Improving The Worlds Largest Open-Source Ferrofluid Display Applied Procrastination 2021-08-25 | If you’ve followed us for a while, you know that displaying ferrofluid vertically comes with challenges. To counteract gravity, the electromagnets must be able to change how much force they apply on the ferrofluid - a problem we can solve with pulse width modulation. Previously we’ve implemented PWM in software, which is seriously ineffective. We’ve already made a whole video on how we optimized this to work at all ( youtube.com/watch?v=ZXVIQhwBu1w ).The main idea of our new PCB design is to move PWM away from the microcontroller, simplifying the code a ton. We achieve this by abusing LED drivers. LED drivers are a type of ICs that typically aren't meant to provide any logic-signals and are not rated to sink enough current for an electromagnet to turn on (each channel can typically sink around 20mA, where closer to 200mA is necessary for an electromagnet (rough numbers)). The only LED driver we found that could satisfy our needs was PCA9685. It can be set up in a totem pole configuration, which allows us to use it more as a GPIO expander with PWM capabilities than as an LED driver. This means we can daisy-chain the PCA9685 with a ULN2803 Darlington Transistor array – which, in turn, has the capacity to sink enough current for the magnets. --------------Twitter: twitter.com/AppliedProcFacebook: facebook.com/AppliedProcInstagram: instagram.com/appliedprocrastination--------------Open Source files and project details:Code:Github repos: github.com/AppliedProcrastination/FerroFetchFirmwaregithub.com/appliedprocrastination/AprocAnimationgithub.com/appliedprocrastination/MagnetControllerV2-libraryPCB files & more details:Github repo: github.com/appliedprocrastination/FetchCADFilesInstructables: instructables.com/Mesmerizing-Ferrofluid-Display-Silently-ControlledHackaday.io: hackaday.io/project/167056-fetch-a-ferrofluid-displayHackster.io: hackster.io/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557Arduino project hub: create.arduino.cc/projecthub/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557--------------Credits:Intro/Theme song: - Nicklas Myhre: instagram.com/myhre.nicklas
Magnetic liquid dances on command 🤩 Applied Procrastination 2022-10-24 | Satisfying magnetic ferrofluid controlled through a MicroPython-based web server running on Raspberry Pi Pico W. Project shown at Oslo Maker Festival 2022 (Oslo Skaperfestival)
This Liquid Will Dance To Music! #shorts #short Applied Procrastination 2021-11-12 | This project was a collaboration with @CarlBugeja, check out his video: youtube.com/watch?v=Ce5tP98XgxYOur full project video: youtu.be/kZ9yWRKxpSYMusic: Birds - Corbyn Kites (YouTube Audio Library)
The holy grail of ferrofluid displays (Carl Bugeja Collab!) Applied Procrastination 2021-11-07 | This 12-Layer PCB coil made by Carl Bugeja creates a magnetic field strong enough to lift Ferrofluid! Video Sponsor: https://www.PCBWay.comWatch Carl Bugeja's part of this collaboration: youtube.com/watch?v=Ce5tP98XgxY--------------Twitter: twitter.com/AppliedProcFacebook: facebook.com/AppliedProcInstagram: instagram.com/appliedprocrastination--------------Credits:Intro/Theme song: - Nicklas Myhre: instagram.com/myhre.nicklasMusic: - Same Time - Spence (YouTube Audio Library) - Patience - Dyalla (YouTube Audio Library) - Summer in NY - Dyalla (YouTube Audio Library) - All Stars - Patrick Patrikios (YouTube Audio Library) - Distance - Anno Domini Beats (YouTube Audio Library)
Waking Up Made Easy! (DIY Artificial Sunrise) Applied Procrastination 2021-09-13 | To combat morning grumpiness, we made an artificial sunrise lamp to slowly prepare my body for waking up. We salvaged an old LCD screen from the garbage bin, and repurposed the backlighting elements to form a large distributed surface that can spread light evenly across my entire bedroom.Video Sponsor: https://www.PCBWay.comThe concept of repurposing LCD backlighting sections for light diffusion has been done by DIY Perks in several of his videos, check them out if you're curious: How to make a relaxing "false window" light panel (using old laptop screens): youtube.com/watch?v=Y2KK4YiOO1oTurning Smashed TVs