Let there be Light!
There are many ways to light up an R2 dome, and I'd like to try and summarise them here. This won't be a totally exhaustive list, and there is always…
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April 19, 2024
Flatpack Q85 Drive Assembly
After a bit of testing and a couple of prototypes, I'm ready to release the flatpack drive files to the rest of the community. The idea behind these was to…
November 28, 2023
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
Simplifying the dome electronics with the ReelTwo library
Whilst doing the write up of my NeoPixelPSI boards I mentioned the ReelTwo library by Mimir a few times and thought I'd do a post about how I've been finding…
October 6, 2021
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
Two years of Omnis!
I'm just about to do my first event of the year, and realised that two years ago at the same event, the organiser posted this picture: Setup time for Bolton…
February 17, 2020
Uniting the Builders
Recently I've been involved in a new project to unite all the different droid building clubs in the UK under a common umbrella. Hopefully to help share ideas and also…
December 15, 2019
r2_control Shopping List
A few people have expressed an interest in my r2_control system, so I thought I'd do a post about how it works, and what it needs. At the core is…
April 16, 2019