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IKEA SAMTID modification — part 2

Posted on August 19, 2009 by robert

Not having the right tools is such a pain. The modification I’m planning to do requires cutting 72 round 35mm holes into the white plastic foil that forms the Ikea SAMTID’s “head”. I tried to do that with a scalpel, … Continue reading →

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IKEA SAMTID modification — part 1

Posted on July 8, 2009 by robert

I have 3 Ikea Samtid lamps. They’re affordable, useful and the design is timeless. One is in my living room and started to bore me. That has to change. As the lamp can be dismantled very easily it’s begging for … Continue reading →

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Expli.de – electronics competition — my my ;-)

Posted on June 27, 2009 by robert

I’m happily awaiting the prize ;-) Now I’ll finally be able to learn to work with AVRs “the right way” (LOL). For links to the other awarded projects, just click here. “myAVR MK2 USB PLUS” development KIT – kindly sponsored … Continue reading →

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128 = 64 x 2 — Extending to larger matrix displays

Posted on June 20, 2009 by robert

I haven’t had the nerve to test if my 8×8 PWM code could cope with a double sized matrix, but it turns out someone else has already had fun doing that. Have a look at dirk’s blog for more information. … Continue reading →

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Showing live video on my 64-pixel display

Posted on June 14, 2009 by robert

Hi again! I really can’t believe it myself, but it works just fine ;-) All of this is coded in Perl and is only tested on linux. The program uses these modules, if you don’t have them install from CPAN … Continue reading →

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