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@wgbartley

From a hardware perspective, what are the weirdest things you've seen done with a Core/Photon? What are the most impressive?

Weirdest thing I've done is this (a super convoluted way to toggle a pin):

How to toggle a digital pin

You know I can’t resist a good challenge! /* * ================================= * RUBE GOLDBERG LED TOGGLE * --------------------------------- * BDub / Technobly - Feb 11th, 2014 * ================================= * */ uint16_t TIM_ARR = (uint16_t)(65535/6); // Calc PWM period. void setup() { pinMode(D1, INPUT); // sets D1 as an input pinMode(D0, OUTPUT); // sets D0 as an output pinMode(D7, OUTPUT); // sets D7 as an output attachInterrupt(D1, updateD7, CHANGE); // call updat…

Most impressive is all of the Kickstarter campaigns that have powered by Particle products that are popping up lately, and getting funded!