LED sleeve
| Project: LED sleeve | |
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| State | Completed |
| Members | Xopr |
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| Description | ART-net controlled cylindrical-ish display |
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Artistic impression on how the (new) sleeve works.
synopsis
LED sleeve, also known as OHM2013 torch is a project xopr wanted to do a long time, so at one blue Monday in the summer of 2020, he decided to just build one (two actually), a Micro sleeve in May 2024 and a PoE Sleeve++ in September 2024.
I didn't want to take the trouble to order descent PCBs so everything is piggybacked and hotwired.
first version
I piggybacked an ENC28J60 module to an Arduino pro mini (that's all there is to, actually).
build
The list you need to build one:
- 1 Ledstrip WS2812 5m30L/m
- 1 Arduino pro mini (5V)
- 1 ENC28J60 or ENC28J60 mini with a separate LM1117 regulator
- 1 power supply 5V8A (laptop PSU form factor)
- 1 prototype PCB 13x16 or 8x20 holes (wide v.s. narrow/mini)
- 3x2 screw terminals
- 1 header 2x6/2x5 (for ENC28J60 regular v.s. mini)
- 33cm rainwater drainage (HWA or "hemelwaterafvoer") tube 70mm
- 1 lid 70mm
- 4 wire crimp terminal 1.5mm (recommended)
- 1 or 2 wire crimp terminal 0.5mm or 0.75mm (recommended)
- 0.4m cable 2x0.75mm
- 1 wooden base ~70mm diameter
- 2 large zip ties (to fix the LED strip)
- 3 or 4 wood screws (for the base)
- 1 network cable
- 1 power cable
- 10cm shrink wrap (recommended)
- 2/12th paired screw terminals (recommended)
- 1/4th thick broom stick with a large screw (optional)
- either
- flag pole holder (optional)
- or ground screw with 2m tube (optional; xopr used 3 reduced/verjongde 64cm tube coming off a trampoline)
The PCB is just a connector between ENC28J60 and Arduino (AVR)
PCB
PCB solder side
PCB solder side occupied with ENC28J60
Diagram for ENC28J60 mini (3.3v)
Diagram for 5V ENC28J60
Top with lid removed and screw terminal visible
Bottom with backfeed for screw terminal visible
Completed LED sleeves
notes
The cost per led sleeve is between €35,- and €85,- depending on your sources (local/ebay/scrap).
Some important notes:
- the correct winding is top to bottom, clockwise (seen from the top, i.e.: from top right to bottom left)
- I had old Arduino pro minis with old/wrong bootloaders: for these kinds, select Arduino Uno to be able to upload any sketch
- make sure you don't use other diameter pipes (like 75mm drain pipes) or your image will be garbled
- to solder the headers on the solder side, you have to offset them from the PCB (I used scrap plastic from zip ties)
- the power supplies on ebay are very dubious! They are refurbished (sloppy) and given the wire gauge I strongly doubt the were built for 8A continuous use. Don't leave them unattended
- feed the ledstrip from both sides to prevent discoloration
- the Arduino libraries can be a pain to find and/or get working. YMMV.
- for added safety, crimp your stranded wires; it's not worth risking fire for a couple of cents extra
- regarding the firmware[1], make sure to install these specific library versions (and no higher as these are the last working versions for this project):
sleeve++
This version uses a PoE++ injector and a PoE+ splitter to have less cable clutter and make life easier.
It also switches from a cheap Arduino pro mini, ethernet and perf board "glue" to an Arduino Nano clone; the LGT8F328P-LQFP32 MiniEVB, and an ethernet board that fits this footprint. The LEDstrip is 12V this time and the AVR clone came with its own challenges, but nothing major.
notes
- The Ethercard library had to be modified to use the Arduino SPI methods (so SPI initialization is done correctly on the LGT8Fx)
- I fried an ethernet controller by putting 12V on the Arduino Vin pin; the Arduino itself was able to handle it, although it became very hot, so I switched to a buck converter to be on the safe side.
- All LEDS on will draw approximately 1.688A (at 12V)
- Originally, I had a PoE++ 7.5A extractor, but it doesn't fit in the 70mm tube; I was thinking on buying an adaptor but I tried small extractors first:
- LS-POE-1210GK: jumped into protection at 1A
- LS-POE-1210E, the 24-48V version also jumped into protection at 1A
- LS-POE-1210DK: success using approximately 1.5A, but seemed to have some glitches
todo
- share ethercard changes
- moar pictures
