Tutorial: How to Make LED Cubes
The warm ambient glow of the LED Cube’s fantastic display of illuminated animation and hours of programming. They’re actually easier to create than you may think. We’ll show you how in plain English using simple designs and multiplexing
Let’s start off small:
- A 3x3x3 LED Cube Design.
- Let’s step it up a notch with this fantastic 4x4x4 tutorial.
Bigger means Better:
- 8x8x8 is a bit more complicated, but is definitely worth the effort. You’re able to create far more intricate displays, patterns and animation.
Absoulte Insanity!
- Did I hear someone say 1000 LEDs? Yes, 10x10x10 is definitely possible, but incredibly difficult to keep track of each LED’s individual location. Check out the videos:
Need LEDs? The HacknMod store carries hundreds of LEDs from 5mm to 20mm in plenty of colors to suit your needs.
January 4th, 2009
the only good thing at Burning Man was CUBETRON…A giant version of this little cube, sitting out in the middle of the desert..so cool! It’s worth Googling to see a picture of it..thanks for the tutorial!
January 4th, 2009
Just checked out the CubeTron – impressive stuff.