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Synchronizing audible fireflies

October 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · led

Niklas did an amazing job, letting fireflies play some tunes. It’s almost as if they are alive.
Niklas, I owe you a beer (or Club-Mate or whatever), should we ever met. You made my day!

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64 Synchronizing Fireflies

June 25th, 2009 · 17 Comments · avr, led, simulation

Last week I invested some time to solder 64 Firefly boards. Only 2.432 solder joints later I was ready for some videos.
Every firefly acts completely autonomously, it has its own tiny controller, eye and luminary. They are all connected for power supply only.

Here are some different configurations.

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