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// hardware · firmware · software
Luís Carlos
I build things that blink, think and move.
Hardware & firmware engineer and maker. I design and build electronics, embedded firmware, 3D prints, computer vision and AR/VR systems — from 10 mm PCBs to life-size robots and holograms.
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Featured builds
Signature projects, each with its own datasheet: what it is, what's inside and how it was built.
06 datasheets
02/ 06LC-CUBE-24KREV 2019Electronics
LED Cube
03/ 06LC-INMOOV-26Robotics
InMoov
04/ 06LC-WIDE-OPENREV 20163D PrintingClient · The Mill
The Chemical Brothers – Wide Open
05/ 06LC-POOL-ARREV 2013AR / VR
Pool Live AR
06/ 06LC-PRHOLO-360REV 2015InteractiveClient · SPIC – Creative Solutions · University of the Algarve
PRHOLO
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Disciplines
One maker, seven blocks on the same netlist. Probe a block to trace its nets and see the builds wired to it.
Electronics & PCB
Schematics, multi-layer and stacked boards, power, LEDs and sensors.
- LC-ESP32-V2World's Smallest ESP32 V22021
- LC-CUBE-24KLED Cube2019
- LC-ESP32-10World's Smallest ESP322020
- LC-ARD-328World's Smallest Arduino
- LC-CUFF-OLEDSmart Cufflinks2018
- LC-USB-HIFIUSB Controller for Hi-Fi Audio
Firmware
Bare-metal and RTOS code that wakes the boards up and keeps them talking.
- LC-ESP32-V2World's Smallest ESP32 V22021
- LC-CUBE-24KLED Cube2019
- LC-ESP32-10World's Smallest ESP322020
- LC-ARD-328World's Smallest Arduino
- LC-CUFF-OLEDSmart Cufflinks2018
- LC-USB-HIFIUSB Controller for Hi-Fi Audio
Software
Unity 3D, tools and apps — the layer people actually touch.
3D Printing & Fabrication
Printed parts, mechanisms and animatronics — from cufflinks to life-size robots.
Computer Vision
Cameras, tracking and detection that let installations see their audience.
AR / VR
Headsets, holograms and augmented overlays on the physical world.
Interactive installations
Brand activations and experiences for festivals, concerts and exhibitions.
- LC-WIDE-OPENThe Chemical Brothers – Wide Open2016
- LC-PRHOLO-360PRHOLO2015
- LC-JUKEBOXVirtual Jukebox
- LC-HNK-BANDHeineken Smart Bracelets
- LC-RNLT-PDRenault Passion Days
- LC-ABBOTTAbbott2017
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More from the bench
Prototypes, installations, commissions and experiments — hardware, firmware and software.
World's Smallest ESP32
The smallest ESP32 in the world: a 10 × 10 × 10 mm cube of 6 stacked 4-layer PCBs, fully functional without any extra electronics to program or use it.
Adam
A full-size 3D print of Adam, the robot character from Unity's real-time short film “Adam”.
World's Smallest Arduino
The smallest Arduino in the world: a 10 × 10 × 10 mm cube of 10 stacked PCBs, fully functional without any extra electronics to program or use it.
Smart Cufflinks
Cufflinks with round OLED screens — a pair of tiny wearable displays.
Project NorthStar
A build of Project North Star, the open-source augmented-reality headset.
USB Controller for Hi-Fi Audio
USB controller boards for hi-fi audio equipment.
Virtual Jukebox
A touchscreen virtual jukebox.
Heineken Smart Bracelets
RFID smart bracelets for the Heineken “Live Your Music” brand activation.
Insert coin — Trace Route, a PCB routing puzzle, and Cube Snake, snake in an 8 by 8 by 8 LED cube.
04 — Arcade
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Two tiny games built from the same parts as the projects: route a board before you run out of layers, or steer a snake through an 8×8×8 LED cube.
Enter the arcade
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05 — Contact
Pinout
Every pin is a way to reach me. Probe one — email is the fastest line.
STATUSOpen to collaborations, brand activations and hardware prototyping.