LED Projects

Traffic Light Stoplight LED Scarf (1)

Traffic Light Stoplight LED Scarf – Safety Scarf of Righteousness using arduino

Multipurpose like a traffic light, this one keeps you warm and blinks to make you more visible in the night.  Stop traffic with this fun scarf worn around your neck. Repurpose a dollar-store bicycle safety flasher to embed in the scarf.  Simulates the light changing pattern and does other fancy sequences.  No arduino needed. The …

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Scrolling LED Belt Buckle (1)

Display Live Txts on Costume at Party w/ Scrolling LED Belt Buckle using arduino

This project shows how to send SMS text messages to a cheap scrolling LED display via an Android app and arduino with USB host shield. The project was originally inspired by a friend wanting to make a “sexting themed” costume, with a scrolling LED display of live texts sent from people at the party. We …

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16X PWM LED Fader Board (1)

Control Ikea Dioder LED Strip with Arduino + 16X PWM LED Fader Board using arduino

We’re going to show how to wire up and control an Ikea DIODER LED strip with an arduino, using a 16X PWM LED Fader board as an intermediary. The 16X PWM board is basically a bunch of mosfets under PWM control (switches that turn on and off really fast) that can be used to mix different levels of the …

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