At first glance, using a microcontroller for a simple fancy light project is overkill. However, the existing design can be modified later without additional hardware. Often a few extra code lines will ...

ir_sensor.py: Reads input from an IR sensor, uses GPIO event detection and prints messages when an object is detected or removed rgb_led.py: Contains functions for controlling an RGB LED, handling the ...

Using the awesome Raspberry Pi mini PC, a fantastic RGB LED illuminated world map has been created by Hack A Day user Joshua Krosenbrink for his office, that is capable of showing his co-workers ...

The Pi Zero is a great piece of hardware, even if you’re not designing another USB hub for it. [Marcel] wanted to control a few RGB LED strips from his phone, and while there are a lot of fancy ways ...

The LED wall supports several activities. Pressing the heart button (or "home" on most controllers) opens a menu that allows adjusting volume (currently unimplemented) and brightness and switching ...

Adafruit has this week announced the arrival of its new Raspberry Pi RGB Matrix Bonnet which is supported by any Raspberry Pi with a 40-pin GPIO header, such as the Zero, Zero W/WH and Pi Model A+, B+ ...

There are a variety of creative uses for the Raspberry Pi that can be incorporated into specialized projects that include visual elements, automation, and more. According to Eben Upton, CEO of ...

While we’ve seen many Raspberry Pi enclosures made out of LEGO in the past, this Portal-themed build with RGB lighting deserves a special nod. We spoke to the creator of this build, Instagram user ...

Anyone who has decorated a Christmas tree knows that the lights are what really make the look. But no matter how many strings you wrap around it, there never seems to be enough. Plus the standard sets ...