into Realistic Artificial Daylight: youtube.com/watch?v=8JrqH2oOTK4DIY Studio Lights - How to Build Your Own!: youtube.com/watch?v=DhbMnQt14_o--------------Twitter: twitter.com/AppliedProcFacebook: facebook.com/AppliedProcInstagram: instagram.com/appliedprocrastination--------------Open Source files and project details:Code and CAD:Github repo: github.com/appliedprocrastination/Zom-B-GoneTechnical Writeup: hackaday.io/project/181674-zom-b-goneThird party:Arduino Nano: store.arduino.cc/products/arduino-nanoAdafruit DS3231 RTC: adafruit.com/product/3013Rotary Encoder Module (affiliate): https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9w0vKgPushbutton w/ LED (affiliate): https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_A8eoKG--------------Credits:Intro/Theme song: - Nicklas Myhre: instagram.com/myhre.nicklasMusic: - Dreams from Bensound.com - Patience by Dyalla - Jukebox by Patrick Patrikios - Homer Said by Dyalla - I Feel Like Partying Right Now by Nat Keefe & BeatMower
Massive DIY Display Made Of Magnetic Liquid! #Shorts Applied Procrastination 2021-08-26 | Full video of upgrade (Fetch V2.0): youtube.com/watch?v=F948Or4ulhAOriginal project video (Fetch V1.0): youtube.com/watch?v=5PFgVtzsXHM#shorts
The Weird Behavior Of Ferrofluid And Paint - Misc #3 Applied Procrastination 2020-05-06 | ⚠ Trypophobia Warning ⚠ - When adding acrylic paint to ferrofluid that's under the effect of a magnetic field, the paint will seal itself into small chambers. We find this incredibly relaxing and made an artsy video for you guys about it! We've been told that the effect might trigger trypophobia for some people though, so be aware of that. Otherwise, this should be a mesmerizing and soothing video that you can sit back and relax to.--------------Twitter: twitter.com/AppliedProcFacebook: facebook.com/AppliedProcInstagram: instagram.com/appliedprocrastination--------------Credits:Intro/Theme song of Applied Procrastination: - Nicklas Myhre: instagram.com/myhre.nicklasMusic: - Distance by Anno Domini Beats - Classique by Francis Preve - Sunny Morning by Bruno E. - Ancient by Density & Time - I'll Follow You by Density & Time
Worlds Largest Open-Source Ferrofluid Display - Fetch #8 Applied Procrastination 2019-11-29 | Fetch is DONE! This is huge for us. We've now spent two years working on our open-source ferrofluid display as a side project to full-time studies and part-time jobs. We've compiled a series of sweet sweet animations and spent a long time perfecting this video. We hope you enjoy it!Since last time we've hidden the cable chaos. For the initial version of "Fetch" we wanted to use laser cut plywood as a chassis, because it's a very replicable and simple solution. We will look into a making a neater metal finish in the next version, which will be considerably sleeker, for an even cleaner look. We make the animations in Aseprite, a powerful and free* pixel art editor, and parse them into a format we've found easy to read on the Teensy 3.6 that's at the heart of the platform. (*As long as you can compile the source code yourself. ) Future projects :While Fetch is now complete, we are not done working with ferrofluid, or electronics for that matter. We are currently researching ways of making a "flat screen" version, and even much smaller ferrofluid displays that are cheaper to replicate. We are also working on implementing more software features, like video-games, in the version we've already made. This paragraph marks the end of the project, but not the end of our ferrofluid display endeavors. Stay tuned! For our own convenience, we also added a few buttons and switches that makes it simpler to show a variety of animations when displaying the project at maker festivals.As a student-project at the University of Oslo, we have designed and built a massive ferrofluid-display with 252 electromagnetic "pixels". -------------- Twitter: twitter.com/AppliedProcFacebook: facebook.com/AppliedProcInstagram: instagram.com/appliedprocrastination --------------Open Source files and project details: Code:Github repositories (Firmware+CAD+python parser): github.com/AppliedProcrastination PCB files & more details:Instructables: