Build a beautiful 3d printed hourglass physics toy using LED matrix and Feather Sense. Use CircuitPython to simulate particle collision code on a small microcontroller packed with tons of sensors. With Built-in lipo charging over USB, your projects can be small and portable!
Learn guide
https://learn.adafruit.com/led-matrix-hourglass
This was inspired by @david_proyectos See his LED hourglass build posted on instagram.
Code on Github
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Learning_System_Guides/tree/master/CircuitPython_LED_Sand_Hourglass
YouTube Video
https://youtu.be/sO3tqN-1lj8
Feather Sense
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4516
Mini 0.8in Yellow LED Matrix and Backpack
https://www.adafruit.com/product/871
Small 1.2in Yellow LED Matrix and Backpack
https://www.adafruit.com/product/1050
400mah Battery
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3898
Slide Switch
https://www.adafruit.com/product/805
4pin JST-SH cable
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4397
4pin JST-SH connector
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4208
10-wire silicone cable
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3890
1.75mm Silk Gold PLA
https://amzn.to/2NXPHvV
2.85mm Silk Gold PLA
https://amzn.to/2Z3WSZF
Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
