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The Holiday Special

The Holiday Special: Merry Boxes & LEDs
Project14 \| Holiday Special: Spread Mirth and Merry Through Music and LED Displays!


This holiday season, Project14 will be holding our second annual holiday special project competition. We asked you what you wanted this to be in Project14 \| Holiday Special Poll: What Projects are You Interested in Doing? and it was a two way tie between Merry Boxes & LED Displays and Holiday for a Cause. You're free to pursue any of the ideas discussed and enter your project into the contest. The official theme is Merry Boxes & LEDs . We're asking the community members to spread mirth and merry through electronics projects that bring joy to the heart through music or really cool LED displays! In addition to an Oscilloscope grand prize for the project that brings the most joy to the heart to go along with a Home Lab tool kit Gift to Give. Three first place winners will receive a maker tool kit bundle along with a $100 shopping cart as well as a $100 shopping cart to give to another member for their projects. All Gift to Gives can be given to any member that submitted a project in any Project14 contest happening around the holiday special including: Merry Boxes & LEDs, Wearable Tech, Back to Analog , or the upcoming A Question of Scale competition. On Valentine's Day, we'll show the world how much heart the community has with a Gifts to Give Winners Announcement! We know that not all of you celebrate Christmas, so we want to make sure everyone is included with the holiday special. If there is a holiday project other than a Christmas Project that you want to celebrate feel free to enter that into the holiday contest. For instance, it could be a Hanukkah project, a Winter Solstice project, a Kwanzaa project, or a Festivus for the rest of us project!

The Grand Prize

Grand Prize: An Oscilloscope from Ben Heck!
Your Gift to Keep: Rohde & Schwartz RTB2004 Oscilloscope	Your Gift to Give: A Home Lab Kit

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Value: approx. $2000	Value: approx. $325
A Gift from Ben Heck: Episode 311: Oscilloscope Throwdown The Rohde & Schwartz RTB2004 features four channels, universal knobs, a touch screen, fast boot up, rtos - a real-time operating system that's open source, lots of memory to allow you to capture a "wider" event such as an entire frame of a video signal, triggers on video where it finds, not just a low pulse because the video is an analog signal, but it looks for the specific stair-stepping that indicates that it’s the edge of an NTSC line and it can sync to it.	Gift a Home Lab Kit to a Member for Any Project Submitted in: Merry Boxes and LEDs Wearable Tech Back to Analog A Question of Scale Your Gift to Give Includes: Heat Shrink TubingHeat Shrink Tubing, Bench Power SupplyBench Power Supply, Bench Digital MultimeterBench Digital Multimeter, Soldering StationSoldering Station, Clamp Tool with MagnifierClamp Tool with Magnifier, Storage CabinetStorage Cabinet

3 First Place Winners

Your Gift to Keep: A Maker Tool Kit Bundle and a $100 Shopping Cart!	Your Gift to Give: A $100 Shopping Cart!

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Maker Tool Kit Bundle (~$225) + $100 Shopping Cart	Your Gift to Give: $100 Shopping Cart to any of our stores!
3 First Place Winners Receive a $100 Shopping Cart and a Maker Tool Kit Bundle! Your Maker Tool Kit Gift to Keep: Handheld Digital MultimeterHandheld Digital Multimeter, Mini Side CutterMini Side Cutter, Wire StripperWire Stripper, TweezersTweezers, Screwdriver SetScrewdriver Set, Soldering IronSoldering Iron, Solder WireSolder Wire, Solder SuckerSolder Sucker, Hard Jumper WireHard Jumper Wire, Wrist Guard Static protectionWrist Guard Static protection, BreadboardBreadboard, Carrying CaseCarrying Case, Handheld Power SupplyHandheld Power Supply, Green, Red LEDGreen, Red LED, ResistorsResistors.	Visit the following spaces and pick the project you like best to gift a $100 shopping cart to another member: Merry Boxes and LEDs - Closes 1/14/17 Wearable Tech - closes 1/14/17 Back to Analog - closes 12/14/17 A Question of Scale - begins 1/14/17

Your Chance to Win

Be Original	Stick to the Theme
You could come up with a clever name that make's your project memorable! This project is your baby! Part of the fun of bringing something new into the world is coming up with a name. Your project could introduce something new or that is not commercially available or affordable!	If you have an idea for a project that doesn't fit the current theme then submit your idea in the comments section of the monthly poll.
List the Steps	Submit Video Proof
Provide the steps you took to complete your project (text, video, or images). This could be a step by step how-to-guide, vlog, schematics, coding, napkin drawings, voice narration, or whatever you think will be useful!	If it doesn't work that's fine, this is more about the journey than the end product. A short video is all that is required but you can shoot as much video as you like. You are encouraged to be creative and have as much fun as possible!

Merry Boxes & LEDs
Infinity Living Christmas Wreath	LED fade in/out effect

Your Project, Your Ideas!

