In this project we’re making a tombstone with Adafruit’s Matrix Portal! Guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/tombstone-matrix-portal
We upgraded this foam tombstone with an RGB matrix so we can display animated graphics. The Matrix Portal is a plug-n-play dev board that makes these types of projects fairly easy. We designed and 3D printed these brackets so we can attach this to things like halloween props, picture frames or just some foam core. The 3D skull is just a bitmap sprite sheet that is animated using Circuit Python! With Circuit Python, you can animate sprites sheets and display them on the matrix.
Learn Guide
https://learn.adafruit.com/tombstone-matrix-portal/
Code on GitHub
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Learning_System_Guides/blob/master/Matrix_Sprite_Animation_Player/
YouTube Project Video
https://youtu.be/bdUgz8T7XeA
Matrix Portal
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4745
32×64 LED Matrix Display
https://www.adafruit.com/product/2278
Black LED Acrylic
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4594
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!
The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!
