Another Arduino Strobe Project

[Jago]

I have been working on a Arduino base strobe project.

Took ideas I had plus ideas I had seen here and combined into this project.

Most the coding is finished, The DMX is not fully tested.
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Features

• Nodes: This sets the number of nodes(pixels) in the string. This setting requires a reset and can only be set at LCD
• Address: This is the DMX start address. Can only be set via LCD.
• Chip: This select what chipset the lights have. This setting requires a reset and can only be set at LCD.
• Mode: Disabled, DMX, Manual. This setting can be only be set via LCD and is realtime.
• Speed: This can be set via the LCD or via DMX all updates happen in realtime. Speed is the delay between strobes values can range from 0-3000ms
• Fill: This is how many lights are on at onces. This vale can be set via LCD and DMX and ranges from 1 to Node Count. This value is realtime.
• Flash: Controls how long the strobes stay on for. Can be set via LCD and DMX. Has a range of 1-100 and and is realtime.

All setting are stored in EEPROM, so any settings set at LCD can be saved. DMX settings are not saved between power cycles.

 

[kane]

Nice. So will you release the code for others to play with?

 

[Jago]

Soon as I finish testing

 

[fasteddy]

Nice work and thanks for sharing 8)

 

[mick8248]

Thx for sharing your project, have a couple of arduino boards and displays sitting idle, looking forward to having a play when you finish coding.

 

[Jago]

Just doing the last of the testing now. Was waiting on the MAX485 to arrive.

Here is the shield I built.

Been tweaking the DMX code a bit to get better value mappings.

Don't have a full string of strobes to show it with (got a string from ray wu coming) I can make a video then.

Note: The jumper is not needed as a rule. I have it there so I can update the program easier as the MAX485 uses a serial interface and thus interferes with the usb programmer

 

[Jago]

Here is first version of the code.

There is no warranty on this code. I have tested it best I could and it works on my tests.

 

[AAH]

I can see an excess of heat halfway along the bottom edge of that shield. Need a tougher shield

Just doing the last of the testing now. Was waiting on the MAX485 to arrive.

Here is the shield I built.

Been tweaking the DMX code a bit to get better value mappings.

Don't have a full string of strobes to show it with (got a string from ray wu coming) I can make a video then.

Note: The jumper is not needed as a rule. I have it there so I can update the program easier as the MAX485 uses a serial interface and thus interferes with the usb programmer

 

[Jago]

You mean where I bumped the header with the soldering iron