Arduino project to an actual thing

[AlanJ]

What part number are they Alan? Any specific source you use?

They're WS2812D 5mm or 8mm - ebay or aliexpress.

 

[AlanJ]

yeah - was I was looking for is something I could address as you do the ones on a strip - but in the form of something that you could (say) mount under a playfield and be easy to replace if they broke.
Obviously they would all need to be on the same "daisy chain" - I guess you could have multiples to if you needed too. EG one for lamps one for GI kinda thing

Ive used them on 28 playfields where i've lit them up - so far only 1 led out of about 2,800 has failed. The strings are quite handy:

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[HomerRamone]

This is what JJP did and when a part of the link failed all the lighting screwed up.

David

I guess if it was a problem you could split them into smaller sets with a shifter. The code code still address them as if they were not and it would still only need a few pins.

Ive used them on 28 playfields where i've lit them up - so far only 1 led out of about 2,800 has failed. The strings are quite handy:

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Deffo look interesting. I guess you can always extend the wire tween the bulbs if its not long enough.

 

[AlanJ]

I guess if it was a problem you could split them into smaller sets with a shifter. The code code still address them as if they were not and it would still only need a few pins.


Deffo look interesting. I guess you can always extend the wire tween the bulbs if its not long enough.

If you get a duff led in a string its easy to desolder and put in a new one.

yes you can also extend the wire (I cheat and just leave a spare led under the playfield if I need to go a distance longer than the 10cm wire inbetween 2 leds.

 

[HomerRamone]

>Your JLCPCB Order Is On Its Way To You
Yay !

 

[AlanJ]

>Your JLCPCB Order Is On Its Way To You
Yay !

£2 for the boards £6 for the postage and import vat

 

[HomerRamone]

Aye that's the one.

 

[DAFlippers]

I did a small board with ATTiny84, opto inputs etc. then ported some Arduino libraries to Atmel Studio and wrote code in C++. I had a number of LED effects stored in EEPROM and set up some mods for Scared Stiff, MM and Getaway - here's a link to video https://1drv.ms/v/s!ArzFfLr_MuyCsspM5Dee7rJ-x1ox7A?e=FKB0R3 (no sound though). Helicopter 'searchlights' adjusted to shine in players eyes to put them off )

David

Here's a photo of the board.

David