In my latest tutorial, Reed Switch Shadow Box, Iâll show you how to use one or two reed switches (magnet on) to control lights (and the mood) in a story-telling shadow box! The example below uses two reed switches (magnet on). One triggers a path with white LEDs and the other triggers a path with […]
Happy Halloween Night! –Make your scene with the magnetic parts
Hi, Chibitronics friends! It’s Yukiko I. here!The holiday season has started. And it is a brilliant season for using lights, right? I am showing here my monthly project. This is a magnet book. The parts have some lights!When you put the parts the point of the switch, the parts get light up! You can change […]
Jumpinâ up to say âHappy Birthday!ââwith pressure sensor switch
Hi Chibi-Friends!It has come summer finally in Japan. It was a very long rainy season this year.Itâs very humid and the paper got wavy and the ink pad was getting too juicy!Actually, I canât say âTsuyuâ which means the Japanese rainy season is a good time for crafting..So now, I start my engine for the […]
Candle Light – slider switch tutorial
Hello crafty friends, today I´ve created an almost die cutted birthday card. I did it for the first time as I normally don´t do die cutting much. Only the basics like frames, some sentiments or panels. I also used my patterned paper which I normally just keep looking at and think âOh! This is so […]
Circuit Templates
Check out our step-by-step tutorials in Learn for links to circuit templates! Circuit Template gallery coming soon!
Trigger (Timer) Sensor Tutorial
Use the trigger sensor sticker to turn your LEDs on or off for approximately three seconds when triggered. The trigger sensor sticker has four pads: + and – for power, a signal pad, and a sensing pad. To trigger this sticker simultaneously touch the sensor trace and the – trace. This will cause the voltage on the signal pad to briefly […]
Sound Sensor Tutorial
Use the sound sensor sticker to control the brightness of your LEDs with sound. You can tap, yell, or blow into the sound sensor sticker to make the LEDs glow brighter. The light sensor sticker has three pads: + and – for power and a signal pad. The sticker also contains a small microphone that allows it […]
Light Sensor Tutorial
Use the light sensor sticker to control the brightness of your LEDs with the light sensor. The light sensor sticker has three pads: + and – for power and a signal pad that generates the pattern. The more light the sticker is exposed to, the higher the voltage on the signal, which causes the lights to become brighter […]
Effects Sticker Tutorial
Use the effect stickers to make your LEDs shine different patterns, depending on which sticker you choose: blink on and off, fade in and out, pulse in a heartbeat and twinkle like a star. The effect sticker has three pads: + and – for power and a signal pad that generates the pattern. The signal […]