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Brian Lough

1,875 orders since Sep 06, 2018

Athlone, Westmeath, Ireland

Ships from Ireland.

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Product: (4.91)

Documentation: (4.69)

Shipping: (4.87)

Communication: (4.83)

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Laura | July 1, 2021

Does what it says

For Power BLough-R

Bought this to stop my Pi4 Octoprint from powering the Ender 3 via the USB cable. Does exactly what it claims, and looks good in it's heat shrink wrapping

Patrick | June 21, 2021

quick, neat, professional

For ESP32 Matrix Shield (Mini 32)

Great solution to make connecting your screens easy and neat. Documentation is pretty solid, just make sure you read the correct one and you will save yourself a ton of time connecting everything up! Seriously consider getting one (or a few) of these.

Andrés | March 15, 2021

Perfect

For ESP32 Matrix Shield (Mini 32)

Few minutes after receiving the board I have the led matrix (1/16 64x32 P3) running the tetris clock example project.
Shipping was a bit slow (to Spain), but it has arrived at the same time as the led matrix from China. Perfect timing after all.
Easy soldering and everything works like a charm. Nice pcb. Good work.
Thank you!

Yangmin | Feb. 8, 2021

Works great!

For ESP32 MiniKit Debug Shield

Works as advertised. Very convenient. I bought two to make two configurations. One for under the chip using a normal header and the other on top using the headers with the long pins.

Too bad the shipping adds a big percentage to the US. Would by again.

Giuseppe | Feb. 8, 2021

Cool Product

For ESP32 I2S Matrix Shield

I'm having lots of fun with this shield, easy to use, and also easy to assembling.
east to install at the of back panel.

Christian | Jan. 25, 2021

Amazing

For Power BLough-R

Got 3 of them and they work like a like it is supposed to.
Makes me connect 3 x3D printers without having fear that something get broken due to power leaks.

Alexander | Dec. 24, 2020

Very Useful...converts TS100 to USB C

For TS100 Flex-C-Friend

I am forever needing to use my soldering iron on the move. This module designed by Brian allows the TS100 to be properly powered and controlled from a USB C source. When paired with a decent power bank this allows soldering on the go with minimum fuss.

I heartily recommend :)

Maureen | Nov. 22, 2020

Solves screen staying on from RPi power

For Power BLough-R

I felt like putting a small piece of tape over the power terminal on my cord was adequate...then wanted to use the cord to update the firmware and had to take the tape off. Was disconnecting from my printer then...finally put the tape on again...then needed to take it off. Was not a huge inconvenience, but this little item solves the problem. I enjoyed 3D printing a little case. I love Brian's videos so was happy to support him. Also, loved getting a package from Ireland.

Owen | Sept. 10, 2020

Great product from Brian, as usual!

For ESP32 I2S Matrix Shield

I have numerous panels from Ali-Express and they all work fine with this board. The SPI library is so much faster than PXMatrix.
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Response from Brian Lough | Sept. 29, 2020
Thanks Owen! Glad it worked out for you.

Donald | Sept. 4, 2020

Excellent Product That Does Exactly What It Is Meant To Do!!

For Power BLough-R

I am very happy with this item. I bought it in kit form and it was extremely simple to assemble and it worked exactly as advertised! This little unit solved the problem of the lcd screen staying on with my Creality CR20 printer when plugged in to the usb on my pc while the printer was tuned off. Very simple yet smart design.

Dj | Aug. 18, 2020

Great little board

For ESP32 I2S Matrix Shield

Really crunches down the size of device needed to drive a HUB75 LED array well, Up and running quickly, a little too quickly for me as I beat the docs going up, but lots of help on the Discord server and I have much glowyness to hand.
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Response from Brian Lough | Sept. 29, 2020
Thanks Dj! Apologies about the delay in the docs going up! Glad your up and running.

Gordon | July 18, 2020

Really useful little device, shipped quickly

For Power BLough-R

Great device, " does what it says on the tin". Shipped and delivered quickly. No documentation or communication from Brian was necessary with this order. Will happily buy more products from this seller in the future.

Joel | May 23, 2020

Great product

For Power BLough-R

Works exactly as advertised and perfect for use on my 3D printer with Octoprint to prevent it from staying on. Small gripe is that as an absolute noob at soldering some instructions would have been nice, but otherwise A++ product.

