DIY LED Video Wall made in 24 hours
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- This is how I made an LED video wall within 24h. It's based on WS2812 controlled RGB LEDs and supported by a wide range of Arduino libraries. Enjoy!
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You should add some thin black plastic strips inbetween the balls to stop the light bleeding. That would help with the contrast i reckon.
Amazing work as always!
@Peter Unlustig for 24h I'd say it's pretty darn good
I agree about the light bleed. I would have sectioned it all off into individual squares around each LED and then simply placed one sheet of white plastic over it all......hey presto......you've got a dazzling light panel.
"Thumbs up" for drilling all those holes
r/suspiciousquotes
@ "id just melt holes with soldering iron" did you even watch the video smart guy?
@ he literally did it with a soldering iron wtf
@@iamthetinkerman I would use a peg board.
@@DS1JohnB That's what I was thinking. Can always make holes bigger lol. Buuuuut he did have some pretty specific measurements to stick to because of the ping-pong balls.
4:59 for fantastic paint effect!
Dude, you would find drilling the holes much easier if you put some spare wood underneath to stop the steel bending from the pressure of the drill!
uuuhm 3:20 ? seen that ? lul
@@Livingstonshoedios hm that would mean a massive hardwood Board which ist destroyed after Drilling it to pieces o.o i think The Angle grinder solution He mentioned in The Video would be The easiest and cheapest solution :) thanks Form pointing Out what He meant xD got him wrong at that o/
@Robert Livingston or Using a better Drill which Cuts better ... Which means He doesnt have to use high pressure Like He did and force the Material to "Bend" ... Maybe slowing The Drilling a Bit down and adding More Fluid... Its a Trial and error i guess The result in The end is still awesome :)
@@Max.Mustermann. Yeah, just a normal drill with the right diameter
And getting a proper drill bit
Are you saying that you have 300 ping pong balls laying around in your electronics lab? :D
you dont? :O weirdo! :D
I thought most people had a closet filled of them. I sure do.
Thankfully I'm moving to bigger lab and I will have space for such an important addition to my workshop. How many of these should I buy? :)
I've about a 150 in a box, made a slow colour changing led using 7 balls but had to buy lots to get them without writing g on them. I also found that sanding the LEDs defuses the light better.
He lives next door to Captain Kangaroo.
"Bitluni's Lab - Using the right tools for the right job since 2013" :D
The woodworking part made me spill my coffee :D Great, funny video and a nice project as usual!
that moment when you finish drilling was priceless and then when you checked for continuity between vdd and ground and heard a beep , many thanks for the upload
I'm currently working on something similiar. Only monochromatic (red) tho, but 64x36 pixels, so total of something like 2304 holes. I originally planned to use black acryllic and drill it using stand drill, but after like 200 holes i gave up, split the panel in half, put it into my CNC and let it drill it for me. It took like 6 or 7 hours, but holes are almost perfectly straight, perfectly aligned. I did broke it obviously, putting 2000 holes into accryllic makes it really fragile, but nothing few drops of super glue couldn't fix. Currently, i'm building drivers for it, and hopefully by summer i'll be finished. This is very nice project to inspire from, and it looks amazing! Great job, thanks YT reccomendations, you earned a new sub! :)
did you finish your project? can arduinio handle 2000 led lights?
I liked how happy you were when you celebrated and that you enjoy your work. I think I will attempt to do this as well.
This man really knows how to use music, I love it. Just by the music you know if it is going well or not without even looking
When you came out with the chainsaw, it was then I knew I needed to subscribe, because this guy is gonna be unstoppable. No stunt doubles, real action, real pain. Authentic as it gets! Look forward to more!
Your joy finishing drilling the steel was fantastic! Loved it!!!
Paint the bottom part of the ball half way and paint it silver and then black. It will improve your contrast and brightness. Nice project. Cheers!
Cool project! You definitely deserve some respect for finishing this build... Many people would have given up when they realized the actual amount of work required.
This was in my recommended. It's amazing. The level of work you put into this video is great. You earned yourself a subscriber.
The Hacker in me is clapping like a seal, the cabinet maker in me is crying.
Looks great. You made me want to make this in a large scale, covering an entire wall.
I wonder if it could be done in a honeycomb pattern, mainly because (I assume) all the LED control libraries assume a regular matrix arrangement.
I built some nightlights for my bed almost 20 years ago with Christmas lights and some ping pong balls for diffusers. Works great.
Amazing! I never see a project like this before, I definitely want to build one!
