Roughly two years ago work on the Color/Touch stopped. Scope-creep ultimately put this project into a tailspin. Adding sound was a headache which should have been a simple addition but doubled the programming work and quadrupled the electronics. It has been removed for this version. LED mounting was a hassle. LEDs were being held to the back board with hot glue and stiff wire. The stiff wire didn’t hold things in place, it pried them off the board.
Removing sound was the first step to restarting the project. The next jolt was the idea of replacing the glued-on LEDs with LED strips. Individually addressable LED strips were not cheap, even when ordered from China without express shipping. Regardless, a five meter strip was ordered months ago when the idea struck.
Restarting hasn’t been a fast process.
Enough background.
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Power to each of the LED strips will be run to the center of each strip. This will ensure the shortest amount of wire between LEDs and the source on average. If the strips were hooked end-to-end or kept as a single strip the LEDs toward the end could suffer from low power.
A control board was started which would hold the controller and all the components with which it communicates. The necessary components were soldered to the board but none of them were connected. Screw terminals for all the LED power wires were added. A 2x6 header was attached for connection to the frame-mounted switches. Two rows of header sockets were connected to receive the controller, an Arduino Pro Mini.
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1.
Completed projects from year 2.
Completed projects from year 3.
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com/
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2016-11-27 (Su)
Removing sound was the first step to restarting the project. The next jolt was the idea of replacing the glued-on LEDs with LED strips. Individually addressable LED strips were not cheap, even when ordered from China without express shipping. Regardless, a five meter strip was ordered months ago when the idea struck.
Restarting hasn’t been a fast process.
Enough background.
----------
Power to each of the LED strips will be run to the center of each strip. This will ensure the shortest amount of wire between LEDs and the source on average. If the strips were hooked end-to-end or kept as a single strip the LEDs toward the end could suffer from low power.
Power wires and control board
A control board was started which would hold the controller and all the components with which it communicates. The necessary components were soldered to the board but none of them were connected. Screw terminals for all the LED power wires were added. A 2x6 header was attached for connection to the frame-mounted switches. Two rows of header sockets were connected to receive the controller, an Arduino Pro Mini.
Underside of control board
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1.
Completed projects from year 2.
Completed projects from year 3.
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com/
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information in this blog, or linked by this blog, are not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
2016-11-27 (Su)
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