Astropixel Extras
The Astropixels sets are just bare bones electronics with no mounting hardware or such like. This is because there are so many different options and ways to attach them to…
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June 9, 2022
Customising the Astropixels
Here I'll walk you through how to change a few aspects of your Astropixel setup so you can fine tune the settings to your liking. First step, you will need…
June 5, 2022
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Astropixels Soldering guide
There really isn't much to solder, but I put this quick guide together to help. (Pictures coming soon!) First of all, a quick one. One of the FLD needs an…
April 24, 2022
Astropixels, assemble!
The Astropixels come as a ready to use kit, just connect the cables and give them some power! I have previously offered unsoldered sets for a small discount, but few…
April 23, 2022
Coding the AstroPixels
By default the AstroPixels will run standard R2 colours, with random HP lights. The code to do this is relatively simple and just a couple of dozen lines using the…
March 28, 2022
AstroPixels!
For a bit of history and understanding as to my reasoning, check my previous post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WHzqFblB18 Components A standard R2 dome has 3 sets of lighting in it. There are…
March 17, 2022
Introducing…. The AstroPixels
After the success of producing the NeoPixel PSI boards, I wanted to do more. I wanted to do a simple, unified set of dome lights for a typical R2. And…
March 13, 2022
NeoPixelPSI – Using
So, you've got your new PSI boards and have them mounted in your droid, now you need to get them to do things! Code Examples ReelTwo My preferred solution is…
October 2, 2021
NeoPixelPSI – Coding
I had a bunch of my lovely new PSIs, and had tested them with a example sketch to make sure they all worked. Next step was to write the code…
September 24, 2021
NeoPixel PSI – Designing the PCBs
Something I've been meaning to do for a while was look at how to do a PCB with SMD layout that is now offered by a few of the cheap…
September 24, 2021