#ledhacks — Public Fediverse posts

CRTs Are Too Mainstream, So Game on a Mechanical TV Instead

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/crts-are-too-mainstream-so-game-on-a-mechanical-tv-instead/

Let Twitch Chat Control Your LED Strings

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/02/let-twitch-chat-control-your-led-strings/

Let Twitch Chat Control Your LED Strings

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/02/let-twitch-chat-control-your-led-strings/

Bending Faux-Neon LEDs Make for Animations Glass Tubes Can’t Match

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/08/bending-faux-neon-leds-make-for-animations-glass-tubes-cant-match/

Bending Faux-Neon LEDs Make for Animations Glass Tubes Can’t Match

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/08/bending-faux-neon-leds-make-for-animations-glass-tubes-cant-match/

The Graph Theory of Circuit Sculptures https://hackaday.com/2026/02/03/the-graph-theory-of-circuit-sculptures/ #CircuitSculpture #graphtheory #LEDfilament #LEDHacks #Art

LED Hourglass is a Great Learning Project https://hackaday.com/2025/12/09/led-hourglass-is-a-great-learning-project/ #ArduinoHacks #ledhourglass #timekeeping #hourglass #LEDHacks #led

LED Hourglass is a Great Learning Project https://hackaday.com/2025/12/09/led-hourglass-is-a-great-learning-project/ #ArduinoHacks #ledhourglass #timekeeping #hourglass #LEDHacks #led

LED Hourglass is a Great Learning Project https://hackaday.com/2025/12/09/led-hourglass-is-a-great-learning-project/ #ArduinoHacks #ledhourglass #timekeeping #hourglass #LEDHacks #led

LED Hourglass is a Great Learning Project https://hackaday.com/2025/12/09/led-hourglass-is-a-great-learning-project/ #ArduinoHacks #ledhourglass #timekeeping #hourglass #LEDHacks #led

Experience Other Planets with the Gravity Simulator https://hackaday.com/2025/07/27/experience-other-planets-with-the-gravity-simulator/ #ArduinoHacks #simulator #LEDHacks #arduino #balance #gravity #planets #space #IMU

Experience Other Planets with the Gravity Simulator - As Earthlings, most of us don’t spend a lot of extra time thinking about the gravi... - https://hackaday.com/2025/07/27/experience-other-planets-with-the-gravity-simulator/ #arduinohacks #simulator #ledhacks #arduino #balance #gravity #planets #space #imu

Researching Glow-Powder Left a few Scars https://hackaday.com/2025/07/20/researching-glow-powder-left-a-few-scars/ #bodymodification #chemistryhacks #biocompatible #glowinthedark #scarification #fluorescence #glowpowder #LEDHacks #biosafe #bodymod #tattoo #light #glow

Researching Glow-Powder Left a few Scars - Content warning: Human alteration and scalpels.
General warning: We are not speaki... - https://hackaday.com/2025/07/20/researching-glow-powder-left-a-few-scars/ #bodymodification #chemistryhacks #biocompatible #glowinthedark #scarification #fluorescence #glowpowder #ledhacks #biosafe #bodymod #tattoo #light #glow

A Simple Tip for Gluing Those LED Filaments https://hackaday.com/2025/05/29/a-simple-tip-for-gluing-those-led-filaments/ #shrinktubing #LEDfilament #LEDHacks #diorama #glue #led

A Simple Tip for Gluing Those LED Filaments - [Boylei] shows that those little LED filament strips make great freeze-frame blast... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/29/a-simple-tip-for-gluing-those-led-filaments/ #shrinktubing #ledfilament #ledhacks #diorama #glue #led

Using Audio Hardware To Drive Neopixels Super Fast https://hackaday.com/2025/01/13/using-audio-hardware-to-drive-neopixels-super-fast/ #LEDHacks #ESP32 #I2S #led

Using Audio Hardware To Drive Neopixels Super Fast - Here’s the thing about running large strings of Neopixels—also known as WS2812 add... - https://hackaday.com/2025/01/13/using-audio-hardware-to-drive-neopixels-super-fast/ #ledhacks #esp32 #i2s #led

Candle Powered Lantern Isn’t as Silly as You Think https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/candle-powered-lantern-isnt-as-silly-as-you-think/ #SeeBeckEffect #TechHacks #LEDHacks #lantern #peltier #candle #heat

Candle Powered Lantern Isn’t as Silly as You Think - [Gilles Messier] at the Our Own Devices YouTube channel recently took a look at an... - https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/candle-powered-lantern-isnt-as-silly-as-you-think/ #seebeckeffect #techhacks #ledhacks #lantern #peltier #candle #heat

Pimp My Pot Redux, Now Cheaper and Even Better - If there’s one thing we like around here more than seeing an improved version of a... - https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/pimp-my-pot-redux-now-cheaper-and-even-better/ #potentiometer #ringlight #ledhacks #encoder #max7219 #rotary #pcba #eda #pot #smd

The Simple Tech Behind Hidden Camera Detectors - If you’ve ever been concerned about privacy in a rental space or hotel room, you m... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/12/the-simple-tech-behind-hidden-camera-detectors/ #digitalcamerashacks #hiddencamera #ledflasher #ledhacks #bigclive

Pimp the Potentiometer - Sometimes, a hack isn’t really about the technology but about the logistics. If we... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/11/pimp-the-potentiometer/ #ringlight #ledhacks #knob

Got Fireflies? Try Talking To Them With a Green LED - [ChrisMentrek] shares a design for a simple green LED signal light intended for ex... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/06/got-fireflies-try-talking-to-them-with-a-green-led/ #weekendproject #fireflies #ledhacks #blinking #flashing #patterns #science #firefly #led