About Project14	Directions
Every month you'll have a new poll where you'll get to decide an upcoming project competition, based on your interests, that will take place a couple of months in advance. Themes are broad in scope so that everyone can participate regardless of skill set. What are Monthly Themes? Every month (around the 14th of each month) a new theme will be posted on Project14. Submit your ideas (proposals) for your projects to get feedback from the rest of the community. Submit a project entry in the Theme space once you start working on it. What are Monthly Theme Polls? Every month (around the 14th of each month) there is a project theme poll. Vote on which project competition you want to see for the following upcoming theme. The themes voted on during the previous poll decided the upcoming theme. If you submit an idea for a theme that is not used then it can still be used in a future poll. Themes comments and ideas from the comments section of the project theme poll.	Step 1: Log in or register on element14, it's easy and free. Step 2: Post in the comments section below to begin a discussion on your idea. Videos, pictures and text are all welcomed forms of submission. Step 3: Submit a blog post of your progress on your project by the end of the month. You are free to submit as many blog entries as you like until the beginning of the next theme. Be sure to include video proof of your project! Visit: Back to Analog You have until January 14th End of Day to submit your completed project! A jury consisting of your peers will judge project submissions!

About Project14

Directions

Every month you'll have a new poll where you'll get to decide an upcoming project competition, based on your interests, that will take place a couple of months in advance. Themes are broad in scope so that everyone can participate regardless of skill set.

What are Monthly Themes?

Every month (around the 14th of each month) a new theme will be posted on Project14.
Submit your ideas (proposals) for your projects to get feedback from the rest of the community.
Submit a project entry in the Theme space once you start working on it.

What are Monthly Theme Polls?

Every month (around the 14th of each month) there is a project theme poll.
Vote on which project competition you want to see for the following upcoming theme.
- The themes voted on during the previous poll decided the upcoming theme.
- If you submit an idea for a theme that is not used then it can still be used in a future poll.
Themes comments and ideas from the comments section of the project theme poll.

Step 1: Log in or register on element14, it's easy and free.

Step 2: Post in the comments section below to begin a discussion on your idea. Videos, pictures and text are all welcomed forms of submission.

Step 3: Submit a blog post of your progress on your project by the end of the month. You are free to submit as many blog entries as you like until the beginning of the next theme.

Be sure to include video proof of your project!

Visit: Back to Analog

You have until January 14th End of Day to submit your completed project!

A jury consisting of your peers will judge project submissions!

Subject		Author
	Project14 \| Holiday Special: Spread Mirth and Merry Through Music and LED Displays! 1 week ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by tariq.ahmad
	LED Firework Suite - the details 1 month ago in 14rhb's blog	by 14rhb
	Connected Christmas Trees - Finished! 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by ntewinkel
	Automatic christmas bell ringers. 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by danielw
	Christmas Magic aka Advent Calendar on stereoids 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by archiela
	Albero di(Gi) Natale 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by costantinorizzuti
	Flashy LED Picture Frame 2 months ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by Tony Beck
	JackBox #6 : The Completed Article 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by dubbie
	Merry Boxes - A Project Within a Project 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by ntewinkel
	Caustic XMAS 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by neuromodulator
	Christmas tree made from WS2812 leds 2 months ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by kk99
	Holiday Lights and Music Festival With Love and Cheer 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by ipv1
	Santa Incoming Chimney! [SIC] 2 months ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by robertwerner
	ESP8266 Magic Star Mirror with Alexa 2 months ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by jquest
	Mini Singing Holiday Tree 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by carmelito
	Probably the best possible Christmas lights 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by czmusg3jh56fh0jw&maa
	Project14 \| Meet the Projects that Bring Mirth & Merriment to the Holidays! 1 month ago in Project14	by tariq.ahmad
	Holiday Lights and Music Festival With Love and Cheer: Python and Wrapping Presents/Code/Applications 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by ipv1
	2D xmas tree pcb art (components INSIDE the pcb) 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by designer2k2
	Connected Christmas Trees 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by ntewinkel
	The Connected Trees are Working! 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by ntewinkel
	LED fade in/out effect 1 month ago in Back to Analog	by kk99
	Sparky the Power Chick Levitates - Happy New Year 2 months ago in Techno Toys	by dougw
	Arduino for Holiday - Christmas Tree Lights 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by nick11235
	Motion Sensor Issues, continued 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by ntewinkel
	Trees! one with motion sickness... 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by ntewinkel
	Motion Sensor on Wemos 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by ntewinkel
	Connecting the Tree to the Internet 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by ntewinkel
	Two Trees by a Tree 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by ntewinkel
	Finally! Two Trees Assembled 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by ntewinkel
	Assembling the Trees 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by ntewinkel
	The Christmas Joy Spreading Machine 2 months ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by balearicdynamics
	JackBox #4 : Some Decoration and LEDs 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by dubbie
	Christmas LED and Music Project 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by ipv1
	LED Fireworks - Happy New Year 1 month ago in 14rhb's blog	by 14rhb
	LED Fireworks - Festive Lights 2018 1 month ago in 14rhb's blog	by 14rhb
	JackBox # 5 : Adding Some Festive Sound 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by dubbie
	JackBox #3 : Opening and Closing the Lid 1 month ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by dubbie
	JackBox#2 : Adding the Lid Opening Mechanism 2 months ago in Merry Boxes & LEDs	by dubbie
	JackBox#2 2 months ago in Project14	by dubbie

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