instructables.com/id/Mesmerizing-Ferrofluid-Display-Silently-ControlledHackaday.io: hackaday.io/project/167056-fetch-a-ferrofluid-displayHackster.io: hackster.io/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557Arduino project hub: create.arduino.cc/projecthub/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557 --------------Credits: Audio Mastering: - Haldor August Sørmoen: Intro/Theme song: - Nicklas Myhre: instagram.com/myhre.nicklas Music: - Get to Know You (Instrumental Version) - Cody Francis from EpidemicSound.com - Applied Procrastination by Nicklas Myhre - Mexico (Instrumental Version) - Gamma Skies from EpidemicSound.com - Endless motion from Bensound.com Sound Effect Mixing: - Eivind RostadAseprite:aseprite.org
Simplified Neuralizer-prop from Men in Black - Misc #2 Applied Procrastination 2019-10-29 | We wanted to make a costume-prop for Halloween that resembles the Neuralizer from Men in Black. However, we wanted to make sure that it has super simple, working, electronics so that it can be whipped together at the last minute! Therefore, we designed this 3D model which could fit a capacitor based flash/blitz circuit running on a normal 9 Volt battery. The flash itself is a 10 Watt LED (Voltage drop: 12V, max current 900mA), but could easily be replaced by a more common LED (just make sure to change the value of the current limiting resistor). The specs of an LED will depend on the color it emits, but 2V and 20mA seems to be a decent choice of parameters in many cases (read more here: electronicsclub.info/leds.htm). To calculate the size you need for a current limiting resistor, use a LED calculator and find specs in the LED datasheet, or use the values I provided above: http://ledcalc.com . Keep in mind that if you switch out the battery with something other than 9V you will have to redo the current limiting resistor calculation. We believe that the circuit design we show here is the simplest possible capacitor based LED flash. When the 3D design was done, we printed it out, sanded down the layer lines with a 80 grit sandpaper, then primed it with a cheap plastic filler (made for car bumpers - the exact brand shouldn't matter at all). We repeated this process until the finish was smooth and free of obvious holes. We then used a black primer paint on the parts that we wanted to stay black (near the LED opening in the lid), before assembling the electronics and gluing everything together. We used hot glue, but immediately regretted that decision because it cooled down too fast so it was impossible to tune the alignment of the pieces. We should have used a contact glue or an epoxy. When this was done, we primed the rest of the piece with black paint, then went on to do a few layers of silver, and finishing off with a clear coat to protect the paint.--------------Open Source files:Instructable: instructables.com/id/Worlds-Simplest-Neuralizer-build-Men-in-Black-MemoWriteup: hackaday.io/project/168234-simplified-neuralizer-with-working-electronics3D files: printables.com/model/344052-worlds-simplest-neuralizer-men-in-black-memory-era--------------Twitter: twitter.com/AppliedProcFacebook: facebook.com/AppliedProcInstagram: instagram.com/appliedprocrastination--------------Credits:Intro/Theme song: - Nicklas Myhre: instagram.com/myhre.nicklasMusic: - Funny Song from Bensound.com - Endless Motion from Bensound.com - Little Idea from Bensound.comSound Effect Mixing: - Eivind Rostad
Making our code run 45,000% faster - Fetch #7 Applied Procrastination 2019-09-11 | We've been optimizing our embedded system for faster code so we could fix some necessary features. Most of the performance boost comes from upgrading from an Arduino Mega to a Teensy 3.6, but a lot of it is also down to doing some changes to our hardware connections in order to parallelize huge chunks of the shifting out process. As a student-project at the University of Oslo, we have designed and built a massive ferrofluid-display with 252 electromagnetic "pixels". On Applied Procrastination we will share all the details of this project and hopefully inspire you to make something similar - or follow your own dream projects. --------------Twitter: twitter.com/AppliedProcFacebook: facebook.com/AppliedProcInstagram: