Making a 16x16 LED Matrix with 3D Printed Grid

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This 16x16 LED Matrix has a newly designed 3D printed grid. Compared to my previous 32x32 LED Matrix the grid is improved to separate the light of each pixel. Standard WS2815 LED Strips (60LEDs/m) are used. The diffusor is a Polypropylene foil and is slided into the grid.
00:00 intro
00:24 3D printed grid
00:57 cut threads
01:24 insert diffusor
02:21 glue grid
02:51 cut threads into base plate
03:10 aluminum frame
04:56 draw grid
05:30 glue LED strips
06:55 solder DATA wires
07:27 cut heat sink
08:28 solder power wires
09:44 solder fuses
10:18 solder power supply wires
11:24 solder 1st DATA wire
11:58 Schematic & mount controller
13:45 mount DC/DC converter
14:22 solder main fuse
14:40 mount base plate
15:00 mount heat sink
15:17 mount frame
15:52 finished LED Matrix
Key features:
- 256x WS2815 LEDs (60LEDs/m strips)
- 3D printed grid PETG
- size ~267mm x 267mm
- diffusor foil 0.5mm Polypropylene
- 5mm aluminum base plate
- T-slot aluminum profiles on back
- controller Wemos Lolin D1 Mini with WLED Firmware
- level shifter 74HCT125 to convert 3.3V logic up to 5V
- animations made with WLED
- optional SD card slot (not required for WLED)
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WLED Web Page:
kno.wled.ge/
WLED Web Installer:
install.wled.me/
Grid model (stl file):
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Music:
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@ettilapse Ай бұрын

This is lovely, the production, the everything about this. The music has me in my zone right now.

@yotudero Ай бұрын

Thanks 🙂

@E3CB 2 ай бұрын

Wow! Thank you. I'm thinking about buying a 3D-printer and make this my first project. Thanks!

@yotudero Ай бұрын

Thanks! A 3D printer is a really nice tool. There are so many cool things to print.

@wasdaletimelapse7658 2 ай бұрын

Exquisite as always. I really like the solution for the diffuser, well done. I wish I could justify a 3D printer...

@yotudero 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I thought a lot about the grid and the diffusor and came up with this solution. I refused to buy a 3D printer for a long time but now I can't stop printing. It is so much fun :D

@mikes78 2 ай бұрын

@@yotudero The number of times I've thought "I really wish I could do . . . " and then remembered I can make something with a 3D printer that if it doesn't fully fit the bill of what I want, it can come awfully close is something that I have lost count of. From replacement brackets in kids toys, through statues, mounts, ducting for fans, hinges and countless other things, having a 3D printer has proven itself invaluable..

@durvius2657 Ай бұрын

You for sure deserve more views and subs! Great video, keep it up! :)

@yotudero Ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment :)

@kehet4409 2 ай бұрын

It's like in slow motion

@jeanetiennette5742 2 ай бұрын

Nice work. Please make a video on how you generated the patterns

@yotudero 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! These are the standard animations available in WLED. Just programm your controller with the WLED Firmware and select the different animations. Check the link in the description for the WLED web page and the installer web page.

@SeanLumly 2 ай бұрын

Honest question: is the aluminium base plate, heat-sink necessary, or extrusion along the edges necessary?

@yotudero 2 ай бұрын

I think the aluminum base plate is necessary. Without the heat sink the temperature slowly increases to roughly 40°C in 30min. After 30min it gets really hot. That's why I added the heat sink. The extrusion along the edges is not for cooling. I just like the clean look, it makes it easy to mount the LED Matrix to the wall and it protects the electronic parts on the back.

@SeanLumly 2 ай бұрын

@@yotudero Thank you for the thoughtful reply. The plate and heatsink seem to be good design choices, as does the extrusion given its aim.