LED Cube (4x4x4)

This is a LED voxel cube I have been working on for a while. This is simply a learning exercise before I move on to the larger cube. This one is 4x4x4 which is 64 pixels. I have begun work on my 8x8x8, 512 pixel cube that is 8 times as large as this one here.

The 4x4x4 is driven directly from the IO pins on the micro controller. For that reason I need 20 pins just to drive this small display. In my upcoming 8x8x8 cube I will be using cascaded shift registers to minimize the number of pins needed from 72 pins (illogical and undoable) to merely 3 or 4.

The LEDs used in this cube were chosen because I already HAD them. They are very high brightness and are intended for use in lighting situation (which this is not) and so put off far too much omni directional light. In the new 8x8x8 cube, I will be using smaller, closer together, more diffused red LEDs. This will make 3D depth more apparent by removing the effect one pixel has on its surrounding 7.

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• atmega16
• atmel
• cube
• electronics
• hobby
• led

[xmax2442x]

what's the name of the micro controller you used?

[tearabite]

I used an ATMega16 from Atmel

[Piperrako]

u took the same progam of the cube shown in the instructable page ...u should try make ur own program .. but nice cube anyway.. gratz ;)... i made the same 4x4x4 led cube using a pic16f877a u can see it in my profile .. gratz man ;)

[tearabite]

Its the same cube. Building it was a practice and theory lesson for the development of my own. Watch my videos for some insight into that. I've got a new video coming soon of the greenboard ( I got it professionally manufactured ) and software development as it stands now. Stay tuned =)

[keartan]

really no one know what the tune is??

[tearabite]

Tranquility Bass by Bassic

[TheUniverse6]

nice

[sivve95]

Awesome! U r good with your LED lights :D

[nikolateslajmc]

could you send me the circuit please?

[michaeljudge88]

How do you make the second animation? Can I copy your src code?

[KingOfAceZ1]

It's truly a gift to be able to do shit like this.

My wii mod isn't bad, but you make these things in different patterns and such, it's simply amazing

[scherenhaenden]

@tearabite i want!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 ok... it is so... this year i have on the school that atmega16... i wanna do that!!

[ClanWpNx]

were do u gwet one without doing the mod ur self

[DWAYfan]

thats sick

[sneakstr14]

how much can i buy it for

[mekloten]

if this ever goes commercial, imma fucking buy it !

[alexsho4]

I want 1 it really cool

[gabe2304]

DAE THATS SOOOOO COOL!! :)