Geek, maker, computer architect and general nerd. There is always something new to learn and tinker with. @markkomus@mastodon.social
Joined April 2011
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Posted my guide for a solar @adafruit IO powered weather station. Featured by @Hacksterio which made my day! hackster.io/markkomus/solar-…
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It's that time again! We were blown away by our September certs, check out our round up that features
@MarkKomus 's Thunder Buddy, @adafruit 's BLM kit and @DiscoStarslayer 's very cool xbox mod!
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I now have my second certified open source hardware project from @oshwassociation! The AS3935 sensor board I built for my lightning detector project. #opensource #hardware #pcb
certification.oshwa.org/ca00…
For projects I want to document I have to start remembering to take pictures before I glue things together. 🙃
My lightning detector board works!
Finally a large thunderstorm passed close enough to verify the reading were not just false positives. Wrote the readings to @Adafruit IO every 5 minutes. Now to build an enclosure and refine the code. #circuitpython
All set up and ready to measure lightning! ⚡️
So all the nice weather we are about experience is thanks to me after so many storms before I was ready to test the forecast is clear now.
ALT Pcb circuit board with lightning bolt shape on top
#circuitpython draft build running on a #rp2040 providing all the drum and key sounds with synthio. Drum code is gist.github.com/gamblor21/15… #synth
What started with my needing a new CPU fan resulted in a new case with aRGB fans. My motherboard didn’t support aRGB so rather then buy a controller for $20 I spent $100 making my own!
nRF52840 for BLE with level shifting logic running #circuitpython
ALT Pcb board
Took the still in progress #circuitpython DVI support and experimented getting an animated GIF to run in my second monitor with the @Adafruit RP2040 DVI feather. This is ugly under the hood but was able to get it going.
So happy to see a guide on using animated GIFs in CircuitPython and hope to see even more projects using these.
Finally - a new guide by me on using animated GIF files in #CircuitPython. Lots of fun and many possibilities for projects. #Python #Feather #PyPortal
In the past I made a servo controlled “fan” and used a water pump to put out candles. This year for my birthday I made a virtual candle that plays happy birthday and detects when you blow it out. #CircuitPython
Full code and images are at github.com/gamblor21/FunCand… running on an Adafruit Funhouse and a SHT40 sensor to detect blowing the candle out.
Great tool to help make GIFs for use with CircuitPython. #CircuitPython
Here is a GIF generator I made to make GIFs designed to work for gifio in Circuit Python (8.1.0 beta). github.com/MichaelLacock/Gif…
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Animated GIF support is now merged into the latest nightly build of #CircuitPython!
It even works on non traditional displays like an LED matrix.
Start of native animated GIF support for #circuitpython
Lots of work still to go but it runs.
Another 100 or so NeoPixels around my window and tiny tree. All running #circuitpython on #rp2040 controllers. The star was 3D printed.
ALT Tiny Christmas tree with lights
ALT Window with tiny Christmas tree and lights all around
Shout out to @digikey. Your boxes make great stands for projects 😂
Quick writeup on how I created a 300 NeoPixel grid display holiday animations, now up on @Hacksterio
hackster.io/markkomus/holida…
#circuitpython
My #digiwish is for a Precision Benchtop Power Supply 2260-KD3005D-ND. Because who does not want more power! (and prizes!)