Description
Now available at Rabbit-Labs, the Light Messenger from LAB 401.
When you order a Light Messenger from Rabbit-Labs, it ships right from the lab, located in NJ, directly to you!
The Light Messenger is a Persistence Of Vision accessory for the Flipper Zero, allowing users to “paint” text and images into the air. It has a companion Flipper App that includes a fully-featured bitmap editor (for creating sprites without a computer), a text editor, light and animation controls – and even a flashlight function.
The Light Messenger can also be used for light-painting, allowing you to create incredible images that slips into your pocket.
Naturally, everything is open-source – and with 16 fully-addressable RGB LEDs, an accelerometer, and a feature-complete App, the Light Messenger was made to be customized and extended. Want to make colors change according to how you move the device? Totally possible. Want to show a different sprite with every swipe? Hack it in!
HOWTO
The Light Messenger is slightly different / more powerful than other Persistence of Vision devices, because it can display images & text of varying lengths and varying distances.
For example, if you’re showing a text message, you might do longer, slower swipes – and the Light Messenger will calculate how big your swipes are to take advantage of the “full swipe” to show your message.
Alternatively, if you’re doing smaller, faster swipes, it will ensure that the message or image fits into your swipes.
To perform these calculations, the device needs three swipes to calibrate.
During these first swipes, it will calculate the distance of your swipes, and the speed of your swipes. Once these are calculated, the message will show.
Speed is not the most important factor – it’s being consistent. Try to make your swipes as uniform as possible. Don’t worry – if you change the swipe speed or distance during use, the Light Messenger will recalculate.
It might take a few tries to get the hang of it – but if you remember: 1, 2, 3 – Go! – this should help you get great results faster!
The way in which you are holding your Flipper when swiping with the Light Messenger matters, be sure you are holding your Flipper vertically when swiping.
Device Specifications
- LEDs: 16x SK6805 RGB LEDs
- Accelerometer: I2C LIS2XX12
- Resolution: 16 pixels vertical, “unlimited” horizontal pixels
What’s included
- 1x Light Messenger (Flipper Zero NOT included)
- 1x Light Messenger App (Available in the Flipper App Store)
Light Messenger Resources
