…
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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.…
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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.…
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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…
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LED Filament In Longer Lengths
Your LED filament is awesome. Any chance you'll be getting longer lengths? A meter would be super! Thanks.
General Questions & Answers -
Stand alone sound module.
Hi, I've got a life size tusken raider and I wanted to hook up a small 10-20 second sound loop of their noise by pressing a button. The only thing I've found remotely what I'm looking for i believe,…
General Questions & Answers
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1.27mm Pitch 4-Pin Wire-to-Wire Connector (2-Pack)
Is say 5v 1 amp cable is that just a single cable or all of them?
General Questions & Answers -
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.…
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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…
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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...…
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Is say 5v 1 amp cable is that just a single cable or all of them?
Is say 5v 1 amp cable is that just a single cable or all of them?
General DIY -
Lego Roller Coaster 10261
Are there any plans for a kit for this set? If not, what lights would you recommend? Not sure I can put anything on the carriages (though that would be cool),…
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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.…
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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.…
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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:…
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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…
Expansion Accessories
