blink(1) – the USB RGB LED notification light blink(1) is a small USB light to give you glanceable notice of anything on your computer or the internet blink(1) makes it easy to connect data sources in the cloud or on your computer to a full-color RGB LED so you can know what’s happening without checking any windows, going to any websites or typing any command
Downloads – blink(1) - ThingM Easy-to-use Mac Windows Linux GUI application acting as blink(1) controller and IFTTT->blink(1) conduit blink1-tool Cross-platform command-line tool for controlling blink(1) directly, useful for sysadmins operating “headless” computers
Getting Started – blink(1) - ThingM Because blink(1) works on so many different operating systems and has many different uses, getting started depends on your intended use
About – blink(1) - ThingM blink(1) is the world’s best indicator light, designed to give you glanceable notice of anything on your computer or the internet blink(1) makes it easy to connect any data source in the cloud or on your computer to a full-color RGB LED so you can know what’s happening without checking any windows, going to any websites or typing any commands
FAQ – blink(1) - ThingM What’s the difference between blink(1) mk2 vs original blink(1)? The updated blink(1) mk2 is compatible with more USB hosts (particularly USB 3 0 hosts), has faster USB, and has LEDs on both top and bottom, that are independently addressable
Blink1Control – blink(1) - ThingM Blink1Control is a GUI application for connecting information in your world to blink(1) It is the primary user-level application for controlling blink(1) Blink1Control is an event-based way for triggering blink(1) color patterns
Buy blink(1) – blink(1) - ThingM Buy blink(1) now from the ThingM online store buy thingm com We ship internationally* and carry other blink(1) accessories like an awesome gooseneck USB extension cable seen here
Source, APIs Libraries – blink(1) - ThingM We endeavor to make all blink(1) source and APIs work on these platforms: Mac OS X 10 7+ (10 6 in many cases) Windows 7+ (XP for some APIs or tools) Linux Ubuntu (and other Linuxes and *nixes like FreeBSD) Raspberry Pi Raspbian; We come from a Unix background, so most of our tools work on Mac Linux first We currently have APIs for:
blink(1) variations – blink(1) - ThingM There are three different official variations of the blink(1): blink(1) mk3; blink(1) mk2; blink(1) All blink(1) devices work with our Blink1Control app, our blink1-tool command-line programs, and the many SDKs and code libraries for blink(1) All blink(1) devices are OSHWA-certified Open Source Hardware blink(1) mk3
What’s the difference between blink(1) mk3 and blink(1) mk2? The blink(1) mk3 is visually almost identical to the mk2 It comes in a smaller box but comes with the same 5ft USB extension cable Internally, the mk3 uses a new USB chip that is more powerful and allows for firmware upgrades over USB