Brian Corteil

Yes, brought their kit for replacing Tom's phone battery

The crazy thing about buying the battery from @ifixit.com is that it was cheaper to buy the kit with all the tools and parts, than buying just the battery plus glue patches.

Fun times, cracking open a phone to replace the battery. Not scary at all 😱, letting Tom take the lead. He not worried, new battery or phone whatever the outcome 🤣

As mentioned by @cannonfodder.bsky.social a while ago there is a very good #maker event in #Derby later this month. If you are near Derby on the 25th October head along to #Assemble at #DerbyMuseum
derbymuseums.org/assemble/

The faders are motorised and move to the stored value after selection, currently set up for RGB colour values. It's programmed in CircuitPython. The motor driver is a @pimoroni.com Motor 2040 and is handling all the inputs and outputs.
#GiganticUnicorn

For the day walkers

Further update on my #GiganticUnicorn colour controller build, now have the Trellis keypad/display working and the fader is able to set colour level, currently only a single channel is connected, when selecting a pixel, fader is set automatically to current level.

Today, I have been working on a controller for the Giant Unicorn Hat. Have written a function to move the powered fadder to a set position, using a @pimoroni.com motor 2040, running CircuitPython to monitor/control the faders and the NeoTreilis.
#GiganticUnicorn

Just found out about the sale, was distracted by the new 500+, it's lovely :-)

And it's payday, Maker Gods please save me from the Pimoroni pirates, they after my maker funds!

Old school @pimoroni.com Unicorn hat running on a Raspberry Pi 500+

You can never have enough LEDs!

Did you finish your Unicorn badge?

So pretty :-)

Boxed Raspberry Pi 500+

Things happen when you live and work close to the Raspberry Pi shop!

Nice design! I'm planning to use @pimoroni.com Motor2040 to control the motors and read the pots. Thanks for sharing

It is a Soundwell SM6001K....

Quick and dirty test at 5v, that was quick!
#GiganticUnicorn

I sure you put the brain worm in my head about them at Makespace, ordered the next day. Lol

I blame @usedbytes.com for this, motorised faders for selecting the colour values of the Giant Unicorn hat pixels, thinking about designing a PCB to make it pretty :-) select a pixel and the pots move to the correct values #GiganticUnicorn

Psss, you can stay off site in a B & B :-)

New from Raspberry Pi Press: Unplugged Tots - Raspberry Pi Introduce children to the foundations of coding with our newest title, 'Unplugged Tots', featuring 100% screen-free, play-based activities.

Hannah's book has been released :-)
Unplugged Tots, have been keeping small people occupied at the last few CamJams

www.raspberrypi.com/news/new-fro...

The Emmet clock looks amazing

I always loved the drawings of Heath Robinson, I remember looking at his drawings for hours in my school library and being lost in them until the bell rang for class, I just found about the Heath Robinson Museum. Hopefully be able to visit next time in London.

share.google/ROhu52BC0WKR...

For my next Hacky Racers robot build 'Rubber Ducky', I bought this beauty :-) for the Moxy team badge the tag line will be 'Get out of my quacking way'.

Radio 4 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds Listen live to BBC Radio 4 on BBC Sounds

I have been a type 1 diabetic for the last 5 years or so, and this Radio 4 program was created by a young diabetic about our condition summed up in three words 'Life in Numbers'

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The Unicorn hats Raspberry Pi driver limit is 50% power, also running at 50% keeps the power budget in hand :-) one Raspberry Pi feeding 8 Pimoroni Keybows.
Each Keybows drive 8 Unicorn hats each.

About 6A @ 12v, it converted down to 5V for each row of Unicorns :-) each Unicorn is restricted to about 50% brightness

Yes, 64 of them :-)

Will do :-)

I will have to drop in next week when it’s convenient for you , for a personal showing :-)