Well im just bumoing this, finally I made 90 throwies and iv put em on empty cola bottle before putting them in my recuperation box. imagine the head of the person who saw them at the recycle center lol
Dot matrix display? I'd like to make one I know that much. There's 3d cubes that can form patterns and everything, and there's an instructable one how to make one, I don't know if you're interested but it looks hell cool!
Well, using a (bunch of) decade counter(s) or some other counter type IC is actually more complicated. You would be hardwiring the sequences rather then simply transferring a bit of code to the micro
Unfortunately, 100 LEDs in a matrix (10x10) isn't really very many. I've been working with this 16x24 Led matrix (384 LEDs!), and it's still pretty difficult to do any pretty graphics on it (for instance, "life" is quite limited.)
Ghee, that's really good! I like the second thingy, but if you could make it slower it would look a bit more impressive and less confusing. Good on ya!
A count-down to christmas or other holiday starting at one-hundred days away. You could make it have an automatic controller that shuts off an LED every 24 hours. Maybe?
This is a great idea, and well within "beginner" capabilities, I think, especially if you're willing to do it "Dig button" style, and push a button for each new day (in fact, a Digg Button might be a good starting point to avoid having to make your own PCB. If you don't get to re-writing the SW (to count down instead of up), you'd just end up with a giant Digg Button...
I'm not sure what do with the two colors; are these two-lead or three-lead LEDSs, and how bright?
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11 years ago
Well im just bumoing this, finally I made 90 throwies and iv put em on empty cola bottle before putting them in my recuperation box. imagine the head of the person who saw them at the recycle center lol
12 years ago
you could always go with the persistence of vision (POV) device
Reply 12 years ago
There are certainly plenty of ibles on those ( here is an example )
12 years ago
Dot matrix display? I'd like to make one I know that much. There's 3d cubes that can form patterns and everything, and there's an instructable one how to make one, I don't know if you're interested but it looks hell cool!
Reply 12 years ago
I don't want to get involved with micro controller and all these.
Reply 12 years ago
Hmm, ok, I thought you would, seeing your picture. Just trying to help.
Reply 12 years ago
Im good with photoshop, not electronic. Lol. tough I hope to be good with electronic a day.
Reply 12 years ago
Yeah, me too. I have only mediocre skills. Oh well, hope you've found something to do with them!
Reply 12 years ago
Well, using a (bunch of) decade counter(s) or some other counter type IC is actually more complicated. You would be hardwiring the sequences rather then simply transferring a bit of code to the micro
12 years ago
Put them in a panel and create a processor that generates random patterns. Wire them to your halloween masks.
Reply 12 years ago
BTW, it's a pretty cheap ($16) display and interfaces nicely to an Arduino. (as shown above)
Reply 12 years ago
Ghee, that's really good! I like the second thingy, but if you could make it slower it would look a bit more impressive and less confusing. Good on ya!
12 years ago
A count-down to christmas or other holiday starting at one-hundred days away. You could make it have an automatic controller that shuts off an LED every 24 hours. Maybe?
Reply 12 years ago
This is a great idea, and well within "beginner" capabilities, I think, especially if you're willing to do it "Dig button" style, and push a button for each new day (in fact, a Digg Button might be a good starting point to avoid having to make your own PCB. If you don't get to re-writing the SW (to count down instead of up), you'd just end up with a giant Digg Button...
I'm not sure what do with the two colors; are these two-lead or three-lead LEDSs, and how bright?
Reply 12 years ago
two-leads. about 20000mcd, they are diffused.
Reply 12 years ago
That would be cool!
Reply 12 years ago
thanks
Reply 12 years ago
:)
12 years ago
Give 'em to me!!
Reply 12 years ago
Nice idea. No. lol. I still have about 80. iv put about 20 on my car.
12 years ago
100 Batteries for throwies cost about 5 bucks with shipping.
Reply 12 years ago
$3.36 with shipping
12 years ago
If i were you i would make some money out of it by making a friendship band of some kind with cool light show.
12 years ago
Make a scrolling text dispaly!
Reply 12 years ago
how? i need complicated controller and all that?
Reply 12 years ago
I think there's some instructables. There not as hard as they look.
Reply 12 years ago
Gud Idea!
12 years ago
Tape them all over your clothes/body. You will be the led monstah!
12 years ago
i dont want to buy anything else to use them, i was thinking to put them on my car. what would you do?
12 years ago
make some throwies!