My pet project: https://pixelique.fun — a browser-based FastLED editor + LED matrix simulator.
• Write & edit FastLED code in the browser
• See animations in real time — no hardware needed
• Visual device mapping (matrices, strips, custom SVG shapes)
• Save & organize your effects
It’s a side project, so expect some bugs. Feedback is very welcome!

Big thanks to @urishaked (Wokwi) and Elliott Kember (SoulmateLights) for the inspiration!

#leds #fastled

5x5x5 #led cube powered by #embedded #rustlang 🌈

https://blinksy.dev

(Music by @noiseissues )

#fastled #wled #creativecoding #opensource #maker

Woohoo, 3D-native LED animations! 🙆

Made with unreleased version of https://blinksy.dev, a Rust LED library for embedded micros. 🟥 🟩 🟦

(Music by @noiseissues )

#rustlang #fastled #wled #embedded #creativecoding #opensource #maker

Preview of what will be possible with https://blinksy.dev

#rustlang #fastled #wled #embedded #creativecoding #opensource #maker

Wrote up all about my adventures with Blinksy: an embedded Rust LED library 🌈

https://blog.mikey.nz/first-look-at-blinksy/

✨ Define 1D, 2D, and soon 3D spatial layouts
✨ Create a visual pattern: given the pixel's position in space, what's the color?
✨ Built-in support for WS2812B & APA102 LEDs; easy to add the others
✨ Desktop simulator for creative coding
✨ Quickstart project to jump in

Please share if you like! 💜

#rustlang #fastled #wled #embedded #creativecoding #opensource #maker

I've been working on the FastLED project. This week I got it to support WS2816 LEDs. They're pretty nifty LEDs -- they're like WS2812, but with 16 bits per color channel instead of 8, they have much greater dynamic range. From blinding all the way down to "Is it lit at all?"

Of course, with twice as many bits, it takes twice as long to refresh them. That's why I made them work with the ObjectFLED driver today (up to 42 parallel strands from a Teensy 4).

#FastLED #Teensy4