That's amazing! I'm really impressed you managed to make that in 24 hours!
Next week...more resolution with 11 more of those panels for a great outdoor display!
would have to automate the building process a bit more :-D
Somebody get this man a CNC, great job!
The elation you feel when it works is priceless
This video took me right back to the 8 x 8 x 8 led matrix project, soooo much soldering, I should really finish that lol!
You make not only a great LED matrix wall, but an awesome video!
You have so many fun ideas! I made this but only used 150 leds. Got the balls too but decided to use some magnifying plastic sheet from an old tv instead. It makes it look like there are 4 leds in one hole. Cool effect. I used wood for the panel.
I went overboard with this. 800 leds and balls.
Considering how you used a chainsaw to cut that piece of wood, I'm surprised you didn't build a nuclear power plant in place of the power supply for this project.
nice one, i was just lurking through the video, but this moment caught my attention :D
I've drilled A LOT OF HOLES in my earlier days and that was A LOT OF WORK, but this, my friend, looks like far more work and A LOT LESS FUN!!!!! Good vid!!
Man, it takes a lot of balls to do something like this! Well done. :)
John Aldred I appreciate this joke
his reactions are as if he's a sims that can talk
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I've been waiting for a video exactly like this LED wall since two years ago...! Thank You!
The pingpong ball trick is also used in DIY mocap devices and VR systems. Turned out great.
1:22 you forgot to plug the handsaw in! 🤣
The happiness of making something is priceless!
You're mad, in the best of ways
I got to see it @ Berlin MakerFaire. Seeing it with my own eyes and without a camera: Wow. Impressive.
Your thumbnail had all of front of house and I dying of laughter for a solid 5 minutes... good job.
Looks solid.. well done.. a minor shame you didn't align the balls in a holding pattern. so they all where centered accordingly to each other, but hence 24 hours.. its impressive.. give me 2 years and I would still be drilling holes in that metal plate.
Cool cool project!!! Loved your outdoor work bench too buddy!!! Haha brilliant!! Time to go buy more pingpong balls!
Yes I'm waiting to see a video on the making of that ankle height flexi-workbench - and what he did with the other half of the pallet!
Dieser "Hahah" Moment... unbezahlbar. Hab mitgefiebert!
That turned out brilliantly
Use a Punch Die Cutter for the holes. It leaves a smoother edge and saves time. It's also cheaper than a buying a bunch of drill bits.
Kudos to you for drilling 300 holes with a hand drill and battery at that.
Nice after you drilled the second row and the music I found it very relaxing and therapeutic Thanks I will put it on a loop
being a carpenter its difficult to watch a grown man struggle with a handsaw like that 🤣🤣🤣
I'm 44 and still experience the same issues every time I try to saw (which isn't very often as you can imagine).
just wanted to point out that there is steel perf sheets that could probably be used in this
really awesome build
Great video! It is good to see someone with normal tools and construction skills make such a nice project. Definitely going to check out some more of your stuff! You sawing that wood was hilarious, hold the wood down on the side supported by the pallet then cut lol
Nice work! I really need to do something like that.
FYI, at 0:54 -- you mean safety, not security. (The German word "Sicherheit" translates to at least three different words in English: "safety" is protection against injury, "security" is protection against attack/intrusion/theft/crime, and "confidence" means trust/sureness. If I had to come up with German words to describe these three concepts, I'd say "Unfallschutz", "Angriffsschutz", and "Überzeugung/Vertrauen", respectively.)
You can use an angle grinder to cut straight easily and the sparks wont set anything on fire except flammable liquids
Wow, looks awesome and very very well readable in even bright environments...
7:33 OMG this is amazing! wonderful effect!
1 You should NEVER be allowed around power tools lol.
2 You are very informative,and funny. I always give up on these videos,but your humor kept me here.
3 Looks amazing, good job.
4 MOST IMPORTANT -- Get a workbench ffs hahahha.
New sub here, loved the video. Thanks.
This is an absolutely amazing project.
Awesome. I particularly enjoyed the 'Ach Scheisse' moments. It gives it a human touch :)
Yeah these kind of things used to be really popular back in the 90s. You could program it to display messages and other funky visual displays
Im glad to see other makers using hte wago lever nuts. they're awesome.
Holey crap man! I cant believe you drilled all those holes, what a big project, it looks amazing in the end though :)
Him drilling them holes made me feel physical pane
Oh hi! I talked to you at the Maker Faire in Berlin because of the power problem I had with my mate light. Well this world is small :D
Anyone else think he looks like Dollar Store David Tennant? Anyhow, great outcome on the project, looks amazing!
