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Tools/ Adhesives: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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Connection Setup: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Intro: 4x4x4 LED Cube (Arduino Uno)
In this tutorial I'll show you how to make a 4x4x4 LED cube for around $15.00. The cube has 64 green LEDs which make up it's 4 layers(positives) and 16
columns(negatives). These are all wired to a Arduino Uno. An Arduino is a single-board microcontroller, intended to make the application of interactive objects or
environments more accessible. The hardware consists of an open-source hardware board designed around an 8-bit Atmel AVR microcontroller, or a 32-bit Atmel ARM. I
programed code(sketches) for the Arduino Uno to controll the individual LEDs to display patterns for this captivating desktop light show.
Tools/ Adhesives:
Arduino Uno
Drill
1/16" Drill Bit
5/16" Drill Bit
Knife
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Straight Edge
Needle Nose Pliers
Soldering Iron
Solder
Hot Glue Gun
Image Notes
1. 64 Diffused LEDs
2. Wire
3. Pin Header
4. Slide Switch
5. 4 100 OHM Resisters
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Image Notes Image Notes
1. Needle Nose Pliers 1. Solder
2. Knife 2. Hot Glue Gun
3. Straight Edge 3. Soldering Iron
4. Drill
5. Drill Bits
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Image Notes Image Notes
1. Gap In The Layer 1. Craft Wire
2. Gap In The Layer 2. Craft Wire
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Step 4: Installing The LED Cube
Start by marking an outline of a square with a Sharpie that is slightly smaller than the interior sides of project box on the perf board. Use a straight edge and a knife to
score the outline along the lines, then break off the access material by placing the perf board in a vise or on the edge of a table, then apply pressure till the scored sides
snap off. Next, drill 20 holes with a 1/16" drill bit for the leads on the top of the project box. An easy way of doing this is by marking the holes where the leads poke out of
the perf board and then taping the board to the top of the project box. Next mark the 20 holes on the top of the box through the board with a sharpened pencil. Take the
perf board off and drill where the markings are on the project box. Then glue the perf board inside of the box with some hot glue. Make sure that all 20 holes line up
with the holes on the perf board. Next install the LED cube by carefully inserting each lead through the holes on the project box. Finally, solder the leads in place, then
trim off the access wire.
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Step 5: Wiring The Circuit
First, snap the pin header in to 3 pieces that fit the Arduino Unos digital and analog plug-ins. Strip and start soldering wires to the 16 digital leads(columns) on the perf
board. For the 4 analog leads(layers), solder 100 OHM resisters to the leads then solder wires to each resisters lead. Next strip and solder the opposite ends of the wires
to the 3 pin headers. The wiring is setup to resemble a graph with a 3rd dimension. For the columns, there are two axes X and Y. In addition, the layers serve as the Z
axis. If you look straight down from the top of the LED cube it looks like the 1st quadrant on a graph except that the origin is (1,1) on the cube. Likewise each LED can be
named using the fundamental graphing technique. Lets try an example; look at the demonstrational picture and find A(1,4). "A" means that it is on the first layer and
"(1,4)" is X=1,Y=4 on the graph.
Connection Setup:
Columns
[(x,y)-Pin]
(1,1)-13
(1,2)-12
(1,3)-11
(1,4)-10
(2,1)-9
(2,2)-8
(2,3)-7
(2,4)-6
(3,1)-5
(3-2)-4
(3-3)-3
(3,4)-2
(4,1)-1
(4,2)-0
(4,3)-A5
(4,4)-A4
Layers
[Layer-Pin]
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a-A0
b-A1
c-A2
d-A3
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Step 6: Installing The Arduino/ Power supply
Take the sliding switch and cut the mounting tabs off with the wire snips on the needle nose pliers. Next, cut and strip the positive wires of the power supply and solder
the switch to the positive leads. Drill a hole on the side of the project box with a 5/16" drill bit. Make sure to work up to the 5/16" hole in increments of bit sizes.
Carve away the plastic ribs in the interior of the box near the hole with a knife, then hot glue the switch in place. Next, plug the pin headers and the 9v power supply into
the Arduino Uno. Lastly, upload the code(sketch) to the Arduino then tighten the bottom lid on to project box. Now the 4x4x4 LED cube is finally finished!
Enjoy!
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Thanks, KyleTheCreator
The Code!
I found this sketch online, then I edited it to work for my LED cube. Soon, I'll have my own sketch that will be posted right here, on this 'ible. But for now, if you have any
improvements or add-ons to this current sketch, let me know so I can keep it updated:)
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