DiyLightAnimation
Hardware => Lynx Smart String => Topic started by: Jeffl on December 03, 2012,
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I love my FM sign of the past but I'm tired of spending $100 each time my frequency gets taken over.
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I want to do something with flex strips myself. You have a point about changing frequencies, mine changed this year too. Here is some info with the rigid strips. http://diylightanimation.com/index.php?topic=7553.0 (http://diylightanimation.com/index.php?topic=7553.0)
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I have one ready but it is a horizontal matrix and it is hard to program. If it were a vertical matrix I could use Nutcracker. In order to make a vertical with rigid strip it would cost a fortune. I am thinking about building one out of flex strips and use my rigid for windows frames.
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Flex strips in an enclosed container would be a good idea as well I would think.
You have a point on the programming side. My guess is given what they have done with NutCracker that getting something like this to work might not be that hard. I know programming my vertical pipes isn't too bad but having something that could generate it would be very cool.
It never hurts to ask once the season is over.
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I don't know how big or fancy your sign is, but I saw somebody whose sign consisted of print on paper, laminated to keep it try, and put in front of a pane of glass/plexiglass. I'd think that a shop can print using a wide-format plotter and laminate it for far less than $100.
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I took a sign from a recent election and spray painted it black then poked holes to stick my lights to spell out " Tune to 88.3" on it.
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I don't know how big or fancy your sign is, but I saw somebody whose sign consisted of print on paper, laminated to keep it try, and put in front of a pane of glass/plexiglass. I'd think that a shop can print using a wide-format plotter and laminate it for far less than $100.
I did this. Printed the sign at a local print shop. It might be 20x26 or so. Got it laminated at same shop and stapled it to a 1x4 framed box and backlit with 100 count minis. The whole sign might have cost $20. I think the print and lamination was about $10. I'll post a pic if I can find one handy as I'm out of town at the moment.
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This is a facebook picture link so it may not work but here ya go: (http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/316500_1904468510083_839089631_n.jpg)
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I built a horizontal matrix that I am using in my show this year. It is 18 pixels wide by 8 pixel deep made up of GE ColorEffects G35 strings.
Pixel 1 row 1 is in the upper right. So the first couple rows are like this:
| 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
To do the sequencing I ordered my channels by columns: 1,2,3,55,56,57 and so on.
Then I used a 7x7 font and drew each character out over time.
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I did this. Printed the sign at a local print shop. It might be 20x26 or so. Got it laminated at same shop and stapled it to a 1x4 framed box and backlit with 100 count minis. The whole sign might have cost $20. I think the print and lamination was about $10. I'll post a pic if I can find one handy as I'm out of town at the moment.
The sign looks good. My only concern is that the sign on my donation box that I printed and laminated faded.
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I built a horizontal matrix that I am using in my show this year. It is 18 pixels wide by 8 pixel deep made up of GE ColorEffects G35 strings.
Pixel 1 row 1 is in the upper right. So the first couple rows are like this:
| 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
This is a good idea. What controller do you use to control them.
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18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19
To do the sequencing I ordered my channels by columns: 1,2,3,55,56,57 and so on.
Then I used a 7x7 font and drew each character out over time.
The sign is driven by a SanDevices E681 which uses E1.31 and already had the protocol for talking to the G35s
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I did this. Printed the sign at a local print shop. It might be 20x26 or so. Got it laminated at same shop and stapled it to a 1x4 framed box and backlit with 100 count minis. The whole sign might have cost $20. I think the print and lamination was about $10. I'll post a pic if I can find one handy as I'm out of town at the moment.
The sign looks good. My only concern is that the sign on my donation box that I printed and laminated faded.
This sign has been out for three seasons. It was printed on an HP1200(i think) injet.
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black Lexmark Inkjet ink is actual squid ink (waterproof)