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2009 RGB Pixel Project

Hard to believe that four years have passed since the first DMX RGB Pixel Project was cobbled together. For 2009, we’re working on something completely different.  These don’t yet have a name – or even...

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“Micro Pixels”– Grainy Photos of the 2009 Project

Just before shipping the order to me, the factory took a couple of ugly pictures of the new circuit boards. It looks like the shipment of 100 boards will arrive later this week, barring problems in...

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Micro Pixels – First Test

2009 RGB Micro Pixel Two days ago the FedEx fairy delivered our first factory-assembled batch of Micro Pixels. I unwrapped a handful, snapped a couple pictures, then plugged them in on the workbench....

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Tripix – Controller Update

 Finally!  Some updates. Above is the board layout for the Tripix controller.  Several copies of the design are being fabricated right now.  Included on the board are High-voltage ‘buck’ type power...

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Art-Net!

A challenge with point source pixels, classic pixels, Tripix and RGB emitters in general is that they require stacks and stacks of data to run properly and smoothly.  Unfortunately, a regular DMX...

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Art-Net #3

Good news is that we’re now successfully receiving & parsing Art-Net packets.  Bad news is the code barfs with more than one universe at full speed (512 channels at 44 Hz) on the wire.  Next task...

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Driving Tripix

Co-developer has been working on the code needed for driving a string of TriPix.  Now that we’ve got Art-Net receive code and TriPix transmit code, all that’s left is to merge the two together.  Should...

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