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So I've been working on the backlighty things for the past 2 nights, an update.
Had to start yet another led control project: https://github.com/disq/ledcontrol
The code took about half a day to figure out all the various options/libraries/frameworks and choose one, then about a day to actually write it, most of it started from few examples and tweaked and then rewritten/refactored.
Despite being prepared with a 100W brick (5V/15A) the 151 leds take under couple of amps (1.65A or so) and can be fed from my docking station (expensive mistake?)... I'll just move it to the 6-port-charger and stash the brick for another LED project in the future.
Now I know this isn't really connected to the internet yet so technically off topic... Just waiting on HomeAssistant PC I got from teh eB**, about 50 quid for a Dell OptiPlex 3050, 4gig ram with 128gb ssd... Got another 4 gig and they're both supposed to arrive tomorrow. After the HA setup is done I'll work on getting that Pico W connected as a light or two.
I still need to tidy up the breadboard and redo it on a perfboard (or two, since my 7 YO wants one for himself now... which I should cap the brightness and cycle speed to avoid triggering any seizures) so that's another project. Started a PCB on EasyEDA but hated it, perfboard will have to do I guess.
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