Modular Magnetic LED Matrix
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/modular-magnetic-led-matrix/

[bitluni] seems rather fond of soldering lots of LEDs, and fortunately for us the result is always interesting eye candy. The latest iteration of this venture features 8 mm WS2812D-F8 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/modular-magnetic-led-matrix/)

ANTIRTOS: No RTOS Needed
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/antirtos-no-rtos-needed/

Embedded programming is a tricky task that looks straightforward to the uninitiated, but those with a few decades of experience know differently. Getting what you want to work predictably or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/antirtos-no-rtos-needed/)

Breaking News: 2024 Supercon SAO Contest Deadline Extended
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/breaking-news-2024-supercon-sao-contest-deadline-extended/

More than a couple folks have written us saying that their entries into the Supercon Add-On Contest got caught up in the Chinese fall holidays. Add to that our tendency …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/breaking-news-2024-supercon-sao-contest-deadline-extended/)

Mapping a Fruit Fly’s Brain with Crowdsourced Research
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/mapping-a-fruit-flys-brain-with-crowdsourced-research/

Compared to the human brain, a fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) brain is positively miniscule, not only in sheer volume, but also with a mere 140,000 or so neurons and 50 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/mapping-a-fruit-flys-brain-with-crowdsourced-research/)

Experimenting with MicroPython on the Bus Pirate 5
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/experimenting-with-micropython-on-the-bus-pirate-5/

mashup of Python logo and BP5 logo
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/bp5-feature.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/bp5-feature.png?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">I recently got one of the new RP2040-based Bus Pirate 5 (BP5), a multi-purpose interface debugging and testing tool. Scanning the various such tools in my toolbox already: an Analog …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/experimenting-with-micropython-on-the-bus-pirate-5/)

Your Battery Holder Is Also Your Power Switch With ToggleSlot
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/your-battery-holder-is-also-your-power-switch-with-toggleslot/

https://hackaday.io/project/198263-toggleslot
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/5833181728361242780.gif?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/5833181728361242780.gif?w=500" tabindex="0" role="button">We really like PCB-level hacks, especially ones that show ingenuity in solving a real problem while being super cheap to implement. Hackaday.IO user [Steph] wanted a cheap way to switch …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/your-battery-holder-is-also-your-power-switch-with-toggleslot/)

A Phone? A Ham Radio? Relax! It’s Both!
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/a-phone-a-ham-radio-relax-its-both/