How to build a 8x8x8 led cube (English version)

Step 7 The final result

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Comments

[4uguyzz.in]

very good attempt i have a request to provide the circuit diagram for the cub

[jayeshshinai]

u can use an arduino..now a lot of cheap options r available, chk freeduino..

[stevonr]

so what would the circuit for an rgb 24x24x24 cube look like?

[Aru3]

It would be quite possible if you can get an active addressing matrix in your cube. Control of huge numbers would be possible on few outputs, and each LED would get a 100% on time. Problem is getting three transistors and a capacitor in there with each LED by hand, and still keep it small enough to be see through.

[stevonr]

ok now that the jokes are out of the way, I'm still curious... I know the costs for getting the LEDS would be sky high but if someone were to do it what would the circuit diagram look like. I can follow the instructions I just don't know the engineering side of it to draw it out myself. even if you just drew out the sub-assemblies to save time and they would be replicated to the number needed, I'd be interested in seeing how one would bulid this one up from input to the LED.

[Kush_Slayer]

lol they should just skip everything in between and head right to the 800x600x800 RGB one so you can use it as a monitor lol, only problem is buying 384,000,000 LEDs and then even worse having to solder all of them

[causticbreath]

 ROFLMAO!!! Now that's a project I'd LOVE to see!! 
let's start with a Soldering robot project :D

[Gasburner]

really, REALLY big :D

[iMakeItHappen]

 And thats, WHATS SHE SAID!!! 

[BIGHAIRYDUDE]

hahaha

[dds90]

Ciao! Complimenti per la tua pazienza per costruire questo cubo!!! Due domande, dato che me sembra di capire che sei italiano, riesci a farmi avere una descrizione in italiano please??? :D Secoda... dove hai trovato 512 led ad un costo che non sia al pari di un mutuo?? Grazie, ciao Daniele. [e-mail]

[agofi]

Daniele,
grazie per i complimenti...
la versione in italiano puoi trovarla a questo link: http://www.instructables.com/id/Come-costruire-un-led-cube-8x8x8/

Per quanto riguarda i led a poco prezzo io li ho presi su ebay, 500 led blu a 50 euro. Se hai bisogno posso anche darti il nome del venditore..

ciao, Matteo

[BIGHAIRYDUDE]

do you speak spanish?

[peblairman]

Lei può trovare LEDs bell'economico in linea e c'è una versione italiana di questa guida se lei scatta il suo nome

[peblairman]

Italiano: Sì ho usato un traduttore. English: Yes I used a translator.

[Travellinman]

Cool music!! What is the artist of this music. Thanks!

[stevonr]

now would there be a way to change it over so instead of using a parallel port it would read an SD card with the animation loaded onto it?

[KcPower]

How much does it cost to build it?

[Mr X]

This is excellent. I'm planning to build one and modifying the audio level meter to create an audio reactive DMX effect so it changes patterns to music beats.

[deadfish2000]

I love this project... I think its a bit above my level though. I think it would be awesome if someone used it as a kind of 3D display... I am not sure exactly how but it would have to use some kind of 3D scanner (I saw something on here using a laser and a wine glass). I am just imagining someone putting there hand into a scanner and moving it and seeing a 3D representation of it in the cube.

[Morpheous87]

 The external Vcc is used only to power up the Shift registers?

[Honigeintopf]

love it :D

[cockster]

AWESOME!!!!

[shostakovich]

good !!! thanks....

[CelticLock]

This is amazing, great work!