Hayward / J&J ColorSplash XG Pool Light Controller bridge
I have a pool light with a Hayward / J&J Electronics ColorSplash XG (LPL-XG-CTRL-1) controller, and I’ve been frustrated for a while that the only way to control it is...
Vixen Labs Blog
Pen Plotter Art
I’ve been experimenting with art created by code, and drawn in physical form with an AxiDraw pen plotter, and I’m not sure if it’s the ideal melding of technology and...
Busy Light — a macOS menu bar app that activates Home Assistant scenes (with auto-triggers for webcam, mic, screen lock, and more)
I’m exited to share the first public release of Busy Light, a little macOS menu bar app I built for myself: I wanted a door-mounted light outside my office that...
AxiDraw Replacement Pen Lift Servo
The pen-lift servo motor for my AxiDraw SE/A3 pen plotter burnt out, so I needed a new one — but since Evil Mad Scientist Labs were recently bought by Bantam...
HELPR — Part 0: Research on a new 3D printer design
I’ve been gearing up to make some more cosplay elements and props recently, so I’ve been tying to get my old 3D printer working, and it’s… not going well. What...
Kilauea Cocktail
The Pele tiki mug kickstarter was a success, and the production of mugs is still ongoing, after a lot of trial and error getting the glaze to come out the...
Pele Tiki Mug – Back the Kickstarter!
I just launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of the Pele Tiki Mug for Kilauea Cove! Kilauea Cove is my home tiki bar with the erupting volcano, and...
Kilauea Cove Build — Part 5: Smoke & Lights
Back to the good stuff — smoke and lights! Now that I have (almost) all of the decor in place, I can see how the lights will play off of...
Kilauea Cove Build — Part 4: Shelves, Trim & Decor
Now that the walls are covered, the next step is the shelves and trim. There’s already some bamboo molding, but we’ve also got some carved tiki trim in store. Bottle...
Kilauea Cove Build — Part 3: Paint, Reed & Bamboo
As noted in the last update, I got the NeoPixel RGB LEDs working with the Raspberry Pi. I then cut the long NeoPixel strand into strips and glued them to...
Kilauea Cove: Raspberry Pi-controlled Active Volcano!
Since the last Kilauea Cove update, there have been a lot of updates to the Cove, and the Raspberry Pi-controlled volcano feature is now active in my basement tiki nook....
