Tag Archives: AVR

RGB LED Ring — now available as DIY SMD kit !

Posted on May 15, 2010 by robert

The RGB LED Ring is available as a DIY SMD kit! Honestly, ignore the next two paragraphs :-) Well as of next Monday 18:00 CET to be honest (May 17th 2010). I’ve already added it to zen-cart, but it’s still … Continue reading →

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Nitelite upgrade — another RGB thingy

Posted on February 28, 2010 by robert

A few days ago I visited my parents. The main purpose was to ‘deposit’ my new Lecroy WaveAce224 DSO. I bought it as a gift for myself, but I haven’t fulfilled all criteria to receive the gift yet. Therefore my … Continue reading →

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Playing with the OSCCAL register of an ATmega168

Posted on December 25, 2009 by robert

I was having problems with the “led ring” boards. Their internal oscillators were not ticking with the same speed and required constant re-syncing. I tried to improve the situation by recalibrating by adjusting the OSCCAL registers. Recalibration can be done … Continue reading →

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RGB LED Toy — It works

Posted on December 9, 2009 by robert

Well… sort of. I finally got the PCBs from sparkfun! Almost 6 weeks, 9 days only for the “air mail” letter to get to me. Maybe my “dear friends” at the customs office were “busy” again. Unfortunately my request to … Continue reading →

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RGB LED Toy — first order at BatchPCB

Posted on November 1, 2009 by robert

For quite some time I have 19 SMD RGB LEDs sitting in one of my electronics boxes. It used to be 20, but I’ve ruined one while trying to solder it to perfboard. They are 3 single LEDs put into … Continue reading →

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