LEDs and the Magic of 16 Bit

An easy upgrade for most embedded systems that allows you to get a massive increase in color fidelity, dimming control, and more. | Continue reading


@blog.athrunen.dev | 3 years ago

MIDI Controlled RGBW Strips

How to control LEDs with a MIDI Keyboard, setup a plug and play WiFi system, announcing a device in the network, and building a simple command server. | Continue reading


@blog.athrunen.dev | 3 years ago

Building a controller for self-made daylight lamps or softboxes

Going from an old monitor backlight to colorful delight in no time. | Continue reading


@blog.athrunen.dev | 4 years ago

Experimenting with RGBW Color Mixing

For my latest project, I wanted to use RGBW LEDs instead of just RGB ones. As they have some interesting advantages over RGB that I wanted to explore: * A more accurate representation of white * A wider color spectrumThis only works with somewhat desaturated colors. But at the en … | Continue reading


@blog.athrunen.dev | 4 years ago

Learning hardware programming as a software engineer

Photo by Harrison Broadbent[https://unsplash.com/@hbtography?utm_source=ghost&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=api-credit] / Unsplash[https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=ghost&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=api-credit]I’ve had never really come into contact with hardware programmi … | Continue reading


@blog.athrunen.dev | 4 years ago