Smileficator

Description

This is a 3D-printable enclosure for my LED emoji display project, a small Arduino-based desktop device that shows animated emoji faces on an 8x8 MAX7219 LED matrix.

The enclosure is designed for the hardware used in the project:

Arduino-compatible board
MAX7219 8x8 LED matrix
LDR light sensor for automatic brightness
brightness control knob / potentiometer
The goal of the project is to create a physical emoji indicator that can react to events from software and display expressive animated faces in real time. It can be used as a fun desktop status indicator, a small ambient notification device, or a hardware companion for other interactive systems.

The software side of the project is available here:
https://github.com/ndrco/emoji-display

That repository contains:

the Arduino firmware
wiring notes
the Python bridge/daemon
CLI and HTTP control interface
documentation for setup and usage
This enclosure is part of a larger ecosystem around hardware-based expression and fe