8x80 RGB POV

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http://www.youtube.com/v/6clDBVv-EAU&hl=en_US&fs=1&

This is a demo of my rgb pov project that I was talking about. It needs some small improvements. But it is coming together nicely. Also Brad how do I uplode files like the code and I made an exel document like yours for this project. For any more info on this project just ask.

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[brad]

Hey buddy, checked out the video and it's looking good!

nice work!

as for the uploads. That is something I will have to work on unfortunately. I will get it up and running as soon as i find out how.

In the mean time, you can post your code straight into the forum using the code button.

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Sorry everyone I forgot to come back and post the rest of my pov project. I hope to do a full report on it when I get more time. I had to take the summer off because of work and I was getting my pilots license. But back to topic, I did get an A for this project. I recently updated it so I could show it off a bit more. I had originally made it with a "slap wire" so that I could get it to run without a line break sensor or magnetic switch. I still need to make the pcb board to hold everything together as I'm sure that spinning a solderless breadboard at almost 1800 rpm is not safe. The first video was when my group put hardware to software and turned it on. It was very unbalanced and glitchy. I then decided I could make better hardware to have a showpiece to look at. I made an aluminum disk to hold the leds and electronics. Found a massive motor and control to spin it at almost double the speed. I can now get just over 40 frames per second. The Image is much clearer and stabilized due to the sturdy aluminum base and weight of the motor. This is when the second video was taken at this point. After adding new hardware to the equation I decided to change the software so that I could change the the frames without much efford. I did this with a macro. The data is loaded into data blocks with the fsr. So with the macro I must now only point to the frame I would like to display and tell it how long I want it displayed in number of frames. I have also made an excel spreadsheet like brads that allows me to easily design new frames. The third video was taken at this point. I then added a forth video that has it running with the linebreak sensor I added. Sorry for the roughness of this post but it is starting to get late here and I plan on do a full writeup soon. If you have any questions about the project please ask.

Video 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6clDBVv-EAU
Video 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idkEKvPVOAc
Video 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMLTgF8O4u8
Video 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjdqlFT8VWo

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[brad]

Very cool man, just checked out your video's

I'd like to see your write up and pics of the board - but whenever you get time thats fine.

Great to hear you got an A by the way, nice work