Introduction: Indigo Led Cube 3*3*3 With Adxl35 and Potentiometer

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About: I am a hobbyist , persuing my b.e electrical engineering.

This is first time for me to publish an Instructables.

I have made a 3*3*3 led cube with Arduino uno

Additional features of this one is that the led can move according to the movement of its platform .

And the pattern of the led can be varied according to our need by the use of potentiometer.

The color indigo is pleasant to watch in led cube .

Play and have fun.

Step 1: Components

  • 27 x 5mm blue Led
  • 3 x NPN transistor (i used bc 548)
  • Arduino uno
  • 3 x 1k Resistor
  • ADXL345 Accelerometer
  • 1k potentiometer
  • Male header pins
  • Soldering equipments
  • Jumper wire as required

Step 2: FRAMING THE TEMPLATE

  • Take a cardboard and mark square with 5cm square and seprate it as 4 square with side 2..5cm.
  • Drill holes on the point in the picture .

Step 3: FRAMING THE LED CUBE

  • Place the leds in the holes in such a way that the cathode(negative) of the led pin is bent to touch the cathode of the next led.

  • Solder the cathode and make sure that on soldering the cathode-anode do not touches each other.

  • Form the base layer by soldering .

  • Make another 2 layers the similar way as done..

  • Keep the layer above one another and hold it rigid using some aligator clips.

  • Solder the anode of the led in the base layer and mid layer.

  • Then do the same for the top layer with mid layer

  • The led cube is formed.
  • Solder the led cube to the perf board at the points(9 points).

Step 4: Extending the LED

  • Extend the points from the led cathode(9 points) by using wire and solder it.
  • From each layer of the cathode extend a wire to the perf board and solder it.
  • Now all the anode(9) and cathode(3) are soldered.

Step 5: ADDING TRANSISTORS

  • Connect the transistor as on the image .
  • Add the base pin to the arduino digital pin through a 1k resistor.
  • Connect the Emitter pin to the GND.
  • Connect the collector pin to the cathode of the led layer.

Step 6: ADDING ADDITIONAL PARTS

  • Connect the accelerometer as shown in the diagram.
  • Connect the ends of the Potentiometer to the 5v and Gnd of arduino and the middle terminal to the analog input A0.
  • Connect SDA of accelerometer to A4 of arduino and SCL of accelerometer to A5.

Step 7: CODING AND PLAYING

  • By varying the pot the pattern varies .
  • Play with arduino and have some fun.
  • ledcube_adxl345 file is for pot and led_all is for pot.

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Step 8: FINALLY DONE.....