A year later, and I finally cleaned the files, code, and history. *matrix* is officially done \o/.
All files (code, pcb & case) can be found here: https://gitlab.com/avernois/clocks/-/tree/main/matrix?ref_type=heads
Testing something else (reusing the small matrix I made as proof of concept for the bigger one).
It's nothing original, but it looks nice. ;)
And it will probably be better with thinner acrylic sheet and better led placement.
I guess I have to make a pcb and order some 2mm acrylic sheets :)
I have that idea of a clock giving time in morse for quite some time.
I finally gave it a try on the matrix, to have an idea of the potential.
It's fun, but I'm not convince yet. I feel it's missing something.
Maybe it's because I don't know morse code :)
(well, now I know the numbers :)
Christmas is near \o/. If you're planning to gift one of my #LedClock for Christmas, now is the right time to place your order.
You should be fine up to November 12th, after you'll be at risk to not get it in time.
It took its time, but Circles just landed in my shop: https://shop.crafting-labs.fr/en/products/circles/
Slightly better (I think) picture :)
It'll land on the shop (https://shop.crafting-labs.fr/en) soon.
I made the missing cuts yesterday and finished the assembly today.
Circles 1/32 is up and running.
I still need to figure out the correct lighting to take better pictures, but that'll wait tomorrow.
I managed to cut 6 layers (of 9) before running out of ice to cool down the cutter.
I'll do the rest this evening or tomorrow depending on how fast the freezer works :)
I realised I never cut the final version of Circles. So I'm fixing that oversight now :)
Well, because of the weather and my limited stock of ice, it might take a few days to make the cut.
Did I spend my evening designing that board, placing and routing 129 leds by hand?
Yup, I absolutely did :)
I kinda like that kind of repetitive job, I find it to be a good relaxing time (once every 6 months, I would definitely learn how to automate it if I had to do that every day :)
Antoine - Software therapist