Tetromino Tiling Puzzle of Dot Matrix Display
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Tetromino Tiling Puzzle of Dot Matrix Display
![thumb.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FSR/CDSW/L1HV9FKX/FSRCDSWL1HV9FKX.jpg&filename=thumb.jpg)
![goals.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F1C/FD12/L1HV9FLW/F1CFD12L1HV9FLW.jpg&filename=goals.jpg)
![two-side.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FDJ/3V67/L1HV9FN7/FDJ3V67L1HV9FN7.jpg&filename=two-side.jpg)
A tetromino tiling puzzle that can show all ASCII characters.
- Fill the 8x8 board with 16 tetrominoes.
- Each tetromino has 1 ~ 3 ON-pixels on a single side. (the all pixels on the other side are OFF)
- Surprisingly, it can show all 95 ASCII characters by arranging the pieces.
Supplies
![model.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FPL/9M26/L1HV9FMR/FPL9M26L1HV9FMR.jpg&filename=model.jpg)
![parts.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FR9/LXBW/L1HV9FMZ/FR9LXBWL1HV9FMZ.jpg&filename=parts.jpg)
You can print this puzzle with common consumer 3D printers.
3D Print
![layer.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FOV/HC85/L1HV9FPC/FOVHC85L1HV9FPC.jpg&filename=layer.jpg)
To give a different color to the pixels, the piece should be printed out with three layers. Please use "Pause at Height" function of your slicer software.
- Piece : Change the materials twice, at h = 1.0mm and 3.0mm
- Board : Change the materials once, at h = 0.8mm
Enjoy!
![goals.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FMC/3B0M/L1HV9FRG/FMC3B0ML1HV9FRG.jpg&filename=goals.jpg)
![all.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F29/IFD9/L1HV9FS1/F29IFD9L1HV9FS1.jpg&filename=all.jpg)
- Typeface is specified as shown above. the other typefaces are not always possible.
- I confirmed that there is at least one solution for each character using solver program.
- PDFs of goals and solutions are supplied.