Saturday, October 15, 2022

TM1638 7-Segment Display with ESPHome or MQTT

 


Often, viewers of my YouTube channel or the readers of this blog will let me know if new devices that might improve or add new features to my existing projects.  I've used this information to make upgrades to my stair lighting system and my garage multi-sensor.  But occasionally, they will share a device that I haven't used... but it is so cool, I just make up a reason to use it.  The TM1638 is one of those devices!

Saturday, October 1, 2022

DIY Soldering Fume Extractor from a PC Fan

 


In a previous blog post and YouTube video, I repurposed a desktop power supply into a fixed and variable benchtop power source.  In this post I'm going to continue to repurpose components from that same PC, this time taking the CPU fan and creating a soldering station fume extractor with LED lighting.