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Mohit Bhoite @mohitbhoite.bsky.social · Feb 4

We have been busy validating the peripherals and interfaces on the @particleiot.bsky.social Tachyon EVT units. This is me “testing” the SPI interface.

So far, I have a Spotify now-playing info fetcher, an Instagram photo streamer, and voice controlled radar and weather data display!

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Mohit Bhoite @mohitbhoite.bsky.social · Jan 13

I ended up sawing off the “non-essential” portion of the PCB and resoldered the LCD at a right angle to suite my needs. Sorry Joey!

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Mohit Bhoite @mohitbhoite.bsky.social · Jan 13

The board includes full documentation printed right on the back. I’ve been searching for a low-power LCD for my solar-powered sculptures, and this might be the perfect fit. It consumes just 20uA and has all the right symbols for the job. ⚡🌞

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Mohit Bhoite @mohitbhoite.bsky.social · Jan 13

Take a look at this stunning LCD SAO (Silly Add-On) board designed by the brilliant Joey Castillo @joeycastillo.bsky.social, the creator of the Sensor Watch project! Joey was kind enough to give me this board at last year’s @hackaday-feed.bsky.social Supercon. 🌟

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Mohit Bhoite @mohitbhoite.bsky.social · Jan 13

I bought them from www.tacklewarehouse.com
An unlikely source for electronics workbench needs 😅

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Mohit Bhoite @mohitbhoite.bsky.social · Jan 12

The utility boxes are the Plano 3700 series that I bought about 8 years ago on a sale.

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Mohit Bhoite @mohitbhoite.bsky.social · Jan 12

Gorgeous day for making saw dust. I repurposed some old plywood for making a freestanding shelving unit for the Plano utility boxes.

Hand saw sitting on a wood table with plywood on top

Angle brackets being mounted on the plywood with screws

A free standing shelf partially assembled

The shelving unit complete with utility boxes placed inside

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Hackaday @hackaday-feed.bsky.social · Jan 3

Landing Soon: This Beautiful Weather Display

All wiring is beautiful, except when it isn’t. But is there anything more lovely to behold than circuit sculpture? Once again, [Mohit Bhoite] has made this process look easy like …read more

hackaday.com

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Mohit Bhoite @mohitbhoite.bsky.social · Jan 1

Thanks! It's visible only from the front.

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Mohit Bhoite @mohitbhoite.bsky.social · Dec 31

A Seeedstudio Xiao ESP32S3 driving a 240x240 TFT display

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Mohit Bhoite @mohitbhoite.bsky.social · Dec 31

Pepper’s Ghost with a beam spliting cube

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Mohit Bhoite @mohitbhoite.bsky.social · Dec 27

This was a fun project! A Particle Photon 2 connects over Wi-Fi to retrieve the day’s weather forecast, sunrise and sunset times, and wind conditions, displaying everything on an @adafruit 170x320 TFT screen.

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Mohit Bhoite @mohitbhoite.bsky.social · Dec 24

Good eyes!
www.adafruit.com/product/5394

Adafruit 1.9" 320x170 Color IPS TFT Display

This lovely little display breakout is the best way to add a small, colorful, and very bright display to any project. Since the display uses 4-wire SPI to communicate and has its own ...

www.adafruit.com

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