Made a showcase video for my Tinytron project :)
Tom Granger
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Introducing : Tinytron 📺
A TV Combi desk toy with a 1.69" display that plays videos from a microSD or a remote computer over WiFi.
Project costs under 30€ and can be built in less than an hour, 3D print included! ⚡
So... who are you going to gift one to? 🤗
Files & docs: https://t0mg.github.io/tinytron
Saw a couple of digital art frame crowdfunding projects using those new Spectra6 e-ink displays lately, and I figured I'd give it a DIY shot. Will drop the whole project on GitHub soon!
Another insanely good project by N-O-D-E: a compendium of 1000+ DIY open hardware projects covering a vast range of topics from consoles to chairs to camping gear, all curated in a sleek, neatly categorized ebook. For free. Incredible.
3/ And most importantly, talented engineers at nodo-shop.nl designed a beautiful, no-solder, ESP32-C3 based Wordclock kit that works perfectly with the project's software. Nice!
Code: https://github.com/t0mg/wordclock
Nodo shop: https://nodo-shop.nl/en/52-wordclock
2/ Added a little Easter egg to paint mode...
Hey internet! Some updates about my Wordclock project 🔥
1/ Added a text scroller thing. The clock now shows its IP on startup, and the scroller can be used in home automation scripts over mqtt or http get
It's this mighty little guy again... https://twitter.com/t0m_fr/status/1331159878463860737?t=r6AFwCHXXFGEQs0wyJc4Pg&s=19
I have a plan to not use as many of the Teensy's pins as before, hopefully that'll work. I'll get back to that. Let's fix the sound first.
Hey what's that thing doing here? Can you guess? :)
Next, the mess. I was using almost every pin on the Teensy and the perf board I used was cluttered. Now that I know where I'm going with the project and that I have a dedicated workspace instead of a coffee table and a cardboard box I can make a better version! Silicone wire FTW
