CryHam developed the KC (Kacey) Keyboard controller with a TFT touch display.

This nifty controller allows you to remap USB key codes to physical keys in real time and also includes an editor for mapping useful functions such as macros, passwords and mouse commands.

You can find more detailed information on KC Controller Crystal Hammer’s project page.

Code for the project is available on GitHub

Po Ting made some awesome LED-POV poi that has some really impressive image rendering.

This design includes 80 pixels and a touch-sense pad to act a control button.  It takes advantage of the high performance features of the Teensy 3.6 to achieve high frame rate that allows for really detailed images as the LEDs move.

A couple of years before this project, Po Ting didn’t have any experience with Arduino or using micro controllers.  Through trial and error as well as a lot of community support, he was able to create this incredible LED project.  Some of the projects and libraries that really helped on the journey were Mortonkopf’s POV Project, the FastLED library,  KurtE’s DMA-SPI library, and Duff’s Snooze Library.

Shawn Hymel over at SparkFun put together a compact Stormtrooper Voice Changer.

While there are some pre-built voice changers out there for defenders of the Empire, this solution is both compact and low cost.  With only a handful of parts – a Teensy 3.2, Prop Shield Board, small speakers, a microphone, and a battery – this solution can fit entirely in a helmet.

This project makes use of the Audio Design Tool as well as TeensyTransfer by FrankB.

Detailed instructions (and code) on how to up your cosplay game by sounding like a Storm (or Clone) trooper can be found on this SparkFun blog page.

May the Force be with you.

 

Christoph put together a soft power button with sense output to power up a Teensy and allow the application to turn itself off the power when necessary.

The project started with list of desired features including: one button to enable power to a circuit, keep the power on as needed, sense the output so that the microcontroller can sense the power button’s state and turn itself off when told to do so, use a single LiFePO4 battery, and use no specialized parts.  Christoph was able to make this happen using a Teensy 3.6, a 5V step up/down regulator, a PCB he designed for the pushbutton, and a few passive parts.

Code for the project can be found on this Hackaday.io project page.