eduxas- I just had an amazing idea. Have you ever seen those tinfoil 3-d capacitive sensors? You should make one the same size as the LED cube, and then have a ball of LEDs light up corresponding to where your fist is in the capacitive sensor.
We are currently working on 2nd revision of this project with considerably greater amount of features. When its finished youll be able to buy one as a DIY kit. It is possible that later on if time permits we will sell assembled cubes as well. You may check the link in video description for more information.
For a single color LEDs it would have 8 times less than that (multiplexing saves the day) - that would be 64 wires. On the other hand these LEDs have three anodes that gives us a total of 64*3+8(for multiplexing stuff)=200 wires.
At any given moment only 64 LEDs (one horizontal plane) may be on. Switching between different planes is done 60*8=480 times every second. Which is enough to create an illusion of all LEDs being controlled at the same time.
Hey bro where did you get the leds?? they are pretty expensive the RGB and the chapest place i've found is LEDZ. co m .. but still expensive (0.9cents each x 512 pfff)
i just started making my own LED cube and got them free from xmas lights in my neighboorhood... -_-
but if you don't want to risk it, you can buy 150 (assorted or 3 seperate strands) on a netting strand for around 12 bucks.. (found them on clearance at lowes for about 9)
That's right. PC is used to create a video stream, which is then sent to the microcontrollers via USB. And the microcontrollers generate proper control signals for the leds so that the required video appears on the cube.
I agree, that while this particular pattern is being played, it may look like the whole cube is made of a bunch of single colour LEDs, but despite that, they are all RGB :)
I can light up any single one of them at any moment with any colour. Although it's just an illusion, it's impossible to tell that just by looking at the cube. The reality is that at any given moment only one plane of LEDs (64 LEDs * 3 colours = 192 control lines) is being controlled. But since switching between different planes is done 480 times a second, it appears as if all the LEDs are controlled simultaneously.
Amazinnggg man! :))
marc1979Guitare 6 months ago
gibts das wo zu kaufen?
mondlichtsterne 8 months ago
awsome
CombatArmsBeast2727 1 year ago
SOLVE THAT SHIT LMAO
BboyElasticTekkenBoy 1 year ago
I would love to buy one. Keep us updated.
runningshoe1000 1 year ago
My god is that thing assembled perfectly or what... Nice job!
pmgodfrey 1 year ago
this is proof that innovation can come from getting stoned.
Scorp969 1 year ago
someones getting into MIT.......or ehatever the hell they want.
kjun13 2 years ago
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Awesome, I like this.
dmak2 2 years ago
eduxas- I just had an amazing idea. Have you ever seen those tinfoil 3-d capacitive sensors? You should make one the same size as the LED cube, and then have a ball of LEDs light up corresponding to where your fist is in the capacitive sensor.
ossumguywill 2 years ago
environmentally friendly fireworks
alvastornado 2 years ago
How did you support the columns of LEDs without obstructing the view?
ccederlo 2 years ago
rainbow led's!
Naarden4ever 2 years ago
hypnotic!
aWhiskeyTangoFoxtrot 3 years ago
can u tell me where i can buy one of these?
thanks
xxxxx
mattman980 3 years ago
We are currently working on 2nd revision of this project with considerably greater amount of features. When its finished youll be able to buy one as a DIY kit. It is possible that later on if time permits we will sell assembled cubes as well. You may check the link in video description for more information.
eduxas0 3 years ago
@eduxas0 Did the DiY Kit ever see the light of day? I'd be interested in building myself one of these beautiful devices :-)
ic0nist 1 year ago
dude how many wires are there in that thing? 1 to every led?
ThaNorwegianDude 3 years ago
For a single color LEDs it would have 8 times less than that (multiplexing saves the day) - that would be 64 wires. On the other hand these LEDs have three anodes that gives us a total of 64*3+8(for multiplexing stuff)=200 wires.
eduxas0 3 years ago
very cool!!! i wonder how do you did to multiplex so many leds!
cheers!
zspikes 3 years ago
At any given moment only 64 LEDs (one horizontal plane) may be on. Switching between different planes is done 60*8=480 times every second. Which is enough to create an illusion of all LEDs being controlled at the same time.
eduxas0 3 years ago
that is awesome
GodFormedUsTM 3 years ago
Hey bro where did you get the leds?? they are pretty expensive the RGB and the chapest place i've found is LEDZ. co m .. but still expensive (0.9cents each x 512 pfff)
demat95 3 years ago
check on w w w . v-electronics . c o m. They sell RGB LEDs for $0.4 each.
eduxas0 3 years ago
i just started making my own LED cube and got them free from xmas lights in my neighboorhood... -_-
but if you don't want to risk it, you can buy 150 (assorted or 3 seperate strands) on a netting strand for around 12 bucks.. (found them on clearance at lowes for about 9)
jasonguyperson 3 years ago
holy crap thats soo cool 5/5
TunedAmg 3 years ago
how, how do you do that? amazing.
rmsolympic1 3 years ago
Is it controlled by your pc?
mieggiel2 3 years ago
That's right. PC is used to create a video stream, which is then sent to the microcontrollers via USB. And the microcontrollers generate proper control signals for the leds so that the required video appears on the cube.
eduxas0 3 years ago
Can no-one put a good selection of Visualizations (like from Windows Media Player) into one of those - maybe with more lights as well?
KidCornelius 3 years ago
This is quite incredible, wow!
Just wondering, are they single colour LEDs?
Can you actually light single ones at a time, how do you specify which ones light?
Sorry, curious :)
Hivemind5747 3 years ago
I agree, that while this particular pattern is being played, it may look like the whole cube is made of a bunch of single colour LEDs, but despite that, they are all RGB :)
eduxas0 3 years ago
I can light up any single one of them at any moment with any colour. Although it's just an illusion, it's impossible to tell that just by looking at the cube. The reality is that at any given moment only one plane of LEDs (64 LEDs * 3 colours = 192 control lines) is being controlled. But since switching between different planes is done 480 times a second, it appears as if all the LEDs are controlled simultaneously.
eduxas0 3 years ago
Wow! It's awesome!
Will you share share the schematics or code?
beezoncheg 3 years ago
Have got only PCB files and firmware :)
eduxas0 3 years ago