Nodeblinky, rechargeable and full of blink

posted Jul 17th 2008 4:00pm by
filed under: led hacks, misc hacks, news


Over 2500 unique patterns and up to 25 hours of winky blinky fun, that’s what you get with Nodeblinky. This contraption was designed by the Image Node crew as a learning platform and a way to raise money for their upcoming Burning Man display.

The kit measures 4″ square and has 28 LEDs spread across its surface. An AVR ATmega168, rechargeable 9 volt battery, and two LED drivers power it. One section of their site states that it has over 2500 unique patterns, while another area says 5000 combinations of patterns. Either way, its pretty trippy as you can see in the video above. There are 4 brightness levels as well as 4 running modes to keep you amused. The kit can be purchased for $40 or the assembled unit for $80. They do freely give out all the details though, so if you really felt like building one yourself, you probably could.



3 Responses to Nodeblinky, rechargeable and full of blink

  • tony says:

    I don’t know but it’s mangling my Derek Trucks.

  • Twin A says:

    Hey thanks for posting this! I really meant over 2500 pattern combinations. (53 x 53 — it plays 2 patterns at a time usually, but sometimes it only plays one) — I’ll fix that right quick.

    The track in the video is “My Way” by Akufen.

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