The Gator Blinkie

The Alligator Blinkie was specially commissioned to commemorate our Guest of Honor, SJ Tucker! A special thanks to MSkirvin for the artwork!

The Gator's snarly, toothy grin lights up with 15 LEDs, whilst it stares you down with an RGB LED eye. And lest your think that's all, it talks to any nearby Gators with an IR equipped tail. You know you want one in your house :-)

This board was introduced in 2011.

The Dog Tag Blinkies

These are easy-to-build blinkies that you can wear with a lariat or chain. Any guesses why we decided to call them Dog Tag Blinkies :-) But wait, it gets better. You can pick one of three designs: 2 RGB, Simple 4, or 6 LED. What could be better?

These boards were introduced in 2011.

12 LED circle kit

We always try to support different levels of assembly skills, this time we think we've nailed them all with a single design. Starting with a 3 inch circle, we placed 12 LEDs around the edge - a very easy to solder board.

This is not your 1st board? Looking for more of a challenge? We have 5mm holes so you can bend the LED legs and make them visible from both sides.

Looking for something really spectacular? A second board can interlock with the first, forming a sphere of 24 LEDs.

But wait - Dale wanted support for 10mm LEDs, so we added support for them too!

The design has two buttons to select the pattern. Like most of our boards, it has the IR emitter and receiver for two-way communication to other blinkie boards.

This board was introduced in 2009.

16x8 matrix kit

After making the 5x7 matrix, Dwayne always wanted to do something bigger. He had to overcome two problems: The first was how to light up the LEDs, as the 5x7 pushed the PIC chip to its limit. The second issue, how long would it take to solder in all the LEDs?

After searching the globe, Dwayne located the perfect part - a beautiful 8x8 matrix. We still support this board with the standard four LR44 batteries, but have also added support for external power.

It's a 2.5" by 1.8" double-sided circuit board that will display various user-selectable patterns and text messages. The design has two buttons to select the pattern. Like most of our boards, it has the IR emitter and receiver for two-way communication to other blinkie boards.

This board was introduced in 2009.

6 LED circle kit

It's a 2.0" by 2.5" double-sided circuit board with a mounting pin on the back side that requires assembly and soldering. It has 6 single or bi-color LEDs that will display various user-selectable patterns. There is an IR emitter and receiver for two way communication to other blinkie boards.

Some beginners (and some experts) have had trouble soldering the four battery holders and the mounting pin to the board. The circuit boards come with these components already soldered on.

This blinkie design was introduced in 2005.

19 LED circle kit

It's a 1.8" by 2.6" double-sided circuit board with a mounting pin on the back side that requires assembly and soldering. It has 19 single or bi-color LEDs that will display various user-selectable patterns and text messages. There is an IR emitter and receiver for two way communication to other blinkie boards.

Some beginners (and some experts) have had trouble soldering the four battery holders and the mounting pin to the board. The circuit boards come with these components already soldered on.

This blinkie design was introduced in 2005. In 2007, an updated version of the software was released, adding support for single color LEDs.

5x7 matrix kit

It's a 1.8" by 2.95" double-sided circuit board with a mounting pin on the back side that requires assembly and soldering. It has 35 single or bi-color LEDs that will display various user-selectable patterns and text messages. There is an IR emitter and receiver for two way communication to other blinkie boards.

One of the special features of the 5x7 is the ability to customize the first scrolling text message.

Please note, with all the extra goodies, a bit more soldering skill is needed.

Some beginners (and some experts) have had trouble soldering the four battery holders and the mounting pin to the board. The circuit boards come with these components already soldered on.

This blinkie design was introduced in 2006. In 2007, an updated version of the software was released, adding support for single color LEDs.

19 LED stick kit

So, Dale asked how many LEDs can you put in a line using the 8 pin PIC (12F683), and the 19 LED Stick was created.

It's a 1.0" by 8.25" double-sided circuit board with a hole for hanging from a lanyard that requires assembly and soldering. It has 19 single color LEDs that will display various user-selectable patterns. There is an IR emitter and receiver for two way communication to other blinkie boards.

Some beginners (and some experts) have had trouble soldering the four battery holders to the board. The circuit boards come with these components already soldered on.

This blinkie design was introduced in 2006.

4 RGB kit

Dwayne found a closeout on a large number of very nice RGB square LEDs and created a prototype to showoff to Dale. The plan to convince him it was worth the investment to buy the LEDs worked...

It's a 1.4" by 2.2" double-sided circuit board with a mounting pin on the back side that requires assembly and soldering. It has 4 RGB LEDs that will display various user-selectable patterns. There is an IR emitter and receiver for two way communication to other blinkie boards.

Some beginners (and some experts) have had trouble soldering the four battery holders and the mounting pin to the board. The circuit boards come with these components already soldered on.

This blinkie design was introduced in 2007.

3x3 matrix kit

Dwayne found a way to squeeze a little more out of the 8 pin PIC (12F683), creating the 3x3 Matrix Blinkie.

It's a 2.1" by 3.2" double-sided circuit board with a mounting pin on the back side that requires assembly and soldering. It has 9 single or bi-color LEDs that will display various user-selectable patterns. There is an IR emitter and receiver for two way communication to other blinkie boards.

One of the special features of the 3x3 are the 5 push buttons. Why 5 push buttons? Because Dwayne could - he's still contemplating what he wants them to do.

Some beginners (and some experts) have had trouble soldering the four battery holders and the mounting pin to the board. The circuit boards come with these components already soldered on.

This blinkie design was introduced in 2008.

Simple 4 kit

We picked up some special LEDs with a built in flasher chip and we were so impressed with them, we created a simple board around them.

It's a 1.5" by 1.5" double-sided circuit circuit board with a mounting pin on the back side that requires assembly and soldering.

Some beginners (and some experts) have had trouble soldering the four battery holders and the mounting pin to the board. The circuit boards come with these components already soldered on.

This blinkie design was introduced in 2008.

14 RGB stick kit

The 19 LED Stick proved to be popular, so Dwayne improved on the design, and crated the 14 RGB Stick.

It's a 1.0" by 8.25" double-sided circuit board with a hole for hanging from a lanyard that requires assembly and soldering. It has 14 RGB LEDs that will display various user-selectable patterns. There is an IR emitter and receiver for two way communication to other blinkie boards.

Some beginners (and some experts) have had trouble soldering the four battery holders to the board. The circuit boards come with these components already soldered on.

This blinkie design was introduced in 2008.