LED Star Field using TLC5940

I've finally managed to complete my first installed project in our house. Installing 32 white LEDs on our bedroom ceiling to imitate a star field. Each LED is individually controlled from a Seeeduino, using two TLC5940 chips for fading them on and off.

There's a video of them in action, along with a more detailed description of the project along with code on my website.

Anyone else in your house? I don't think the other people in my house would let me do anything like that!

Looks interesting :wink:

Mowcius

I've considered doing this, but live in a unit, so not sure if the property owners would appreciate the holes :smiley:

Nice work!

I've considered doing this, but live in a unit, so not sure if the property owners would appreciate the holes

Well I don't think there are any holes, just white tape, wires and LEDs.

I don't think they would appreciate walking in and wondering why you have a bomb connected to your ceiling! ;D

Mowcius

I don't think they would appreciate walking in and wondering why you have a bomb connected to your ceiling!

Thats why you attach an LCD with a countdown and a message saying "Leave a good house inspection notice, or don't trip on the pressure pad under the front door" :stuck_out_tongue:

Thats why you attach an LCD with a countdown and a message saying "Leave a good house inspection notice, or don't trip on the pressure pad under the front door"

Sounds like a plan!

Anyone else in your house? I don't think the other people in my house would let me do anything like that!

Fortunately my wife is pretty understanding of these things. :smiley: The only holes are where I had to mount the control unit, as you said, everything else is held up by tape. Its definitely a plus to live in a house you own, where you can pretty much do what you want, and don't have to worry about leases or inspections.

Nice project.

I want to try and put this together and found these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220544554229

Not sure if it's a good deal or not. There were others but I noticed
they were tlc5941s and only 80ma.

Improviser you could try, dont know what the shipping would be though so ebay may be cheaper

sorry for no direct link but I'm using this as my first post ;D