Seed Pixel Matrix using Bunnings Sheet

[MichaelF5]

many people are happy to share designs so others and print them on makerworld or some of the other forums... when people download they get free stuff so I hear, option b is many people I know with printers do it so cheap you'd be best just get them to whip some more out for you and set a reasonable price.

 

[dannyp]

Oh so are the 3d print files available somewhere?

 

[480hsv]

Hi everyone, wanted to share my experience trying to make a cheap matrix with 5v seeds. I decided to use this board from bunnings and pair that up with my Falcon F16V3 controller that would run the 5v seeds through 4 ports (for the whole board) resulting in a 90 row and 49 columns matrix. I used power injection every 200 pixels with a global brightness of 20% and was able to achieve the display shown in the video. Hope y'all like it!


View: https://youtu.be/ZtZ-oaaQrUw?si=bD5jXpq3mdBghr6I

Here's some more footage:
View: https://youtu.be/8LXlUTBOx5Y?si=UxxJdCXXwpg6Q9EP

Quick question before i head down this path as i think its a great idea. If there was a faulty pixel, how will you go about replacing/repairing the pixel? scotch locks wont be an option

 

[Skymaster]

I forgot about this thread.
Currently in the process of building my panels using the clear stuff to go on the solar panels.

On your point @480hsv, in my case, the whole strand would need to be replaced. I have secured the ends of the strands with silicone, one end is soldered to copper tape for positive and negative power, and data is jumpered. It'd be some manual effort to replace, but not horrendously terrible.

 

[480hsv]

I forgot about this thread.
Currently in the process of building my panels using the clear stuff to go on the solar panels.

On your point @480hsv, in my case, the whole strand would need to be replaced. I have secured the ends of the strands with silicone, one end is soldered to copper tape for positive and negative power, and data is jumpered. It'd be some manual effort to replace, but not horrendously terrible.

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Yep ok. So the whole strand would be replaced. im thinking of making one for my front fence. 5 strands of roughly 150 pixels (roughly 7.2m long each strand). just not keen on having to pull out the whole strand.