With Blinkit it is possible to blink the LED of USB sticks on Steem related actions, and with the latest updates it is also possible to blink Sonoff and Philips hue lamps on new Steem related actions.
The Blinkit project is released for some time now and most of the previous post where about the technical development, this post is about how to get started and about USB accessories that can be used with Blinkit.
Blinkit can blink the LED light of basically any USB stick ever made!
Most people will have USB sticks and accessory's laying around and otherwise they are easy and cheap to get. USB related things can be found in for example supermarkets, stationery shops, dollarshops, street markets, computershops etc. USB accesorys can be used to be more flexible with placing the USB stick around your computer or laptop, or can be used to make modifications.
How to get started with Blinkit?
Find and look inside your old electronics drawers and boxes and collect everything USB related:
-USB sticks
-USB Card-readers (alternative to a USB-stick)
-USB extension cable (optional)
-USB Hub (optional)
Check if the USB Stick(s) (or USB card readers) you found have a status LED, some LEDs are hidden and only become visible when connected / in use by by a computer, be sure to connect them to determent if it have a LED light!
See what combinations you can make and work the most comfortable for you with the USB cables or USB hubs you may have found :
Blinkit Installation instructions
USB sticks blinking on New upvotes green, red for new posts and the blue one is set to blink on new followers
Recycle your old hardware and give it a new Steem purpose with Blinkit!
If you are using Blinkit in combination with the USB hardware you found, you could help the project by posting about your setup and get my Resteem and Upvote, please be sure to use the blinkit tag.
When you have made modifications to the hardware, you could also share your post with:
If you want to contribute to the development of Blinkit or if you want to get in contact, you can find me in the SteemPi Discord server.
Comments and suggestions are always welcome!