{"id":49051,"date":"2026-06-07T14:06:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T04:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darkphotons.com.au\/site\/?post_type=product&#038;p=49051"},"modified":"2026-06-08T01:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:44:17","slug":"message-blade-design-files","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/darkphotons.com.au\/site\/product\/message-blade-design-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Message Blade Design Files"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It started as a simple challenge\u2026<\/strong><br \/>\nWhat if I could create a message display using a simple 8&#215;8 LED matrix?<br \/>\nSomething programmable, personal, and a little bit futuristic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Message Blade<\/strong> is the result of that idea: a custom electronic design that transforms a simple object into a canvas for light, code, and creativity.<br \/>\nIn the video, I walk through the full journey, from concept to working prototype.<\/p>\n<p>Now you can go deeper than just watching.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\ud83d\udcbe What You Get (Digital Download)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>For less than the price of a coffee, you\u2019ll get the complete design package so you can explore, learn, or build your own version:<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 Gerber Files &#8211; Ready for PCB fabrication<br \/>\n\u2705 Code &#8211; Fully working firmware used in the build<br \/>\n\u2705 Diagrams &#8211; Clear visuals of how everything connects<br \/>\n\u2705 Datasheets &#8211; Key component specifications and reference information<\/p>\n<div>This project is provided for <strong>personal and non-commercial use<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<p>Every purchase directly helps fund future videos and experiments on Dark Photons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download it. Study it. Modify it. Build something better.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_98654\"  width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"  data-origwidth=\"1200\" data-origheight=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NGI6RgruKMU?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=1&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Message Blade<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\"> is a programmable 8\u00d78 LED matrix project that turns a simple idea into a futuristic, light-based display. Follow the full build in the video, then dive deeper with the complete design files.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This $1.99 AUD digital download includes Gerber files, working code, diagrams, and datasheets &#8211; everything you need to explore, learn, or build your own version.<\/p>\n<p>For personal and non-commercial use. Every purchase supports future Darkphotons builds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download it. Study it. Modify it. Build something better.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":49078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[24],"product_tag":[26],"class_list":["post-49051","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-electronics-projects","product_tag-digital-download","first","instock","sale","downloadable","virtual","sold-individually","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkphotons.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/49051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkphotons.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkphotons.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkphotons.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkphotons.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkphotons.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkphotons.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=49051"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkphotons.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=49051"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkphotons.com.au\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=49051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}