fastled-animator vs splitflap

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fastled-animator		splitflap
	Project
3	Mentions	16
25	Stars	2,959
-	Growth	-
3.2	Activity	4.6
over 1 year ago	Latest Commit	24 days ago
JavaScript	Language	JavaScript
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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fastled-animator

Posts with mentions or reviews of fastled-animator. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

Open Source FastLED Simulator / Animator for noncoders
1 project | /r/FastLED | 2 Oct 2022

Code: https://github.com/phptuts/fastled-animator
Open Source FastLED Simulator / Animator
1 project | /r/arduino | 2 Oct 2022
Opensource FastLED Animator / Simulator for the Arduino - No coding - upload directly from the site
1 project | /r/arduino | 2 Oct 2022

splitflap

Posts with mentions or reviews of splitflap. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-24.

How would you controller 100+ stepper motors (each with their own home sensor) on a single Raspberry Pi?
1 project | /r/raspberry_pi | 29 Nov 2022

You might want to check out Scottbez's open source split flap display project (https://github.com/scottbez1/splitflap). I've also been interested in replicating/streamlining this someday since I don't like the idea of manually applying vinyl lettering to all the PVC cards.
Real-time decorative airport arrivals and departures board
1 project | /r/raspberry_pi | 22 Jul 2022

There is a wonderful resource for a DIY option here: https://github.com/scottbez1/splitflap
Source for flip or rotary digit displays for a project?
1 project | /r/ArduinoProjects | 2 Jul 2022

https://github.com/scottbez1/splitflap Found this long time ago, but is too complex for me
Binging show with 7yo during his spring break. Which lead to our latest purchase.
1 project | /r/lost | 10 Mar 2022

For what it's worth, I've been keeping an I on https://github.com/scottbez1/splitflap for some displays. At some point they have a easy version.
Vestaboard – A Smart Display to Connect and Inspire
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Nov 2021

I was looking at these the other day - in the process of browsing around the subject I found this maker-project to create custom ones:
https://github.com/scottbez1/splitflap
I built a split-flap YouTube subscriber counter
2 projects | /r/arduino | 31 Jul 2021

This is based off the splitflap project, which includes ordering and assembly guides.
The sound of this outdated display technology
2 projects | /r/oddlysatisfying | 2 Jul 2021
Open source “split-flap” mechanical display
1 project | /r/patient_hackernews | 19 Apr 2021

1 project | /r/hackernews | 19 Apr 2021

3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Apr 2021

Scott Bezek has a great video on "How a Split Flap Display Works" [0].
He also sells blank "flaps" on Tindie [1].
The documentation on how to build the Split Flap is also really awesome [2], including how to cut your own flaps [3].
I've been following this project for a while. It's pretty awesome. I estimate about $10 per character (as opposed to the $180/character (!!) another poster mentioned through Alibaba), with a large portion of the cost being the custom cut "flaps" (in small quantities). It seems like the cost could get in the $2-$4 range per character but I couldn't figure out how to do it without a significant amount of labor involved in cutting the flaps.
FYI, there's also a company called Oat Foundry that sells large split-flap displays [4]. I seem to remember the cost being in the $10k+ region but I don't see a price and I could be way off base.
Oh, interesting, I see Vestaboard also has a (smaller) one for around $3k [5].
[0] https://youtu.be/UAQJJAQSg_g
[1] https://www.tindie.com/products/scottbez1/blank-split-flap-d...
[2] https://github.com/scottbez1/splitflap/wiki
[3] https://github.com/scottbez1/splitflap/wiki/Cut-flaps
[4] https://www.oatfoundry.com/split-flap/
[5] https://shop.vestaboard.com/products/vestaboard

What are some alternatives?

When comparing fastled-animator and splitflap you can also consider the following projects:

cylon.js - JavaScript framework for robotics, drones, and the Internet of Things (IoT)

PolyDiceGenerator - A customizable Polyhedral Dice Generator for OpenSCAD.

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SplitFlapDisplay - Split flap display Arduino library

johnny-five - JavaScript Robotics and IoT programming framework, developed at Bocoup.

nest2D - Nest2D is a 2D bin packaging tool for python.

Duckuino - Simple DuckyScript to Arduino C converter.

lucidgloves - Arduino/ESP32 based DIY VR Haptic gloves. Compatible with SteamVR via OpenGloves.

BIPES - BIPES: Block based Integrated Platform for Embedded Systems allows text and block based programming for several types of embedded systems and Internet of Things modules using MicroPython, CircuitPython, Python or Snek. You can connect, program, debug and monitor several types of boards using network, USB or Bluetooth. No software install needed!

Klimerko - ☁ DIY Air Quality Monitoring Device

AutoBuildMarlin - Visual Studio Code extension to more easily build Marlin Firmware

TonUINO - Die DIY Musikbox (nicht nur) für Kinder