10 LED Projects for Geeks · Build Light-Up Costumes, Sci-Fi Gadgets, and Other Clever Inventions by Baichtal, John -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Dedication About the Contributors About the Technical Reviewer Contents Contents in Detail Introduction by Matthew Beckler

All About LEDs Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi Getting Started with the Arduino and the Arduino IDE Recommended Suppliers

Project 1: Four Simple Projects by Lenore Edman and Windell Oskay

#1: LED-Lit Sea Urchins #2: Edge-Lit Holiday Cards #3: Dark-Detecting LED #4: Electric Origami Summary

Project 2: The Desktop UFO by James Floyd Kelly

Get the Parts Introducing the NeoPixel Build It Assemble It Take It Further Summary

Project 3: The Cheater’s Dice Roller by John Baichtal

Get the Parts Introducing the LED Matrix Build It Code It Assemble It Use It Summary

Project 4: Color-Coded LED Watch by John Baichtal

Get the Parts Introducing the Real-Time Clock Module How It Works: Color-Coding the LEDs Build It Code It Summary

Project 5: Real-Time Music Visualizer by Michael Krumpus

Get the Parts How It Works: Turning Music into Data Build It Code It Use It Take It Further Summary

Project 6: Automated Infrared Remote Control by Kaas Baichtal

How It Works: Infrared Light Get the Parts Build It Take It Further Summary

Project 7: Starfield Light Effect Box by Adam Wolf

Get the Parts Build It Code It Summary

Project 8: Optical Screwdriver by John Baichtal

Build the Basic Screwdriver Build the Wand Version with an ATtiny85 Make a PCB Wand Summary

Project 9: Wearable Timing Bracer by Mike Hord

Get the Parts Build It Code It Use It Summary

Project 10: Wearable LED Text-Scrolling Sash by Kristina Durivage

Get the Parts Build It Code It Assemble It Summary

Appendix: Getting Started with Soldering by Matthew Beckler

Soldering Tools How to Solder in Six Steps Keeping the Iron’s Tip Clean Additional Resources