I just completed my very first project! One I could not have done without the help of FastLED. I haven’t posted here before but have been reading and getting ideas; thanks to all of you.
. This display is 4’ x 4’ and I also has a clock function.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SytSGsUfXPY
Very nice. Would you mind providing some hardware details (type and number of LEDs, and type of controller)?
That looks good! And quite a nice size/layout too.
it uses : 1-16 pixel Neopixel ring, 1- 24 pixel Neopixel Ring, 3- 12mm 50 LED WS2811 Strings and 12 - 30 pixel WS2812B Strips, 1- RTC module for timekeeping.
I purchased a 5 meter 300 led strip and a 1 meter 60 led strip and split them into 30 led sections. It uses a Arduino Mega clone and a ATX power supply. It took several attempts to find the right backboard. I tried foam and then Home Depot project panels(the brown ones) and finally ended up using what is called underlayment wood. It is thin, cheap easy to cut and cost about $7 for a 4x4 panel.
Oh man, when (if) Daniel Garcia releases his mapping code, this would be a very interesting matrix. Great work! Do you know what FPS you’re getting?
Thanks for the details. I have a project for which I used a large white foam core board, but it’s very delicate. I really like the quality of reflection (or more accurately diffusion) I get from the foam core surface, but I need something more durable. Now I might consider some kind of wood but painted white.
Ahh Neopixel rings at the center! That’s great, makes it sharp with a nice density there.
Jon, I don’t know the FPS. I’m new at this so I have no idea how to measure that.
I am busy now coming up with patterns to show. I have tried a couple of the matrix patterns with varying results. I’ll post some of my patterns as I go along.
Nice results!
@Kevin_White , for FPS try adding this line at the bottom of your void loop
Serial.println(LEDS.getFPS()); // Display FPS on the serial monitor.
@marmil Thanks Marc, I am getting between 25FPS and 30FPS so far.