[sudo-discuss] light-up disco dancefloor

[Rabbit]

$3/meter is hecka cheap!  Wow.

Link dump follows.

An LED chipset reference.  Hol and I used LPD8806 strips for our project
last year.  They're better but more expensive.  The cheaper WS2812b strips
are harder to control because they require very precise signal timing which
means writing assembly or using special hardware.
https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED/wiki/Chipset-reference

Open Pixel Control is a very simple MIDI-like specification for sending
pixels around (including over the network).  This lets you decouple driving
the LEDs (via Arduino, say) from generating the content (which is best done
on a faster device like a laptop).  We'd want something like this so
visiting hackers could easily send content to the floor over the network
without having to reprogram an Arduino.  Also includes an OpenGL simulator
for previewing your patterns.  OPC is used by quite a few big Burning Man
LED projects.
https://github.com/longears/openpixelcontrol/wiki/Open-Pixel-Control-links

My pattern generator / OPC and MIDI swiss army knife / Beaglebone pixel
driver
https://github.com/longears/pixelslinger

Another OPC-compatible driver
https://github.com/scanlime/fadecandy

A popular and fast Arduino driver.  Doesn't seem to support OPC yet but
that could be fixed
https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED

Other protocols besides OPC; maybe more popular?  Not sure what we need to
be compatible with typical VJ setups.
https://plus.google.com/communities/104181196257075553359
https://plus.google.com/+OpenLightingOrg/posts
http://www.openlighting.org/



On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 11:14 AM, <hol at gaskill.com> wrote:

>  honestly the wiring for enough relays to look cool would be a pain, plus
> energy consumption of incandescent bulbs would be a drain
>
> if the plan is to rent out the dance room, the cooler it looks the better
> we can monetize the space.  so far $1,000 is set to be spent on
> soundproofing for the ballroom for example of expenditures that will allow
> us to raise more operating funds in the long run.  once we have a little
> bit more working capital i think it makes perfect sense to upgrade the
> dancefloor with modern lighting.  i am not trying to discourage you from
> doing anything different in the meantime of course.
>
> here's $1.50-$3.00 /m for the older type chip
> http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/LED-dream-color-strip-WS2812B-Addressable_60036309861.html?s=p
>
>
>
>
> On 2014-10-28 03:50, Patrik D'haeseleer wrote:
>
> 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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