Desk of Ladyada - Lots of LEDs!
127We finally sent out the IS31FL3741 breakout board with the 351 RGB LEDs - and we were thinking it would be fun to turn them into a set of glasses. We'll show how we had PaintYourDragon do a layout design for us and then how we're routing the 1000+ airwires!
https://blog.adafruit.com/2021/07/30/large-price-increases-for-silicon-chips-from-official-distributors/
Also we had a short article about official disti price increases which we think is pretty important - we'll talk about why.
The Great Search - 9 DoF IMU sensors / LSM9DS1 Alternative
https://www.digikey.com/short/2jn5wfhp
Given the news about LSM9DS1 price hikes (and BNO0xx unavailability) we're looking for alternatives to this chip. While there isn't a drop-in replacement, we'll chat about some things to look for in IMU sensors and algorithms you can use to create orientation-aware electronic hardware.
#adafruit #deskofladyada #thegreatsearch
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