DiyLightAnimation
Fun => The Porch => Topic started by: dpitts on December 30, 2012,
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Made with WS2811 strip. I am planning on making 10 - 20 of these for the yard.
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-XJXbbAWAw&feature=youtu.be
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Very cool. I was planning something similar with dumb strips. Was thinking 24 channels with a Ray Wu controller.
10 - 20?! Good Lord! <fp.
2 for me...
What did you use in the center for the legs?
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3" PVC coupler. Why not use a smart strip?. Something tells me yours will be much bigger than mine.
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3" coupler, great idea.
I was planning on taking the lights off my spinners I have now, and replacing them with dumb strips.
So yes, they are about 5 ft tall. 8)
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I love this idea. My spinners with conventional mini lights are always dieing on me, so this would make all the sense in the world. I need to visit you David and see what you have done in person, its very impressive.
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Is it actually going to spin, or is the light animation oing to give appearance of spinning.?
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Is it actually going to spin, or is the light animation oing to give appearance of spinning.?
It is spinning in the video above. Or was that just my head?
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Any change we could get a picture of the back? It will be much easier to steal your idea then. :)
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Any change we could get a picture of the back? I will be much easier to steal you idea then. :)
At least he's honest!
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That's the beauty of smart strips there is nothing in the back. I also purposely did not run wire in the pipe, seemed like too much work with little gain.. I did zip tie wire to the back. I stole design from some else :)
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That's the beauty of smart strips there is nothing in the back. I also purposely did not run wire in the pipe, seemed like too much work with little gain.. I did zip tie wire to the back. I stole design from some else :)
I think he wanted to see the back of it for the pvc construction not the lights
Rick R.
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"I think he wanted to see the back of it for the pvc construction not the lights
Rick R."
Yup. me too. I am dumb as a rock, but I copy others well. >:D
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Here is a shot of the back. It was made with WS2811 strip that had 10 chips per meter (3 led resolution). I think the spinners for 2013 will be made with either 2811 30 chips per meter, TM1809, or TM1812 strips to give single pixel resolution. Then I could do radiating out pattens as well.
It would be great to have a Nutcracker model for spinners with effects specifically designed for them. But I am happy with Nutcracker just the way it is too.
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Now all you need is to add a fog machine to the middle...
I'm kidding... at least I think I am...
Nice construction with the threaded pieces. I might have to borrow that idea as well...
Thanks for sharing.
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Sure looks easier than welding like I have been doing. And yes I honestly plan on borrowing the idea.
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For nutcracker, think of it as a flattened mega tree viewed from the top.
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Brilliant idea!
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I borrowed idea from Matt Edwards our fellow decorator from down under.
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For nutcracker, think of it as a flattened mega tree viewed from the top.
I agree. But it would be nice to see gif that is flattened. Plus there are a number of effects that are unique to spinners.
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That is a great way to build it. Thank you for sharing. 8)
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What a great idea. These can be used on the roof opposed to stars or snowflakes. Hmm and I thought I had 2013 figured out.
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Did you have to cut or de-solder the strips to get those smaller lengths ?
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Did you have to cut or de-solder the strips to get those smaller lengths ?
I cut them.
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Is that all controlled from a single controller? Did you just add some longer jumper wire between the sections to make it all one big chain? I've not seen strip and square modules combined to be controlled by one controller, but that is a cool thought.
Thanks for sharing.
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in the picture, the wire runs on the floor to a pvc tube painted black.
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That's what I thought I saw in the background.
Also, what are your dimensions for this, length of each arm, I mean?
Thanks.
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Chris is right, it is a single controller. I programmed the controller to strips. Then I just switch the channels in software for squares in the center.
The length of each arm is 10.5" from center coupler to end of arm. Coupler is 3" with a little less than 4" OD.
I might be making four bigger ones for inside my window frames. They will be about 4 feet in diameter. I will use a 4" coupler cut in half to reduce thickness and be able to make two spinners from one coupler. I will use 10 arms. Each arm will have 16 leds using TM1812 for a total of 160 pixels.
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If using the smartstring strips, You should take a close look at the instructions for cutting the strips in the wiki before figuring how long the strips need to be...