Ron | April 17, 2020

Excellent product, easy to assemble

For ESP32 Matrix Shield (Mini 32)

The shield is well designed and easy to assemble (solder), though you probably gonna need two different soldering irons, one for smaller pitch components (headers) and one for the bigger parts (power connectors). Unfortunately, I've not been able to test the shield yet because my P3 64x64 matrix (ordered at Amazon from DFRobot) was a bit off, i.e. it did not respond correctly to PxMatrix library which expects a /32 scan rate for these displays. Apparently the DFRobot display uses a /16 scan rate and therefore uses its own libraries. I've returned the display and I've ordered one on Ali.

Peter | April 9, 2020

Easy to Build

For BLough Alarm Clock - Shield for Wemos D1 Mini

Worked first time, but had to replace the lost (on the carpet): diode.........................................

Peter | April 9, 2020

Recommend this item

For D1 Mini Breadboard Buddy

Really useful adaptor, well designed and it works .....................................................

David | April 9, 2020

D1 Mini matrix Shield for ESP8266

For D1 Mini Matrix Shield

I was very p;leased with this board, it enabled me to get a P3 matrix display running in minutes, little more than plug-and-play. Brian has put a lot of thought into the design and it shows with everything about the board.

I would buy again from Brain based on the quality and service received.

David | Feb. 6, 2020

All in all generally good, delivery,

For ESP32 Matrix Shield (Mini 32)

Good delivery time, five days 2nd class mainland UK,, Product good also works like I wanted it too, have to buy a few more(new projects 😉)

Andrew | Feb. 6, 2020

Fab PCB

For ESP32 Matrix Shield (Mini 32)

Perfect, nicely designed PCB that saves ages if you had to wire it up with jumper leads, worked perfectly with a cheap display from Amazon and a even cheaper ESP32 from ebay, well done Brian..

Carrie | Jan. 13, 2020

Funny kit, nice boards!

For "Should have used a 555"

Very cool that it came with a few colors of LEDs to choose from. I wish the polarity marking on the LED was a little easier to see, but not really a big deal. Gave these out as little holiday gifts, everyone loved them.

Gerald | Aug. 28, 2019

I love my Pandamonium badge.

For Pandamonium

It came quickly and all the parts were there. It went together as expected. I may be getting more as gifts. Great small project to practice soldering.

Allen | June 7, 2019

Excellent product and works well with my LED Matrix Display.

For D1 Mini Matrix Shield

Very pleased with this shield and it is easy to fit on my matrix with no need for a nest of wires. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to use an LED Matrix Panel with ease.

Karl | May 9, 2019

Great Product!

For D1 Mini Matrix Shield

I found the purchasing and building experience with this board to be excellent. If I had been paying just a bit more attention, I wouldn't have soldered the angled box header to the wrong side of the board. Perhaps some great big letters on the silkscreen might have helped. In my case, even that may not have been enough. :-p I managed to de-solder the connector, but destroyed it in the process. One month later, new connectors arrive, and assembly is complete.

On my version of the P3 32x64 matrix (I think it came from AliExpress), the ribbon cable header is oriented so that it lays right on top of the 4-pin power connection, preventing both of them from being plugged in at the same time. I know I could just solder some wires on down low, but I'm evaluating some other possible workarounds. Anyone else run into this?

James | Jan. 1, 2019

This is a great starting place to build your own alarm clock

For BLough Alarm Clock - Shield for Wemos D1 Mini

Brian was great at pre-sale communication. He answered all my questions promptly and was very thorough.

I really like the clock. I used it as the basis for creating an alarm clock for my wife for Christmas.

There are a few things that you should be aware of though. First, the documentation is not as complete as it could be. I had to figure out a few things on the hardware assembly (like the instructions are color coded to the sharpie marks on the component packages).

Documentation on the software side is also a bit lacking (where to get libraries, etc.). Also, the software, as provided, doesn't work. There are bugs in the alarm code, and other places that I had to fix. That wasn't a big deal for me because I was planning to write my own software anyway. I just used Brian's code as a template / starting point.

From a hardware design perspective, it would be nice if you could lower the intensity of the LED display a bit more. Maybe use a PWM pin for additional brightness control beyond what is provided by the display controller. Volume control on the speaker would be nice as well.

I also ended up designing a 3D printed case for the clock. It would be nice if one were provided. I'll post mine on thingiverse for those who are interested.

Josh | Dec. 21, 2018

Just what i needed for my K40 laser

For Power BLough-R

After installing a new controller board in my cheap Chinese laser cutter. I was experiencing brownouts when other appliances in the house were switched on.

after receiving my Power BLough-R and assembling it I fitted it to the machine and now I have no issues.

top bit of kit I have recommended it to others in the k40 machine facebook pages.
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