Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Everything Else => Topic started by: ChadTower on September 24, 2014, 08:26:25 pm
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Anyone else using these? I just picked up a 5m roll to see if I can find a good use for it in my gameroom. This video only shows a few of the modes on this particular controller. This controller isn't programmable and only has 7 colors without brightness control. You get like 130 modes with speed control. Controller is independent of the strip so I could get another with different capabilities if necessary.
http://youtu.be/kUlOe-fftlM (http://youtu.be/kUlOe-fftlM)
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If you want absolute control check out NeoPixel strips and arduino to control it.
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Will do, thanks. These strips have come down SO FAR in price of late that I really wish I could come up with more uses for them.
EDIT: Just looked at the Neopixels and I think they might be the same thing I have here. They're referring to them as "5050" and that's what this is...
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You can do this, although it might be a little bit slower with neopixels.
http://youtu.be/e_zr79dwFZw (http://youtu.be/e_zr79dwFZw)
I used LPD8806 LED strips and an arduino.
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A strip cut up into 8 lines?
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A strip cut up into 8 lines?
Yes, 8 lines and daisychained together
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Will do, thanks. These strips have come down SO FAR in price of late that I really wish I could come up with more uses for them.
EDIT: Just looked at the Neopixels and I think they might be the same thing I have here. They're referring to them as "5050" and that's what this is...
Cool, then you can pick up an Arduino Mega for about $15.00 on fleabay and experiment. The library includes samples for rainbow, chase, etc. Libs, samples and demo vids can be found on Adafruit's website.
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That seems like an awful lot of work for something that would wear out its welcome in 5 minutes.
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Cool, then you can pick up an Arduino Mega for about $15.00 on fleabay and experiment. The library includes samples for rainbow, chase, etc. Libs, samples and demo vids can be found on Adafruit's website.
With a specific timing library it looks like you can also use a Pi (https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixels-on-raspberry-pi). I already have a Pi.
Odds are I won't do much more than set these up as a waterfall down the stairs. I just don't have time right now to customize it. I need to find a way to diffuse a bit because that stairwell is dark and the LEDs are retina searing. I might pick up some "clear" duct tape tonight and see how that looks. I tried masking tape and it worked but looked stupid on the stairs. :)
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Ultimarc makes a tiny controller for addressable led strips that can be used with LEDblinky, but for RGB it is only 20 channels total.