Well thanks to the LED board you made the real thing possible. It actually is just a bunch of layers animated in photoshop rather than a real photos.
Thanks.
Introducing Sparky JR
Sparky has it’s own thread. Check it out. Contributors and Collaborators are welcome to this Open Source project. Just wanted to reiterate some of the functionality and details as well.
Sparky!
Sparky Jr is an RGB LED controller.
- Sparky Jr features an FTDI header for programming a user supplied ATMEGA328 chip
- Features multiplexing for up to independently controlled 8 RGB LEDs
- Each Color is addressable via the RGB pin header and the common are supported via the headers labeled so. This version includes the addition of screw terminal for the RGB if desired.
- A unique feature is the jumper to support common anode. By default, the chipset / code are set for common cathode. the jumper provides a software level detection and switches accordingly
- Additionally a ‘remote’ reset via holes are provided for wiring to external pushbutton / momentary switch on the Sparky Jr
- An Open Source Library supported by the CC community - READ ONLY ACCESS TO SVN - PM me for full svn access or feel free to explore, steal, borrow the existing platform code.
- EEPROM for saving custom profile - Future
- LED RGB designer interface - Future
- Screw Terminals for RGB lines
http://www.fakesite.com/UPLOADS/SparkyJrMiniRendered.png
footprint for Sparky Jr: 1.00" x 1.89"
Get Involved! If you would like the Source Files for the Sparky Jr project (Software = .cpp + .h files, Hardware = .brd and .sch files) please send me a PM and you can have SVN access
Sparky Jr has an accompanied User Interface
In this case we are gonna change the composition for throw.
http://www.fakesite.com/UPLOADS/SparkyConfig002.gif
the bare board
You sir, are a god.
They’re up on LL with perfect timing as well.
I forgot what color you said they were originally going to be when reading the post about the color of the pcb, but I think they’d be kick ass the same color as the fgwidget led board.
I’m looking to install a LED setup, but I’m hesitant because I’ve read guides that state that you need to drill 2 holes into the button, kinda like this:
http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss240/purplearms/Arc-Eye6.jpg
Being a student and stuff, don’t have readily available access to a drill on campus. So, are the holes absolutely necessary? If not, any workarounds for them? If they are absolutely required, any one have any tips for making the holes?
Thanks in advance!
Put through the square holes.
That is what TingBoy, the creator of this Thread, did.
Or just glue the LED to side of Button.
Nerrage did that.
Plastic is soft. If you can afford to spend about $10-$20 for a “pin vise” and a small drill bit you can use some elbow grease to drill holes by hand.
I would be using either the arc-eye or knsert boards, so the gluing isn’t an option for me unforunately. Using the square holes, in your guys’ experiences, is this safe to do? Any concerns about the wires getting caught if the nut is too tight? Or any concerns with the button not being secure enough?
Maybe I’ll look into that pin vise at a local hardware store, hope it doesn’t run me too much.
Thanks for the quick replies guys, really appreciate the help.
One compromise with using the square hole and pinching the wire (i DO NOT recommend this method) is that you will be PINCHING the wire. And you will need to use a relatively small gauge, something in the order 28-30 to do so.
I have drilled
and dremmeled
i’ll share a trick.
should you wish to drill. leave the buttons in the stick. and drill at a very (read VERY) slow speed
you will thanks yourself later for not using the pinch method the day you need to go back into your stick and do some work.
check out the extensive arc eye tutorial
and way long ago before FWidget and Sparky we started an RGB Controller (which has turned into Sparky!). we talk about using pin headers instead of wires and the buttons are dremmelled (photo above) instead of drilled here
Wow, totally missed your walkthrough, those are some nice pics. Great walkthrough but definitely way beyond my means with the pin headers haha. Absolutely clean job though.
The pin headers are less intimidating than they appear. Instead of drlling a hole, I just chucked a sanding drum in my dremel and sanded down the edge of the switch and the corner of the button. The headers had the clearance they needed to fit at that point.
Alternately, if you wanted to avoid teh headers just dremel a notch in the button so the wire can pass through.
seems like gluing the LEDS is the play, much less work, just about the same results.
It is the play.
Here is Nerrage.
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Thank you for this, sometimes its just easier to look at a diagram.
So now that Lizard lick is a one stop shop to pick up all I need to mess with an LED Mod, I just have one question. Are there any options out there to an FGWidget LED controller prebuilt like Cthulhu?
None that I know of, but you can have people do it for a fee.
Not sure what you mean. Do you want all the console code and a controller on one board? A nice to see future version of the FGWidget would be to see stacking headers so you can plop it on top or underneath a cthulhu, or chimp, or mccthulhu.
Twinkle had it right, I was being timid and checking to see if I could get a FGWidget soldered together. But your idea on stackable headers would be hot shit, if Toodles could get this down to “LED for Dummies” I think he could open up his market share even further. Not that I don’t think he hasn’t done a superb job already.
Anyone willing me sell me a prebuilt FGWidget, please PM me. Thanks.
If you are looking for controlling RGB LEDs (Arc Eye)
i have a few Sparky jr’s soldered up.
installed
[http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5046994617_838418b1d1_z.jpg
click for full size](http://www.flickr.com/photos/32teeth/5046994617/sizes/o/in/set-72157624871261257/)
Sent PM.
Show some shots of the flip side of that board. I’d love to see how the pin harnesses were made.
Wonder if this would fit in one of ARt’s plexi cases…I may need to pick one of these up from you
are there such things as 3mm rgb leds? All I see in that size are the ones that cycle through the colors automatically. Seems like I can only find them in 5mm or smd.