Month: October 2019

The Pixblasters Video LED Controller

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There are a few tools that pretty much every maker has in their tool box. We all have an Arduino or two on the shelf waiting for the next project. It’s also pretty likely that we might have a roll of NeoPixels or two stashed away for emergencies.

The WS212B-based LED strips have become an almost ubiquitous solution when flashing coloured lights are needed. Despite this, it can be hard to connect large numbers of them together into a single display, which is where the Pixblasters MS1 video controller board might come in handy.

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LEGO vs 3D Printing Community

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Well, this is frustrating. Be sure to download all LEGO files and re-upload them elsewhere if LEGO continues to take down designs.

Remember – the interlocking block design is not trademarked, so the design can be uploaded, or even sold, without LEGO having any legal authority. The figurine designs should be considered fan art – but regardless – this is a terrible business decision by LEGO.

How to 3D Print Better Miniatures: Pt. 3 Resin-quality on a FDM printer!

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Learn how to print resin-like quality miniatures on a FDM printer! By adding a .2mm nozzle and using our custom Cura profile, you can achieve hyper-detailed miniatures that look like they came off a resin printer. All miniatures in this video were printed on a $200 Creality Ender 3. Cura 4.0 is recommended (not 4.2!) and using good quality PLA is essential (we recommend eSun PLA Pro.)

How to 3D Print Better Miniatures: Pt. 1 Layer Heights

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Learn which layer heights work best for miniatures on your Ender 3 or Ender 5 3D printer. NOTE: Using full step numbers for layers, even when the starting Z home position is on a micro step, means it will continually use those same micro steps and even out variations/inconsistencies that would occur hitting different micro step positions for subsequent layers as the model is printed.

Raspberry Pi Ham Radio Remote – Reviewed

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One problem with ham radio these days is that most hams live where you can’t put a big old antenna up due to city laws and homeowner covenants. If you’re just working local stations on VHF or UHF, that might not be a big problem. But for HF usage, using a low profile antenna is a big deal. However, most modern radios can operate remotely. Well-known ham radio company MFJ now has the RigPi Station Server and [Ham Radio DX] has an early version and did a review.

As the name implies, the box contains a Raspberry Pi. There’s also an audio interface. The idea is to consolidate rig control along with other station control (such as rotators) along with feeding audio back and forth to the radio. It also sends Morse code keying to the radio. The idea is that this box will put your radio on the network so that you operate it using a web browser on a PC or a mobile device.

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The Ultimate DIY Handheld Emulation Console

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In this video, I put together the Ultimate Retro Emulation Handheld console using My favorite Mobile controller The Satake 7007X and an inexpensive “prepaid” “ No Contract Android phone know as the Cool Pad Legacy. This set up can play anything from NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, Nintendo DS, N64 Dreamcast, and even PSP and not to mention native android games like PubG Minecraft and Call of duty mobile! It looks like Nintendo Switch Lite but this is in my option does so much more!

Snapdragon 450 Phones
Controller
CoolPad Legacy at Walmart