Love the wilhelm scream! 3:24
The best thing about this Video is, how happy he is!
man, this a really awesome project. great idea with the ping pong balls. i’m going to make one myself :)
Im looking at you drilling all that holes and then im looking at my cnc and i am like "rofl" xD great work mate
The real mvp is that drill battery.
Just beautiful! It's just awesome how you made this! I want something like this in every room of our house, it's just stunning! 😂
3:40 I can't imagine how much work there is!
OMG this is the best DIY Ever Seen.
What an awesome result! Wow!
Awesome work bitluni!
This video was very satisfying to watch!
thats brilliant man, would like to make something like this myself.
You could have spared alot of time for yourself by using CNC to cut those holes.
I am working on a very similar project right now. It was great watching yours.
I will take steps to avoid pitfalls like yours. 😂
Cheers!
like everyone has a cnc machine at home
The noises he makes other than the narrating sounds exactly like a character in the sims..
I like this because it’s just like most people will do it. With what they have and no Worksop etc
I must like the video for drilling 300 holes brother!!! Great job! Next time consider CNC or laser technology, you may finish the job in less than 8hrs!
I love your thumnail dude
For the drilling you could have had this laser cut or something, it's cheap if you consider the time saved
There are ways to get straight lines with a grinder, though it requires some preparations. There are attachments you can make that essentially turns the grinder into a crude circular saw with a foot that will align with a straightedge. Or get a circular saw for metal. They do exist.
Also, get a robot to do the drudge work, lol.
i usually clamp a piece of wood or metal on the line i wish to cut usualy with some G clamps
A master piece full of ping pong balls
good vid , but if you had a powered mitre saw, but he made up time on the drilling.. world record!! great job!!
good job👍
You can also use a vlavro bed bottom plate, this plate provides already the required holes ;-) You can also take led strips (in black) with adhesive strip and stick it to the panel, will save you to drill 300 holes. Use small copper nails at the contact points and connect all strips at the back of the panel.
There are no strips in 40mm spacing
Vielleicht noch zwischen jedem Ball eine Lichundurchlässige Folie(Alu oder schwarze Pappe) ran machen, ist zwar auch etwas aufwendig, aber das würde den Kontrast extrem erhöhen. Weil jetzt sieht man halt noch wie das Licht von einem Ball auf den anderen Ball durchscheint. Das führt dazu das man den schwarzen text leider nicht so gut lesen kann. Wenn du das noch hinbekommst dann hast du einen echt schönen kontrast :D
I gotta good laugh > Love your work and your humor definitely a good job for those stay at home dads
Hey look I'm not the only person who uses a zirconia flap disk to sand wood ...lol...I've been trying to get time to make an led wall for my gaming room for ages...I've made large outdoor matrices using water proof ws2812b strips... I do like the ping pong ball idea .
For Nice animations you have to check the programs: jinx and Glediator out.
your a genius ! amazing work !
A lot of patience dude....but totally cool!
For future safety, I just like to tell you that pingpong balls are made of nitrocellulose and are extremely flammable. I am not saying that this project is a fire hazzard, I just don't want you to burn your house down if anything would get to hot :-)
Really worth it ! Good work
Amazing idea! Are you at all considered about the flammability of ping pong balls? Or are the ones you used made of some other material?
Excellent project. Thanks for sharing
The crazy face in the thumbnail takes the cake lol
That is cool as. Would love something like this in my beat lab
This is a very interesting and cheap way of achieving diffusion. I have two further questions:
- Do you think it would be a good idea to cut the ping pong balls in half before glueing them above the LEDs? Im not sure if they are easy to cut with a hot wire, but I think this could reduce the thickness of the pannel.
- How much of the brightness is actually lost when covering the LEDs with the balls? I'm thinking about a project where I actually want to illuminate a room with about 300 LEDs which are more spread out then in your project, and diffusion would be nice but I don't want to loose too much light.
The Wilhelm scream made me sub to your channel.
U deserve a salute bro...
If you clamp a sacrificial board down to use as a straight edge you can get a pretty straight cut with an angle grinder. =)
7:28 when people with epilepsy think nothing will happen and then they watch this part and end up having seizures ,oh man i could not handle this(You should put a warning)
Exotic Madness Do you have epilepsy?
Yes, my phone is always 1/4 of the brightness