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Having built small discrete projects myself, the effort that has gone into linking all those parts without a board and ensuring that there are no touching wires

• TeMPOraL 12y ago
  What blows my mind is not even wiring this up - it's how he managed to debug this when he made a mistake (say, plugged something backwards or let the wires touch). On a project of this size and scale it is pretty much impossible not to make one at some point, no matter how careful you are.
  • matthewmcg 12y ago
    Right, and to do it all while keeping a beautiful component layout...very impressive!
  • blacksmith_tb 12y ago
    Without knowing his process, I wonder if he doesn't possibly use clear nail polish or some other paint-on / spray-on coating as he goes, to prevent leads from shorting out.
  • carapace 12y ago
    Debug it? How did he design it in the first place? I'd love to know more about that.
    • lmm 12y ago
      That part seems reasonably clear; an oscillator is a very simple circuit, most of the work is just going to be hooking it up to the displays correctly. You can design a circuit like this in a software simulator, put it together on a breadboard. Not saying that's what happened, but it doesn't seem like the hard part.
      • robzyb 12y ago
        I think that carapace didn't mean "how did he design the circuit" but rather "how did he design the physical manifestation of the circuit?" Akin to "how did he layout that PCB?"
        • carapace 12y ago
          Thank you. ;-)
• xutopia 12y ago
  I felt like such a badass plugging in a LED to an Arduino and making it blink. This is a powerful piece of art to me because it is so complex and beautiful at the same time.