Light Meets Movement with a Minimum of Parts - We often say that hardware hacking has never been easier, thanks in large part to ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/06/15/light-meets-movement-with-a-minimum-of-parts/ #chandelier #kineticart #ledhacks #lighting #pulley #art

Op Amp Contest: This Lighthouse Sculpture Flickers in the Rhythm of Chaos - Op amps are typically used to build signal processing circuits like amplifiers, in... - https://hackaday.com/2023/06/06/op-amp-contest-this-lighthouse-sculpture-flickers-in-the-rhythm-of-chaos/ #circuitsculpture #chaostheory #chuacircuit #lighthouse #ledhacks #lm358 #art

Clever Optics Make Clock’s Digits Float in Space - If you’ve never heard of Aerial Imaging by Retro-Reflection, or AIRR for short, yo... - https://hackaday.com/2023/05/10/clever-optics-make-clocks-digits-float-in-space/ #holographicdisplay #clockhacks #leddisplay #ledhacks #clock #airr

IOT Message Board Puts Fourteen-Segment Displays to Work - We’re not sure, but the number of recognizable alphanumeric characters that a seve... - https://hackaday.com/2023/03/28/iot-message-board-puts-fourteen-segment-displays-to-work/ #commoncathode #raspberrypi #14segment #ledhacks #fourteen #iot #led

IOT Message Board Puts Fourteen-Segment Displays to Work - We’re not sure, but the number of recognizable alphanumeric characters that a seve... - https://hackaday.com/2023/03/28/iot-message-board-puts-fourteen-segment-displays-to-work/ #commoncathode #raspberrypi #14segment #ledhacks #fourteen #iot #led

IOT Message Board Puts Fourteen-Segment Displays to Work - We’re not sure, but the number of recognizable alphanumeric characters that a seve... - https://hackaday.com/2023/03/28/iot-message-board-puts-fourteen-segment-displays-to-work/ #commoncathode #raspberrypi #14segment #ledhacks #fourteen #iot #led

IOT Message Board Puts Fourteen-Segment Displays to Work - We’re not sure, but the number of recognizable alphanumeric characters that a seve... - https://hackaday.com/2023/03/28/iot-message-board-puts-fourteen-segment-displays-to-work/ #commoncathode #raspberrypi #14segment #ledhacks #fourteen #iot #led

IOT Message Board Puts Fourteen-Segment Displays to Work - We’re not sure, but the number of recognizable alphanumeric characters that a seve... - https://hackaday.com/2023/03/28/iot-message-board-puts-fourteen-segment-displays-to-work/ #commoncathode #raspberrypi #14segment #ledhacks #fourteen #iot #led

Quick Tip Improves Seven-Segment LED Visibility - We’re suckers for a nice seven-segment LED display around these parts, and judging... - https://hackaday.com/2022/06/03/quick-tip-improves-seven-segment-led-visibility/ #7segmentleddisplay #leddisplay #ledhacks #filter #tint

Kaleidoscope – Feelings Turned Into LED Tree - In 2020, [Eddie] found himself with a few hundred RGB LEDs left after a pandemic-i... - https://hackaday.com/2022/05/03/kaleidoscope-feelings-turned-into-led-tree/ #2022sci-ficontest #circuitsculpture #ledhacks #ledtree #tree #art #led #rgb

Remoticon 2021 // Debra Ansell Connects PCB in Ways You Didn’t Expect - “LEDs improve everything.” Words to live by. Most everything that Debra Ansell of ... - https://hackaday.com/2022/01/20/remoticon-2021-debra-ansell-connects-pcb-in-ways-you-didnt-expect/ #circuitsculpture #hackadaycolumns #wearablehacks #connectors #pcbdesign #ledhacks #pcbart #parts

Need A Small, Cheap Ammeter? Blinkenlights To The Rescue! - You know how it is. You’ve got that new project running, and while it doesn’t cons... - https://hackaday.com/2022/01/03/need-a-small-cheap-ammeter-blinkenlights-to-the-rescue/ #blinkenlights #blinkingled #flashingled #toolhacks #ledhacks #ammeter #fled

One Ring Light to Fool Them All into Thinking You’re Well-Rested - We know you’re beautiful, but maybe that cheap web camera from 2007 doesn’t always project your best... - https://hackaday.com/2021/03/08/one-ring-light-to-fool-them-all-into-thinking-youre-well-rested/ #lifehacks #ringlight #ledhacks #lighting #rgbw

Watch Life Tick Away, one LED Segment at a Time - In the grand scheme of things, a single human lifetime is a drop in the bucket. Even if we don’t lik... - https://hackaday.com/2020/12/21/watch-life-tick-away-one-led-segment-at-a-time/ #sevensegmentled #countdowntimer #clockhacks #atmega328 #ledhacks #max7219 #clock

Bright White Night Light Fights E-Waste - E-waste is a gigantic problem, and it can seem impossible as a lone individual to make any kind of... - https://hackaday.com/2020/08/31/bright-white-night-light-fights-e-waste/ #nokia5110lcddisplay #circuitsculpture #nokia5110lcd #greenhacks #nightlight #ledhacks #acrylic #header #jst

The Battery is Part of the Art - A work of art is appreciated for its own sake and we will never tire of seeing stunning circuits f... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/07/06/the-battery-is-part-of-the-art/ #blinkenlights #lead-free #ledhacks #necklace #jewelry #solder #rohs #art #led

Wireless LEDs Aren’t A First, But You Can Make Your Own - Wireless LEDs. That’s what [Scotty Allen] found in Japan, and if you find something you just have ... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/05/28/wireless-leds-arent-a-first-but-you-can-make-your-own/ #wirelessled #inductive #ledhacks #led