instagram.com/appliedprocrastination--------------Open Source files and project details:Code:Github repositories (Firmware+CAD+python parser): github.com/AppliedProcrastinationPCB files & more details:Instructables: instructables.com/id/Mesmerizing-Ferrofluid-Display-Silently-ControlledHackaday.io: hackaday.io/project/167056-fetch-a-ferrofluid-displayHackster.io: hackster.io/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557Arduino project hub: create.arduino.cc/projecthub/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557--------------Whitepapers and references from the episode:Larry Bank, "Mr. Optimization": bitbanksoftware.blogspot.comAdafruit, "Memories of an Arduino": cdn-learn.adafruit.com/downloads/pdf/memories-of-an-arduino.pdf"DSP capabilities of ARM Cortex-M processors": community.arm.com/developer/ip-products/processors/b/processors-ip-blog/posts/white-paper-dsp-capabilities-of-cortex-m4-and-cortex-m7--------------Credits:Audio Mastering: - Haldor August Sørmoen: Intro/Theme song: - Nicklas Myhre: instagram.com/myhre.nicklasMusic: - Summer from Bensound.com - Slow Motion from Bensound.comSound Effect Mixing: - Eivind Rostad
DIY Ferrofluid Display - First Full Test & Assembly - Fetch #6 Applied Procrastination 2019-08-08 | All the electronics for our DIY ferrofluid-display get assembled, and we perform our first full integration test! Will anything catch fire? Will the display work? The answer is... Kind of both, unfortunately.This episode we spend countless hours assembling electronics... But persistence pays off! So we finally get to test the full integration Fetch! We also have to solve some problems, debug some burnt electronics, find a clever way to measure polarity (who's got time for a compass, anyway?) and dive into some schematics.As a student-project at the University of Oslo, we have designed and built a massive ferrofluid-display with 252 electromagnetic "pixels". On Applied Procrastination we will share all the details of this project and hopefully inspire you to make something similar - or follow your own dream projects. --------------Twitter: twitter.com/AppliedProcFacebook: facebook.com/AppliedProcInstagram: instagram.com/appliedprocrastination--------------Open Source files and project details:Code:Github repositories (Firmware+CAD+python parser): github.com/AppliedProcrastinationPCB files & more details:Instructables: instructables.com/id/Mesmerizing-Ferrofluid-Display-Silently-ControlledHackaday.io: hackaday.io/project/167056-fetch-a-ferrofluid-displayHackster.io: hackster.io/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557Arduino project hub: create.arduino.cc/projecthub/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557--------------Credits:Audio Mastering: - Haldor August Sørmoen: Intro/Theme song: - Nicklas Myhre: instagram.com/myhre.nicklasMusic: - Evolution from Bensound.com - Summer from Bensound.com - Funny song from Bensound.com - Applied Procrastination by Nicklas MyhreSound Effect Mixing: - Eivind Rostad
How to Make a Ferrofluid Container - Part 2 - Fetch #5 Applied Procrastination 2019-07-18 | We've finally come to the part where we get to test our tank for the first time! We've had serious doubts as to how well it will perform due to some mistakes we've made in the past. Therefore we perform a comprehensive initial stress test of the display... by playing around with the ferrofluid attempting to make cool patterns by hand!We also get seriously distracted by how the salt manages to break through our sealant, which calls for some procrastination!As a student-project at the University of Oslo, we have designed and built a massive ferrofluid-display with 252 electromagnetic "pixels". On Applied Procrastination we will share all the details of this project and hopefully inspire you to make something similar - or follow your own dream projects. --------------Twitter: twitter.com/AppliedProcFacebook: facebook.com/AppliedProcInstagram: instagram.com/appliedprocrastination--------------Open Source files and project details:Code:Github repositories (Firmware+CAD+python parser): github.com/AppliedProcrastinationPCB files & more details:Instructables: instructables.com/id/Mesmerizing-Ferrofluid-Display-Silently-ControlledHackaday.io: hackaday.io/project/167056-fetch-a-ferrofluid-displayHackster.io: hackster.io/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557Arduino project hub: create.arduino.cc/projecthub/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557--------------Credits:Audio Mastering: - Haldor August Sørmoen: Intro/Theme song: - Nicklas Myhre: instagram.com/myhre.nicklasMusic: - Endless motion from Bensound.com - Applied Procrastination by Nicklas Myhre - Little Idea from Bensound.comSound Effect Mixing: - Eivind Rostad
