Maniacal Labs

tronixlabs Good news, people of Australia! The AllPixel just got a bit closer to you :) Our friends over at TronixLabs now have both AllPixel and PowerTap kits for sale in their store. For those not in Australia, fear not.

Good news! The AllPixel and PowerTap are now available for general sale on the Maniacal Labs Seeed Store!  KermitFlail For those that missed the Kickstarter or just want more, this means that you can order RIGHT NOW!

Just got your AllPixel? Not sure where to start? Look no further! Wait… what is the AllPixel you say? It is our USB controlled, universal controller for digital LED strips. Watch this for more details: Now that we’re on the same page… start here: AllPixel Quick Start Guide. It will walk you through every step. From installing the optional components to running animations with BiblioPixel. If you want to know more about BiblioPixel:

Now that the AllPixel boards are finally landing in the hands of our backers, I felt it was time to take on one of the projects on my very long and neglected to-do list. Something to clear my head a bit… but let’s be honest, it’s still going to be LED related :) I’ve wanted a bias light for a long time and recently got the idea that it would be cool to make it controllable with an IR remote.

We’ve shown off pre-production versions before, but our friends at WyoLum have just made the awesome TinyTiM available! The TinyTiM, much like their larger TiM, is an awesome, well-made (by the same manufacturer as the AllPixel!), and versatile 8x8 LED matrix based on the WS2812 LED. And it’s 100% compatible with the AllPixel! As usual, Justin from WyoLum is super awesome and sent us some early production boards… WyoCube

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MainKSThumb It’s been a long, long journey bringing the AllPixel to fruition and it is finally coming to the end… But now the real fun begins as the AllPixel finds its way into the hands of LED hackers and hobbyists!

I was playing around with the Replicator 2 and this popped out. I took the bottom half of the case for the AllPixel and merged it into a stand for the WyoLum TinyTiM (which is due to go on sale shortly, check their store). The TinyTiM is held upright similar to the way some tablet stands work. I used solid core wires to connect the AllPixel to the TinyTiM. This allows for the exact angle to be adjusted and adds some stability.

The last week has been seriously busy here at Maniacal Labs HQ since we got the AllPixel production samples! Fortunately, the samples all check out and we gave the go-ahead to start production this week which, barring any issues, should also finish this week. Then comes kitting and packaging (done by Seeed) and then they get shipped out to the backers! Second we’ve just released printable design files for a nice little case for the AllPixel:

If you are anywhere near the Northern Virginia area, be sure to check out the NoVa Maker Faire this Sunday, March, 15! Our good friends at WyoLum will have a booth there and be showing off their awesome clocks and much LED awesomeness :) You might even get to see one of these bad boys… driven by an AllPixel, naturally :) Check it out! You won’t be sorry!