MaxXimumPain

Wohoo! I got a design for the controller, and placed an order for 1200 LEDs. Grand total: $25.50 from China, free shipping, and should get here sometime around April. XD Once I determine the quality of those LEDs I will post the company's name, along with a happy "they rock" or an angry rant (I'm hoping for the first one). The price tag for the DMD will probably end up costing around 50 bucks once I figure in the 10 ICs, 16 MOSFETs and a couple (64) resistors. Spring break next week, and gosh darnit, I'm GOING to be using the table saw. The plywood is here, the design is ready, now I just need to cut and assemble the cabinet. Then I can sta

Well crud. The LED sign I got was a prototype, and as such, not all of the components were installed. Plus, the driver chips on it need 50 volts to run. So I'm going back to a homemade DMD. I found a supplier in China who will sell me 1024 LEDs for about 25 bucks (yay!), and am currently working on another controller for it.

Well, plywood has begun to be cut! The tv stand was removed from the garage, and I have started with the table saw. And the display's plans have changed... I got an LED matrix on ebay, with stunning 55x8 resolution. It might not work, and I'll have to engineer some way to connect with the thing, but it cost 10 bucks. Yes, I know I'm cheap XD If it dosen't work, I plan on making a custom matrix with 64x16 resolution. DMDs are too easy XD