Matthew Matz recently tweeted about his tutorial to add running lights to the Parallax ELEV-8 quadcopter using a PCB from OSH Park:

Running Lights for your ELEV-8 v3

Are you ready to mod your ELEV-8 v3?  This tutorial will show you how to build a set of fully programmable running lights composed of bright RGB LEDs.

Credit: Matt Matz http://learn.parallax.com/running-lights-your-elev-8-v3

Credit: Matt Matz http://learn.parallax.com/running-lights-your-elev-8-v3

Shared Project: ELEV-8 Running Lights Rev2

Matt Matz recorded a video of the surface mount components being reflowed… it’s magical when all the components snap into place at the end!