5×5 rgb lpd6803-led matrix arduino controlled

what:
a 5*5 rgb led matrix, made with arduino and lpd6803 based leds from adafruit.
with an pir sensor, it goes on if it detects movements and a ir distace sensor, 1 animation shows the distance you have from the sensor :).

why:
because its beautiful and cool 😉

my spelling:
well, sorry if i make stupid spelling mistakes, i’m dyslectic and live in Holland

Step 1: How it works

how it works:
it uses an arduino uno that controls the lpd6803 chips in the rgb leds, so i can set each led individually. the arduino reads text files from an sd card, i’ve made a program(in c#) where you can make animations and store them so the arduino can read them.

Step 2: Materials needed

materials:
-arduino uno (other arduino’s probbably work, but i havent tested)
-25 rgb leds with lpd6803 controllers( the led’s i used arent being saled anymore 🙁 these are an newer version, but you will need to adapt the arduino code a bit)
-network shield(for sd card)(probably other shields with sd cards wil work)
-5v dc power supply min 1A

optionally:
–ir distance senso r (1 animation uses it)
–pir senso r  (the matrix will go on if it detects motion(saves a bit of energy))
-2 pushbuttons

tools:
-soldering iron
-wire stripper
-some wires
-wooden board

Step 3: Part with wood

this is the part im bad at, but ill discribe what ive done:
iv’e put my led’s 5cm apart (horizontally and vertically) in a shiny wooden plate from an old kitchen.
the led’s from adafruit need 11mm holes(drill them carfully).

at the bottom ive place my arduino with double-sided thape, and left of it a big hole for the pir sensor, the ir distance sensor is placed on top(now it looks like it has eyes 😉 )

then put the led’s in the holes beginning top left(frot vieuw) going from left to right down(see picture)

Step 4: The electronics

.AN files.zip7 KB

Major Components in Project

-Arduino uno
-25 rgb leds with lpd6803 controllers
-network shield

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