How to Make a Ferrofluid Container - Part 1 - Fetch #4 Applied Procrastination 2019-06-27 | This week we dive a bit deeper into the chemistry of our tank, how to make a ferrofluid display and what to expect from the tank. As a student-project at the University of Oslo, we have designed and built a massive ferrofluid-display with 252 electromagnetic "pixels". On Applied Procrastination we will share all the details of this project and hopefully inspire you to make something similar - or follow your own dream projects. --------------Twitter: twitter.com/AppliedProcFacebook: facebook.com/AppliedProcInstagram: instagram.com/appliedprocrastination--------------Open Source files and project details:Code:Github repositories (Firmware+CAD+python parser): github.com/AppliedProcrastinationPCB files & more details:Instructables: instructables.com/id/Mesmerizing-Ferrofluid-Display-Silently-ControlledHackaday.io: hackaday.io/project/167056-fetch-a-ferrofluid-displayHackster.io: hackster.io/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557Arduino project hub: create.arduino.cc/projecthub/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557--------------Links:PAPELL: youtube.com/watch?v=aXYSkpKBtNECasey Hughes: youtube.com/watch?v=dE7YXSoglbo--------------Credits:Audio Mastering: - Haldor August Sørmoen: Intro/Theme song: - Nicklas Myhre: instagram.com/myhre.nicklasMusic: - Endless motion from Bensound.com - Applied Procrastination by Nicklas Myhre - Funny song from Bensound.comSound Effect Mixing: - Eivind RostadNASA videos:archive.org/details/ISSVideoResourceExteriorViews720parchive.org/details/2015Blizzard-Time-LapseVideoFromInternationalSpaceStation
Massive Electromanget Matrix - Fetch #3 Applied Procrastination 2019-06-13 | This week we change our approach towards the magnet mount. We give up the desirable passive cooling from an aluminum plate, in return for actually getting it done - and within our budget.As a student-project at the University of Oslo, we have designed and built a massive ferrofluid-display with 252 electromagnetic "pixels". On Applied Procrastination we will share all the details of this project and hopefully inspire you to make something similar - or follow your own dream projects. --------------Twitter: twitter.com/AppliedProcFacebook: facebook.com/AppliedProcInstagram: instagram.com/appliedprocrastination--------------Open Source files and project details:Code:Github repositories (Firmware+CAD+python parser): github.com/AppliedProcrastinationPCB files & more details:Instructables: instructables.com/id/Mesmerizing-Ferrofluid-Display-Silently-ControlledHackaday.io: hackaday.io/project/167056-fetch-a-ferrofluid-displayHackster.io: hackster.io/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557Arduino project hub: create.arduino.cc/projecthub/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557--------------We don't have a direct link to the listing of the electromagnets we used, but they were similar to these (except one big difference, ours provide lifting power when ON not when OFF like the ones in the listing): bit.ly/2MKezJNThe link is to Alibaba.com. You can discuss directly with the seller to confirm the type of magnets you want.--------------Credits:Audio Mastering: - Haldor August Sørmoen: Intro/Theme song: - Nicklas Myhre: instagram.com/myhre.nicklasMusic: - Funny song from Bensound.com - Applied Procrastination by Nicklas MyhreSound Effect Mixing: - Eivind Rostad
