UPDATE: Here is the code. I've been really busy and I don't know when I'm going to have time to put together some more information. Instructions for wiring the Arduino to the TLC5490's can be found in the TLC5490 Arduino library. Message me if you have individual questions until I get around to putting together something more substantial.
http://pastebin.com/iKP7GUbS
This is my homemade music visualizer. Audio is passed in through a normal 3.5mm stereo jack on the back and then sent to your speakers or headphones via the same type of connector. With a preamp and a microphone, you could visualize yourself speaking or singing.
Shoutouts: Teléquanta for "Programmable Matter." Check out the EP at www.telequanta.com. Special thanks to DLN, who provided invaluable guidance with design and construction and gave me all the wood for the housing.
Technical Details: The major components are one Arduino Duemilanove ATmega328 microcontroller, one Bliptronics stereo spectrum analyzer, and four daisy-chained Texas Instruments TLC5490s to drive 49 Jameco LEDs. I will post my code and a schematic sometime if there is interest. Okay, I guess technical "details" was a little bit of an overstatement.
Excuse: The light board updates 50 times per second, so some of the visuals are lost on a on a six year old Canon point-and-shoot camera that records at 30 frames per second (so it looks a lot better in real life).
Would you be willing to post up the schematic and sketch for this? I'd love to build one.
tgpsavage 1 month ago
@tgpsavage I'll definitely post the code shortly and hopefully at least a partial schematic soon too. Thanks for your interest!
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