At first glance, using a microcontroller for a simple fancy light project is overkill. However, the existing design can be modified later without additional hardware. Often a few extra code lines will ...

[4RM4] over at the Stuttgart hackerspace Shackspace ran into a guy selling individually addressable RGB LED strips when he attended the 29th Chaos Communication Congress last December. He had a ...

Raspberry Pi is the go-to system for users looking for an easy to tweak single-board computer project, thanks to useful ...

Rasberry Pi enthusiasts or those looking to engage younger members of their family may be interested in a new Raspberry Pi add-on created by electrical engineer Ryan Walmsley based in the United ...

Most of Raspberry Pi’s single-board computers ship without a case. But the company offers official cases for folks who’d rather enclose the computer in one. And there are dozens of third-party ...

Building RGB LED displays is one of the most interesting programming and engineering challenges we see here on Hackaday. Not only do the creators of large displays and LED cubes have to deal with the ...