How you can avoid stained ferrofluid containers - Fetch #2 Applied Procrastination 2019-06-06 | Our attempt at fixing a prototype goes wrong. We share our top advice for creating good ferrofluid containers that avoid the problem we faced here. The ferrofluid container we are making is meant to be used in a huge open-source display.As a student-project at the University of Oslo, we have designed and built a massive ferrofluid-display with 252 electromagnetic "pixels". On Applied Procrastination we will share all the details of this project and hopefully inspire you to make something similar - or follow your own dream projects. This week, we show you our process of treating glass, mixing suspension liquid and altering EF-H1 ferrofluid. The video should not be followed as a tutorial though, because we screw up an important step. But you need not worry! We will show you how to do it right in just a couple of weeks!--------------The Instructable that is referenced in the video: instructables.com/id/Really-Beautiful-Swimming-Ferrofluids--------------Twitter: twitter.com/AppliedProcFacebook: facebook.com/AppliedProcInstagram: instagram.com/appliedprocrastination--------------Open Source files and project details:Code:Github repositories (Firmware+CAD+python parser): github.com/AppliedProcrastinationPCB files & more details:Instructables: instructables.com/id/Mesmerizing-Ferrofluid-Display-Silently-ControlledHackaday.io: hackaday.io/project/167056-fetch-a-ferrofluid-displayHackster.io: hackster.io/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557Arduino project hub: create.arduino.cc/projecthub/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557--------------Credits:Audio Mastering: - Haldor August Sørmoen: Intro/Theme song: - Nicklas Myhre: instagram.com/myhre.nicklasMusic: - Dreams from Bensound.com - Happy Rock from Bensound.comSound Effect Mixing: - Eivind Rostad
How Will Ferrofluid React to a Polymagnet? - Misc #1 Applied Procrastination 2019-05-30 | This week there is no update on "Fetch", but "Fetch" will be back next week - when we'll show you how we cleaned and refilled our ferrofluid tank.Similarly to last weeks video, most of the footage in this video was filmed before we decided to start a channel, and we wanted to get those clips out first. This episode is quite short - it was originally designed as our promo episode, but has since been re-mastered to fit better into the Applied Procrastination visual expression. We hope you can sit back, relax and enjoy the mesmerizing behavior of ferrofluid near these magnets.Video by SmarterEveryDay: youtube.com/watch?v=IANBoybVApQPolymagnets: catalog.polymagnet.com/polymagnet-products.html--------------Credits:Audio Mastering: - Haldor August Sørmoen: Intro/Theme song: - Nicklas Myhre: instagram.com/myhre.nicklasMusic: - Applied Procrastination by Nicklas MyhreSound Effect Mixing: - Eivind Rostad
Fetch: A Ferrofluid Display - Fetch #1 Applied Procrastination 2019-05-23 | As a student-project at the University of Oslo, we have designed and built a massive ferrofluid-display with 252 electromagnetic "pixels". On Applied Procrastination we will share all the details of this project and hopefully inspire you to make something similar - or follow your own dream projects. This video marks the beginning of our Youtube-adventure, and is based on clips filmed before we decided to document our project with videos. Future videos will hopefully contain more visually pleasing footage and a generally higher production quality.--------------Twitter: twitter.com/AppliedProcFacebook: facebook.com/AppliedProcInstagram: instagram.com/appliedprocrastination--------------Project details:Fetch is an open source project, and you will find our code and PCB designs in the following locations. Hopefully you find us on your favorite project hub.Github repo: github.com/SimenZhor/FerroFetchFirmwareInstructables: instructables.com/id/Mesmerizing-Ferrofluid-Display-Silently-ControlledHackaday.io: hackaday.io/project/167056-fetch-a-ferrofluid-displayHackster.io: hackster.io/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557Arduino project hub: create.arduino.cc/projecthub/AppliedProc/fetch-a-ferrofluid-display-ca8557--------------Credits:Intro/Theme song: - Nicklas Myhre: instagram.com/myhre.nicklasMusic: - Creative Minds from Bensound.com - Slow Motion from Bensound.com - Summer from Bensound.comSound Effect Mixing: - Eivind Rostad
