Here is the latest gadget from the labs at ThingM. As seen at MakerFaire, this fun little kit is a stand alone controller for your BlinkM. Pop it onto the top of a 9V battery and plug your BlinkM in and your all set!

Kit includes ATtiny microprocessor with firmware pre-loaded.

Through hole design for an easy build.

Features / Commands

(a2 firmware 5/27)

Remote control functions: (Sony TV remotes only right now)

- POWER - stop script & turn off blinkm

- CH UP/DN - solid hue mode, cycle hue if held down

- VOL UP/DN - brightness up/down

- ENTER -

- MUTE -

- Num keys - do something interesting

1 - random slowly changing mood light (calc'd in FreeM)

2 - fast random colors

3 - flashing beacon, use ch up/dn to change hue, press 3 again to start

4 - yellow

5 - aqua

6 - purple

7 - dim white

8 - med white

9 - bright white

0 - play script 0 on BlinkM

Data Mode: (Send direct cmds to BlinkM via IR)

- Sending keycode of 0x07F7 escapes into data mode

- Sending keycode of 0x07F8 escapes out of data mode

- data format is: len,byte_0,byte_1,byte_2,...byte_len-1

- if len==4, then command is sent as a straight 3-arg BlinkM command,

e.g. send binary 0x7F7,'c',0xFF,0x00,0xFF to fade BlinkM to purple - data mode is still buggy and aggravating, but maybe interesting

Docs / Source

Latest info, firmware etc: Google Code Repository

Assembly tip - LED orientation: Cathode (short lead) faces the "led1" silkscreen printing on the PCB.

Sold separate, or bundled with a BlinkM for a ready to go deal saving you 8%.