Bear with me as I'm a complete programming/arduino/teensy noob, And even though I have done quite some research I'm totally inexperienced...
I do hope you could help me with our project though!
The idea
We want to make multiple fixtures with the 'Infinity mirror' effect that we can mount/put up on stage and have addressable RGB leds.
(probably starting with two... or multiple smaller ones)
Something like this:
Controlling them
I would like to control them with a program like Glediator, Jinx or Pixelcontroller or another pixel mapping application from a laptop.
I'd like to control them from the side backstage, or from the sound/light booth, since I wont be the performing myself.
Also, as opposed to most projects I've come across with the Teensy and Octows2811 library/adapter, there would be quite some distance between the different led strips/fixtures...
This is a really quick mockup of a possible shape/setup:
This guy has a pretty cool setup:
Artnet right?
I'm pretty sure working over Artnet/Ethernet is preferrable over USB, considering the longer distance and I might want to expand the amount of leds or add other dmx/artnet fixtures in the future...
So I've taken a good look at this thread: https://forum.pjrc.com/threads/24688-Artnet-to-OctoWS2811
Unless there's something I'm overlooking and theres a better option all together...
Questions
- How would I best go about connecting the fixtures with the controller and eachother?
(I believe the guy in the video said in the description he used xlr cables to connect the leds... how would that work?)
- Would it be feasible to work with standard led strip connectors/extension cables like these?
- Also, does the length of wire that does not have leds impact the sort of power supply I should use much?
- When everything is this far apart... does the Teensy need it's own power supply? Should I be using multiple power supplies for every fixture? (is that even a thing?)
What I think I'm going to need
Because our budget is kind of tight, I haven't ordered anything yet, even though I would like to experiment a little. But that's why I'm making this thread here, to try and find how to best tackle this project
So far I believe I'm going to need the following:
I hope I'm not too off the mark or missed some extremely obvious tutorials or anything... but anyway, thanks for reading!
I do hope you could help me with our project though!
The idea
We want to make multiple fixtures with the 'Infinity mirror' effect that we can mount/put up on stage and have addressable RGB leds.
(probably starting with two... or multiple smaller ones)
Something like this:
Controlling them
I would like to control them with a program like Glediator, Jinx or Pixelcontroller or another pixel mapping application from a laptop.
I'd like to control them from the side backstage, or from the sound/light booth, since I wont be the performing myself.
Also, as opposed to most projects I've come across with the Teensy and Octows2811 library/adapter, there would be quite some distance between the different led strips/fixtures...
This is a really quick mockup of a possible shape/setup:
This guy has a pretty cool setup:
Artnet right?
I'm pretty sure working over Artnet/Ethernet is preferrable over USB, considering the longer distance and I might want to expand the amount of leds or add other dmx/artnet fixtures in the future...
So I've taken a good look at this thread: https://forum.pjrc.com/threads/24688-Artnet-to-OctoWS2811
Unless there's something I'm overlooking and theres a better option all together...
Questions
- How would I best go about connecting the fixtures with the controller and eachother?
(I believe the guy in the video said in the description he used xlr cables to connect the leds... how would that work?)
- Would it be feasible to work with standard led strip connectors/extension cables like these?
- Also, does the length of wire that does not have leds impact the sort of power supply I should use much?
- When everything is this far apart... does the Teensy need it's own power supply? Should I be using multiple power supplies for every fixture? (is that even a thing?)
What I think I'm going to need
Because our budget is kind of tight, I haven't ordered anything yet, even though I would like to experiment a little. But that's why I'm making this thread here, to try and find how to best tackle this project
So far I believe I'm going to need the following:
- A Teensy 3.x
- An Octows2811 adapter
- Wiz820io adapter
- Wiz820io ethernet module
- WS2811 or WS2812b led strips
- A beefy power supply
- Loooong cat5 cables
I hope I'm not too off the mark or missed some extremely obvious tutorials or anything... but anyway, thanks for reading!
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