Along with the etched Ouija-style acrylic top, I will be making an LED base to light the plastic. I need the point the beams into the edges, so I designed a frame that I could build with a chop saw and a drill press. When I ran the idea by my teammate, they suggested that a picture frame would work and that the style built for holding vinyl album sleeves would be close to the ideal size.
We went to a craft store and bought a frame. I was worried it would not be a usable thickness because I had to install an LED strip along the inside, so they all pointed toward the center. Coincidentally, the extruded aluminum frame had a groove approximately the same width as the light strips, so installation was easy.
Placing lights in a frame
I had plenty of power adapters for this kind of light strip, so I connected one to a simple controller. For this version, I picked light strips that output a single color instead of light strips with individually addressable LEDs. Since we'll be adding a microcontroller, it would have been easier to use the addressable LEDs that work on five-volts. Still, I have always wanted to try controlling one of these inexpensive strips with a controller and an amplifier board, so this is my chance. I can always pull back and swap out the lights.
Devpost project page
GitHub repo
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
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
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We went to a craft store and bought a frame. I was worried it would not be a usable thickness because I had to install an LED strip along the inside, so they all pointed toward the center. Coincidentally, the extruded aluminum frame had a groove approximately the same width as the light strips, so installation was easy.
Placing lights in a frame
I had plenty of power adapters for this kind of light strip, so I connected one to a simple controller. For this version, I picked light strips that output a single color instead of light strips with individually addressable LEDs. Since we'll be adding a microcontroller, it would have been easier to use the addressable LEDs that work on five-volts. Still, I have always wanted to try controlling one of these inexpensive strips with a controller and an amplifier board, so this is my chance. I can always pull back and swap out the lights.
RGB LEDs in a frame
Devpost project page
GitHub repo
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
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is 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.
2020-10-29
2020-10-29
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