2x2x2 LED Cube

Community Exhibition / Gallery
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Here is a cube that I made with the help of my Students. I have included the code since I couldn't find anything simple enough for me to use on the internet.

/*Code provided by Brian W. Cordes 2013*/

int ledpins[] = {3,5,6,9};
int groundpins[] = {12,13};
void setup ()
{
  for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
  {        
      pinMode(ledpins[i],OUTPUT); 
  }                          
  for (int i= 0; i<2; i++)
  {pinMode(groundpins[i],OUTPUT);}

}

void loop()
{
 twist();
 drop();
 diagonal();
}

void twist()
{
  int delaytime=100;
   digitalWrite(groundpins[0], HIGH);
    delay(100);   
  digitalWrite(ledpins[0], HIGH);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[1], HIGH);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[2], HIGH);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[3], HIGH);
  delay(delaytime);
  
   digitalWrite(ledpins[0], LOW);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[1], LOW);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[2], LOW);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[3], LOW);  
 delay(delaytime);
 digitalWrite(groundpins[0], LOW);
 
 
 
 
 digitalWrite(groundpins[1], HIGH);
    delay(100);   
  digitalWrite(ledpins[1], HIGH);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[2], HIGH);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[3], HIGH);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[0], HIGH);
  delay(delaytime);
  
   digitalWrite(ledpins[1], LOW);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[2], LOW);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[3], LOW);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[0], LOW);  
  delay(delaytime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1], LOW);
  
  
  digitalWrite(groundpins[0], HIGH);
    delay(100);   
  digitalWrite(ledpins[2], HIGH);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[3], HIGH);  
  delay(delaytime);               
  digitalWrite(ledpins[0], HIGH); 
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[1], HIGH);
  delay(delaytime);
  
  digitalWrite(ledpins[2], LOW);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[3], LOW);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[0], LOW);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[1], LOW);  
  delay(delaytime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[0], LOW);
  
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1], HIGH);
    delay(100);   
  digitalWrite(ledpins[3], HIGH);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[0], HIGH);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[1], HIGH);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[2], HIGH);
  delay(delaytime);
  
  digitalWrite(ledpins[3], LOW);  
  delay(delaytime);               
  digitalWrite(ledpins[0], LOW);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[1], LOW);  
  delay(delaytime);                
  digitalWrite(ledpins[2], LOW);  
  delay(delaytime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1], LOW);
}

void drop()
{
  int dtime = 75;
  digitalWrite(groundpins[0], HIGH);
  digitalWrite(ledpins[0], HIGH);
  delay(dtime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[0], LOW);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1],HIGH);
  delay(dtime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1], LOW);
  digitalWrite(ledpins[0], LOW);
  
  digitalWrite(groundpins[0], HIGH);
  digitalWrite(ledpins[1], HIGH);
  delay(dtime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[0], LOW);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1], HIGH);
  delay(dtime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1], LOW);
  digitalWrite(ledpins[1], LOW);
  
  digitalWrite(groundpins[0], HIGH);
  digitalWrite(ledpins[2], HIGH);
  delay(dtime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[0], LOW);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1], HIGH);
  delay(dtime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1], LOW);
  digitalWrite(ledpins[2], LOW);
  
   digitalWrite(groundpins[0], HIGH);
  digitalWrite(ledpins[3], HIGH);
  delay(dtime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[0], LOW);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1], HIGH);
  delay(dtime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1], LOW);
  digitalWrite(ledpins[3], LOW);
  
  
  //second time down
  digitalWrite(groundpins[0], HIGH);
  digitalWrite(ledpins[0], HIGH);
  delay(dtime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[0], LOW);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1],HIGH);
  delay(dtime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1], LOW);
  digitalWrite(ledpins[0], LOW);
  
  digitalWrite(groundpins[0], HIGH);
  digitalWrite(ledpins[1], HIGH);
  delay(dtime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[0], LOW);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1], HIGH);
  delay(dtime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1], LOW);
  digitalWrite(ledpins[1], LOW);
  
  digitalWrite(groundpins[0], HIGH);
  digitalWrite(ledpins[2], HIGH);
  delay(dtime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[0], LOW);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1], HIGH);
  delay(dtime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1], LOW);
  digitalWrite(ledpins[2], LOW);
  
   digitalWrite(groundpins[0], HIGH);
  digitalWrite(ledpins[3], HIGH);
  delay(dtime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[0], LOW);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1], HIGH);
  delay(dtime);
  digitalWrite(groundpins[1], LOW);
  digitalWrite(ledpins[3], LOW);
  
  
}
 
void diagonal()
{
 int dtime= 100;
 //bottom pin 0 on
 digitalWrite(groundpins[1], HIGH);
 digitalWrite(ledpins[0], HIGH);
 delay(dtime);
 //bottom pin 0 off
 digitalWrite(groundpins[1], LOW);
 digitalWrite(ledpins[0], LOW);
 delay(dtime);
 //top pin 1 on
 digitalWrite(groundpins[0], HIGH);
 digitalWrite(ledpins[1], HIGH);
 delay(dtime);
 //top pin 1 off
 digitalWrite(groundpins[0], LOW);
 digitalWrite(ledpins[1], LOW);
 //bottom pin 2 on
 digitalWrite(groundpins[1], HIGH);
 digitalWrite(ledpins[2], HIGH);
 delay(dtime);
 //bottom pin 2 off
 digitalWrite(groundpins[1], LOW);
 digitalWrite(ledpins[2], LOW);
  //top pin 3 on
 digitalWrite(groundpins[0], HIGH);
 digitalWrite(ledpins[3], HIGH);
 delay(dtime);
 //top pin 3 off
 digitalWrite(groundpins[0], LOW);
 digitalWrite(ledpins[3], LOW);
 
 
 
 
 
 //top pin 0 on
 digitalWrite(groundpins[0], HIGH);
 digitalWrite(ledpins[0], HIGH);
 delay(dtime);
 //top pin 0 off
 digitalWrite(groundpins[0], LOW);
 digitalWrite(ledpins[0], LOW);
 delay(dtime);
 //bottom pin 1 on
 digitalWrite(groundpins[1], HIGH);
 digitalWrite(ledpins[1], HIGH);
 delay(dtime);
 //bottom pin 1 off
 digitalWrite(groundpins[1], LOW);
 digitalWrite(ledpins[1], LOW);
 //top pin 2 on
 digitalWrite(groundpins[0], HIGH);
 digitalWrite(ledpins[2], HIGH);
 delay(dtime);
 //top pin 2 off
 digitalWrite(groundpins[0], LOW);
 digitalWrite(ledpins[2], LOW);
  //bottom pin 3 on
 digitalWrite(groundpins[1], HIGH);
 digitalWrite(ledpins[3], HIGH);
 delay(dtime);
 //bottom pin 3 off
 digitalWrite(groundpins[1], LOW);
 digitalWrite(ledpins[3], LOW);
 
 }
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Well done, simple and a lot of fun :slight_smile:

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Would you be to post a schematic??