Dream Chip LEDs with Arduino
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Still waiting on boards - I believe they're still in production, haven't shipped yet.
And I do still have the old boards, but I can't use them - the original design called for holes that were drilled too small for the connectors.
They make decent coasters, though...
GiulianoM;855151 wrote: You are welcome, and it was nice meeting you also at the meeting.
Though I am pretty sure we had met before at previous meetings...
Probably true but I can be absent minded every now and then. So you are still waiting on your correct boards to be made and shipped? I figure with me not having to make a DUO controller that will cut down on cost. Although like I said the other night I am still debating weather I want to make three to go over each of my openings or just make four and evenly space them out over the entire length of the tank.
The new PCBs arrived today!
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Good news, the connectors fit the boards.
I have all the other parts for these boards except the LDD drivers themselves, and the sockets that they go in.. both should arrive next week when I'm out of town.
Good news, the connectors fit the boards.
I have all the other parts for these boards except the LDD drivers themselves, and the sockets that they go in.. both should arrive next week when I'm out of town.
GiulianoM;855338 wrote: The new PCBs arrived today!
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Good news, the connectors fit the boards.
I have all the other parts for these boards except the LDD drivers themselves, and the sockets that they go in.. both should arrive next week when I'm out of town.
Woohoo! It sucks we both have to wait
At this point my last holdup is the boards to get the LEDs fired up. Controller project will be starting this week as well.
So it's been a little while since I've done anything with this..
I bought a Raspberri Pi microcomputer board to use for controlling my 3D printer, and I am surprised at what it can do compared to an Arduino.
So I may be reconsidering using the arduino as a LED controller, and just use a Pi instead.
Most likely as a headless controller, with a web interface.
And because its Linux based and has a powerful chip, I can also use it to control things like a webcam...
I bought a Raspberri Pi microcomputer board to use for controlling my 3D printer, and I am surprised at what it can do compared to an Arduino.
So I may be reconsidering using the arduino as a LED controller, and just use a Pi instead.
Most likely as a headless controller, with a web interface.
And because its Linux based and has a powerful chip, I can also use it to control things like a webcam...
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Yea tons of add ons. Built one for work that it basically takes a old tape back up robot that you had to go out and had tell it what to do very limited automation. Now its fully automated via the a web interface. I just bought two ever grow full spectrum LEDs 120w manual dimming. I am looking at taking the manual dimmers out putting in pwm dimmers to control with my apex just can't make up my mind if I want to go with two 120w dimmers and tie the two boxes together or four 60 watt to keep them separate.
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Thought I'd post a little update...
Nothing has changed.
However, I did come across this thread in RC that has me interested:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2310459">http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2310459</a>
Basically, the O2Surplus guy - who designed many of the 4-up and 5-up LDD driver boards - is working on a new driver board assembly based off an A6211 chip that can drive DreamChip LEDs up to the maximum supported current of 1400 mA instead of the 1000 mA that the LDD-1000H's provide.
He's got one circuit board that basically plugs into the same socket layout as the LDD-1000H, which is cool for swapping out existing drivers.
He's also got an all-in-one style board in the works, complete with 5 drivers, an Arduino chip, among other things.
Interesting stuff. :)
Nothing has changed.
However, I did come across this thread in RC that has me interested:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2310459">http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2310459</a>
Basically, the O2Surplus guy - who designed many of the 4-up and 5-up LDD driver boards - is working on a new driver board assembly based off an A6211 chip that can drive DreamChip LEDs up to the maximum supported current of 1400 mA instead of the 1000 mA that the LDD-1000H's provide.
He's got one circuit board that basically plugs into the same socket layout as the LDD-1000H, which is cool for swapping out existing drivers.
He's also got an all-in-one style board in the works, complete with 5 drivers, an Arduino chip, among other things.
Interesting stuff. :)
Is anyone familiar with DMX stage lighting control? eBay example 350753317258
