LEDLightDistrict
| Projects | |
|---|---|
| Participants | Guido, Wizzup |
| Skills | soldering, coding |
| Status | Active |
| Niche | Electronics |
| Purpose | World domination |
Project to LED'ify the outside facing glass 'block' wall. each glass box will be a pixel
The pledge has been funded and the wall has been built
Usage
Plug both power supplies at either side of the wall
The arduino is by the power supply on the left hand side. The computer powering the server is under the retro gaming table.
<insert instructions for starting python script>
Software Implementations
Information in this section is slightly outdated, the current software used is lewd (the python implementation); the node.js implementation can send frames to the lewd over sockets.
There are currently two implementations. A python based implementation and a javascript node.js version. The Python implementation runs as a daemon on the server to which both the node.js implementation and all other programs can connect using TCP sockets.
Further node.js information can be found in the github
Python documentation (temporary location) http://old.villavu.com/merlijn/lewd
Lewd
The Python (lewd) implementation features several backends. LedScreen, RemoteLedScreen and VirtualLedScreen used for local, remote and virtual access respectively.
See the file "ledwall.py" for an example on how to use all these different LedWall frontends. At the space, you should typically use RemoteLedScreen to interface with the (already running) server to the LEDWall.
To just play around with the code locally, look into the VirtualLedScreen code; you will need to install pygame to actually use the local UI.
Re-construction
Since we have moved, we now lack a glass-block wall to mount the LED-wall onto. This means it runs the risk of being stuck in a box for infinity unless we .... build a new wall! And with that, let me clear up that building a glass-block wall to mount the LED-wall onto is probably out of the question as glass-blocks easily cost as much as LED-modules..
An alternative approach would be to simply go for an expedit-alike setup with smaller sections; made like a lot of drawer-organizers are made: take slats of MDF (say 5mm thick) and cut slots into them at appropriate intervals till about halfway through; slots should be 5mm wide. Fit segments together by pushing slot A into receptacle B.. etc.. You know the drill.
This'll be cheapish, modular, easy to make, movable.
Any ideas ?
