Use it to let your loved ones know you're thinking about them. Hook up some IR LEDs and control your appliances. Swap the Death Star for your favorite Instagram quote, and you've finally got an excuse to use it. With this project I've made something that's not only nice to have for now, and when my geeky friends come over, but it's actually something anybody could enjoy, due to the 'extreme' customization options. Yes, "it's just a clock", but I'll bet you I'll use a clock more often than a light saber (unfortunately.). Instead, I (think) I built something that's not only ecstatically pleasing (I got my mom' seal of approval for a glowing Death Star, that's enough evidence for me.), but that's also actually useful. Designing a one-off 'ultimate' Star Wars project would've been cool, but then it would've been just that: 'ultimate Star Wars'. Mentioned several times, I wanted to create something 'more'. If it works, hit 'flash' and be amazed at how you're now flashing a micro controller wirelessly, thanks to The Force (and some really, really awesome people over at Particle HQ!). For those who don't know, that's when it says 'ready!' and doesn't give you a bunch of errors. After selecting the correct device and saying a little prayer, hit the 'verify' button, and hope everything works out the way it should. Make sure you edit the 'timezone' variable at around line 85-95 to make sure it matches the one you're in. Finally, copy the contents of the main file, and paste it over whatever is in the main app on the web IDE by now. Once that's done, copy the contents of the respective attached files into the tabs on the IDE. Name the new tabs 'snake' (case sensitive!). Continuing, click the little '+' icon in the top of the idea to create a new tab (in the IDE, not your browser). You have to do these manually, the IDE won't select them otherwise. Once that's done, use the libraries system to manually include the following libraries: neopixel, SparkIntervalTimer, Adafruit_mfGFX, RGBmatrixPanel. There, create a new app, and give the poor thing a name. So, with a working Photon, go to the web IDE. Once that's done, put the neopixel against the clock, and stick a small piece of electrical tape over it to secure it. Prior to attaching the neopixel, I suggest coloring the sides black with a sharpie, since you'll then not notice it as much.
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Just before you reach full circle, cut if off, leaving about 5 mm of acrylic exposed, since that's where your neopixel is going to go. Due to the stretchiness of the tape, it curved nicely around the back, thus eliminating the need to cut it.
Gently turn the clock as you attach the tape, and press is gently to make sure it sticks. Then, using black electrical tape, start taping the two sides together, making sure the top of the tape is flush with the top of the plates. Put the front plate on the letter plate, making sure the 'laser nozzle' lines up with the 'E' in the top right corner. You don't want to remove them after this. Make sure both the Letter plate and the front plate are as clean as possible. Attaching the LED and front plate will be done simultaneously.
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