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|contact=Bobo1on1, Mro, Rogue, X6m, Polyfloyd, Juerd, Stijn
|contact=Bobo1on1, Mro, Rogue, X6m, Polyfloyd, Juerd, Stijn
|info=A LED-banner consisting of 16 5 meter long 30 LEDs/meter strips.
|info=A giant LED-banner consisting of 16 5-meter long 30 LEDs/meter strips.
|status=Production
|status=Production
|Picture=IMG_20160208_223833.jpg
|Picture=IMG_20160208_223833.jpg
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Bitlair's new incarnation of blinkenlights: the BitBanner.
Bitlair's new incarnation of blinkenlights: the BitBanner.
The BitBanner will consist of 16 5 meter long RGB LED-strips, with 30 pixels per meter. They'll need 5V about 120 Amps. To provide power 24 V power supplies will be used along with 32 step down converters (4 per PCB, designed and created by Bobo1on1).  
The BitBanner will consist of 16 5-meter long RGB LED-strips, with 30 pixels per meter totaling 2400 LEDs. They'll need 5v at about 120 Amps. To provide power 12v power supplies will be used along with 32 step down converters (4 per PCB, designed and created by Bobo1on1).


== TODO ==
== TODO ==
* Create stepdown power converters '''done'''
* Cut holes in aluminium profile '''done'''
* Align and tiewrap LED-strips to cloth '''done!'''
** Polyfloyd designed and lasercut a custom 'straightener' to align.
* Connect power supplies to led-strips '''wip'''
* Connect power supplies to led-strips '''wip'''
* Create a controller '''wip'''
* Create a controller '''wip'''
 
* Weatherproof power supplies
== Shoppinglist/BOI ==
* Drill holes in aluminium profile '''done'''
* Buy banner fabric '''done'''
* Buy 2000 cable ties '''done'''
* Buy bold / nut 100 * 3mm 15mm + rings 200 '''done'''
* Buy bold / nut 100 * 3mm 15mm + rings 200 '''done'''
* Buy wire for connecting led strips (1 mm2 red/black 32*1m?)
* Buy wire for connecting led strips (1 mm2 red/black 32*1m?)
* Buy wire for supplying power to pcb's () (2.5 mm2 red/black 12m)
* Buy wire for supplying power to PCB's (2.5 mm2 red/black 12m)
* Buy steel wire and accessories for suspension


== POIDH ==
== POIDH ==
[[File:Bitbanner_sort.jpg|600px]]
<gallery>
 
File:Bitbanner_sort.jpg|Sorting the LED-strips
Sorting the LED-strips.
File:Bitbanner_cloth.jpg|The BitBanner cloth
 
File:Bitbanner_straightener.jpg|Polyfloyd and his DIY LED-strip straightener
[[File:Bitbanner_cloth.jpg|600px]]
File:Bitbanner_aligning.jpg|Aligning the LED-strips
 
File:Bitbanner_alinging2.jpg|Aligning the LED-strips
The BitBanner cloth.
File:IMG_20160208_223833.jpg|All done!
 
</gallery>
[[File:Bitbanner_straightener.jpg|600px]]
 
Polyfloyd and his DIY LED-strip straightener.
 
[[File:Bitbanner_aligning.jpg|600px]] [[File:Bitbanner_alinging2.jpg|600px]]
 
Aligning the LED-strips.

Revision as of 15:12, 3 September 2017


Project BitBanner (LED-banner)
Name BitBanner (LED-banner)
Start 2015/03/13
End
Contact Bobo1on1, Mro, Rogue, X6m, Polyfloyd, Juerd, Stijn
Website
Information A giant LED-banner consisting of 16 5-meter long 30 LEDs/meter strips.
Status Production


Bitlair's new incarnation of blinkenlights: the BitBanner. The BitBanner will consist of 16 5-meter long RGB LED-strips, with 30 pixels per meter totaling 2400 LEDs. They'll need 5v at about 120 Amps. To provide power 12v power supplies will be used along with 32 step down converters (4 per PCB, designed and created by Bobo1on1).

TODO

  • Connect power supplies to led-strips wip
  • Create a controller wip
  • Weatherproof power supplies
  • Buy bold / nut 100 * 3mm 15mm + rings 200 done
  • Buy wire for connecting led strips (1 mm2 red/black 32*1m?)
  • Buy wire for supplying power to PCB's (2.5 mm2 red/black 12m)
  • Buy steel wire and accessories for suspension

POIDH