Category Archives: Gadgets

Hex Game

For this project I was inspired by Benjamin Heckendorn, where he was building a game for practicing hex numbers. I always wanted to build that, but did not wanted to make my own PCB. Then I came across with the so called LED&KEY board. Actually this is already a 3in1 game, and the binary-game mode… Read More »

Portable HDMI monitor

I always felt the need of a portable monitor. First of all, because I did not had a flip-out screen on my previous camera. But it is also very handy when testing hardware, that requires a screen. But of course it can be used as a secondary monitor as well. The screen I bought for… Read More »

Modifying Wemos Relay shield

I generally like the idea behind the Wemos D1 Mini system, but I have to admit, that there is a lot of problem with it. This time I was sorting the issue with the Relay shield. Now the Relay shield is a proper one, the only problem is that it occupies pin D1. Pin D1… Read More »

Fixing Wemos D1 Mini RTC module

I have bought two pieces from the same RTC (Real Time Clock) module for the Wemos D1 Mini (aka. “WIFI D1 MINI Data loggar shield”) from China. The idea here is to keep a time-sensitive smart-thing working even without internet. Is the module faulty? This module utilizes the DS1307 RTC chip, that always requires the… Read More »

New WS2812B LED matrix – Is it damaged?

I have bought two “WS2812B 8×8” LED matrix panels from China for a possible future project. As I wanted to try them out it turned out, that none of them are working. So are they arrived broken? I used a big power supply for powering both the Arduino Nano and the matrix. I have connected… Read More »