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The creator of the Arduino RF Pro Mini open source development board Etienne, explains a little more about the inspiration behind the project. “ I’ve loved Arduino for years.

The MozziByte Mozzi Arduino Sonification Sound Synth board measures just 45 x 40 x 10 mm when mounted to the Arduino Pro mini.

Prices for boards themselves vary, ranging from around £13 for the Arduino Pro Mini right up to £75 for an Arduino Bluetooth board which uses wireless comms to cut the USB umbilical cord.

Everything is driven by an Arduino Pro Mini. The lights are APA106 LEDs; a 4-pin through-hole package version of the WS2812 pixels. You could easily substitute these for the surface mount ...