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7-Segment NeoPixel Clock With Countdown Timer

7-Segment NeoPixel Clock With Countdown Timer

In this Instructable, my twin brother, Sunyecz06, and I will show you how to make a 7-segment NeoPixel Clock with Countdown Timer. The inspiration for this project began with our parents and their fitness room. While they have an older digital clock in the room, it has no functionality other than telling the time. And oftentimes, …

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INEFFICIENT NEOPIXEL CONTROL SOLVED WITH HARDWARE HACKERY

Everyone loves NeoPixels. Individually addressable RGB LEDs at a low price. Just attach an Arduino, load the demo code, and enjoy your blinking lights. But it turns out that demo code isn’t very efficient. [Ben Heck] practically did a spit take when he discovered that the ESP32 sample code for NeoPixels used a uint32 to …

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ADDRESSABLE 7-SEGMENT DISPLAYS

ADDRESSABLE 7-SEGMENT DISPLAYS MAY MAKE MULTIPLEXING A THING OF THE PAST

[Sean Hodgins] has a knack for coming up with simple solutions that can make a big difference, but this is one of those “Why didn’t I think of that?” things: addressable seven-segment LED displays. [Sean]’s design is basically a merging of everyone’s favorite Neopixel RGB LED driver with the ubiquitous seven-segment display. The WS2811 addressable RGB …

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