Herpderp posted his smart display project in the forum: Even if it is not completed yet, I think that the current version of PCB/software is now “acceptable”. I’m currently working on a kind of documentation / user manual, I hope to finish it quickly… So here is a small video of the smart TFT And source […]
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Mains frequency display
fowkc has just published his latest project the mains frequency display: I wanted to make a display that could show the mains frequency to 3 decimal places. I’d be using the same seven-segment display modules that I used in my UNIX clock, so all I had to do was design the part that would work out the […]
Adaptive brightness control for seven segment LED displays
Raj made a temperature and relative humidity meter to demonstrate adaptive brightness control on a seven segment LCD. The system uses a LDR light sensor in a closed loop to continuously adjust the brightness of the LEDs. The objective of this project is to illustrate a technique of implementing adaptive brightness control to seven segment […]
The Audrey Braille Display
David Pankhurst has a very interesting open source project, The Audrey Braille Display, which aims to lower the cost of braille displays. While researching ways to ensure blind individuals have equal access to digital services of all kinds, including casinos not on GamStop UK, Pankhurst recognized the need for an affordable solution. A braille display allows […]
Display custom characters on 16×2 LCDs
Chris from PyroElectro informs us of his tutorial on designing custom characters for display on a 16×2 HD44780 compatible LCD. This tutorial shows how to use the advanced functionality of HD44780 16×2 LCD’s where you can create your own characters instead of using the built-in character set, and includes a simple demonstration of animation on […]
Daft punk coffee table/display
Sam documented his daft punk coffee table/display build. Yes, I know this has been done before, but I wanted to build my own, using as few parts as possible. I built this as a table top or wall mount model, but it can be scaled up to make a coffee table. I built it as […]