[sudo-discuss] light-up disco dancefloor

[Patrik D'haeseleer]

Hm - this one is $31 for 16ft, which comes out to around $6/meter:

http://www.lightsforalloccasions.com/p-3195-led-light-strip-16-ft-300-leds-15-watt-multi-function-multi-color.aspx?kpid=3195-4424--&gclid=Cj0KEQjw_byiBRCu9qm5lc28ufgBEiQAWq-ta3Nq5yHVoARU2RqbdfT5Y0ZgB4Ob6kv2K3uhdDpSu6UaAkOe8P8HAQ

Not sure if it's fully programmable - might be hackable though.

Patrik

On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 3:32 AM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hm - adafruit sells addressible 30 LED/meter strips for only $16.95:
>
> http://www.adafruit.com/products/1376
> http://www.adafruit.com/products/1460
>
> Which probably means you can buy cheap Chinese versions for quite a bit
> less than that...
>
> Patrik
>
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 2:53 AM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>
>> there are already, i believe, lightbulbs and gels down there, and the
>> wires are all run.. i think all we need are a couple of relay boards (which
>> i have) and a controller to sequence the lights.  And if the lightbulbs
>> burn out i have a huge box of replacements (if they're normal lightbulbs)
>>
>> i think it would be really expensive to replace all that light with LEDs
>> and i would not ask for sudo or omni to put community money toward that if
>> we can just play with the free stuff that's already in there.
>>
>> also, last i bought addressible LED tape it was more like $60 per meter,
>> for the sparse stuff.  If you think it's cheaper let's have links.. still,
>> it's hard to beat free.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 27 Oct 2014, hol at gaskill.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>> i think the thing to do is pitch a redo with addressable LEDs to the
>>> building wg.  would be pretty
>>> slick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgP15zYd7R4&list=
>>> UUF1zA2_6Q5VuXLAkZC-wa7A&index=4
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> i think they're ~$10/m on alibaba and can run off a beagleboard.  rabbit
>>> is the wizard.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2014-10-27 15:45, Jake wrote:
>>>
>>> I just want to remind everyone that the disco dancefloor can light up,
>>> but the controller doesn't exist anymore.  John (the landlord) says that
>>> all the li
>>> ghts in there work, which means all we need is a controller.
>>>
>>> I have plenty of relay boards we can hook up to that stuff, so anyone
>>> who is interested in getting the lightup dancefloor working again should
>>> let me know
>>> , and we can work on it together.  Or at least i can supply you with the
>>> parts and materials and help you if you get stuck.
>>>
>>> -jake
>>
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