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If using the smartstring strips, You should take a close look at the instructions for cutting the strips in the wiki before figuring how long the strips need to be...
The video in wiki about cutting flex strips may be stale. I chatted with Ray a few months ago and he stated the circuit board for strips we buy has been modified and now can be cut every three leds.
But I am going to use TM1812 strips that can be cut every 4 leds. I have used at least 10 of these strips for my windows frames without a problem.
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I made mine a little bigger.....final dimensions 11' tall by 7'wide
3 sections of dumb strips each arm
this video was made in oct runnning test patterns.....way cooler now with new sequencing...
http://vimeo.com/38752295
build notes and details in this thread
http://diylightanimation.com/index.php?topic=8177.45
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Here are some photos and small video of prototype 2.
12 leds per arm (TM1812)
11 squares for center
10 clear ornaments from Michaels each have 3 TM1804 nodes in them.
Video
http://youtu.be/YWZydQ5gIOI
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I like this one even better!
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Very nice !!!
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Here are some photos and small video of prototype 2.
12 leds per arm (TM1812)
11 squares for center
10 clear ornaments from Michaels each have 3 TM1804 nodes in them.
Video
http://youtu.be/YWZydQ5gIOI
Is this all ran by one SSC? If so aren't you above the power limit for one controller? That is a lot of individual pixels.
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Simply AMAZING!
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Very very cool.
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Great Design. Cool look. Thanks for sharing. There will be some of those in my yard next year.
Rick S
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Here is a shot of the back. It was made with WS2811 strip that had 10 chips per meter (3 led resolution). I think the spinners for 2013 will be made with either 2811 30 chips per meter, TM1809, or TM1812 strips to give single pixel resolution. Then I could do radiating out pattens as well.
It would be great to have a Nutcracker model for spinners with effects specifically designed for them. But I am happy with Nutcracker just the way it is too.
I plan on supporting spinner sequences in 2013
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I plan on supporting spinner sequences in 2013
2013 is going to be an Awesome year!
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I like it.
I have been working on something like this, 18 arms 5 foot each using pex. I have been having trouble with the arms bending down and kinking. I have strung cables from the tips of each arm, and this seams to be helping. Have to wait for warmer weather to know for sure.
Good Work.
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I only have 1 question before I.... Clear throat....borrow the idea. <fp. How do they hold up in the wind? I have an exact place that I plan on using them, but they will see 50ph +winds coming straight from behind! That after up I will probably not be able to get to because of the snow or ice.
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50 MPH is that all. I live on the Front Range plains, we get 80 MPH winds here. :)
I think they would hold up fine. They are solid. The weakest link would be the ornaments. I am thinking of hot gluing them to pvc and then using a piece of heat shrink around the union. The amount of surface area is minimal. It not like a sheet of coro and plywood.
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50 MPH is that all. I live on the Front Range plains, we get 80 MPH winds here. :)
Did not mean that I had the highest wind around at all ;), but they will be higher than my roof with no barrier protection at all so I was just wondering. I have stars up there now and have had no problems before, but these will have more surface area and will not be made of metal like my stars.
Thanks for the info!!
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Dave, What size exactly is the center piece of yours? I assume it is a PVC cap.
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The center is a 4" coupler ripped in half to reduce thickness. The arms are 1" longer than 12 LEDs on a strip. Sorry I am not home for exact measurements. I think the whole thing is about 4 foot diameter.
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Fellow member asked me for specifics about ornaments. Here is a picture of Michael's ornaments. They will be in stock July/August. I bought mine after Christmas 2011 they were 70% off.
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Fellow member asked me for specifics about ornaments. Here is a picture of Michael's ornaments. They will be in stock July/August. I bought mine after Christmas 2011 they were 70% off.
Thanks for the picture!!!
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The smaller initial spinner was run by one SSC.
Is the bigger one also run by a single SSC? To me it appears the node count exceeds the limits of an SSC.
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The smaller initial spinner was run by one SSC.
Is the bigger one also run by a single SSC? To me it appears the node count exceeds the limits of an SSC.
Mine takes 2 SSCs. 1 for the arms and 1 for the center and outside.