LEDs have a special place in every maker's heart, and it's because we all love the ability to create light at moment's notice. Almost every project I have made over the last two decades has included ...

Adafruit has this week announced the arrival of new LED hardware in the form of DotStar Micro LEDs reference : APA102–2020) and Smart SMD RGB LEDs which are available in a pack of 10. The new LED ...

[Teknynja] was working on a project where he needed to drive a few strips of Adafruit Neopixels – WS2812 LED strips – that were located several feet apart. These LED strips draw a lot of current, and ...

Developers, makers and electronic enthusiasts really interested to know that Adafruit is now selling the CharliePlex LED matrix bonnet offering and arrangement of 8×16 Blue LEDs priced at $12.95. The ...

I'm also very likely to be running several other LED accessories, so a USB power bank has a definite appeal. I was thinking that the Adafruit solution seemed to be the most "plug-and-play", and that's ...

Thanks to the Ruiz Brothers in the Adafruit community for this 3D-printed LED glove. We all like something that glows in the dark. The Ruiz Brothers came to my attention when they 3D-printed a sword ...

Here's a nice one for those looking to incorporate LEDs with a touch or proximity switch into a project: the company Bare Conductive shows how to use an LED strip light with its Touch Board. The ...

Today, we’re going to explore the uses of addressable LEDs. Addressable LED is an easy way to add complex lighting effects to any project. Each addressable LED has an integrated driver that allows you ...

It seems that most of the electrical engineering covered on Hackaday concerns exactly one problem domain: how to blink a bunch of LEDs furiously. There are plenty of LED drivers out there, but one of ...

Thanks to their versatility, commodity-level pricing and the eye-popping visual effects they create, programmable LED strips have become a staple ingredient for both Maker-style projects and more ...