Make your own 10x10 LED Matrix

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Foam Board: amzn.to/1YANoOH
Home Improvement Store:
4mm beech plywood
2.5mm opal acrylic glass
stiff 1.5mm^2 wire
flexible 0.75mm^2 wire
In this project I will show you how to combine commonly available WS2812B RGB LEDs with an Arduino Nano in order to create a colorful 10x10 LED Matrix.
Music:
2011 Lookalike by Bartlebeats

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@JasperJanssen 7 років тому

(As a lazy man, I'd really want to make these in a grid size that is exactly matched to the spacing of the led strip. Holy reduction in soldering, batman!)

@nosafetyswitch9378 4 роки тому

Very easy, just buy the stripe with the fewer LEDs/metre and thats it.

@theshinyobject2438 4 роки тому

why not just use pre-wired led strings

@Buzz-Tea 3 роки тому

I had the same thought 30 LEDs/m would probably work fine with just some solderings between different strips

@shiftyjesusfish 3 роки тому

Ya wow, I have no idea why he did so much extra work. Low density (addressable) led strip then cover with a grid like he did....same result

@AstralApophis 2 роки тому

@@shiftyjesusfish right? It’s what I’ll be doing 😎

@VikasVJois 7 років тому

Nice looking display. I admire the amount of effort you put into building the matrix and its enclosure

@a.gromov3889 7 років тому

The more I watch you videos the more I understand how it's important to have a proper tools to create such beautiful things

@miroslavrosina802 7 років тому

zentimeters

@Darth6273 7 років тому

centimeters

@Paaaull 7 років тому

senttiä

@deldarel 7 років тому

I always measure the inner pieces with zentimeters

@kar27k 7 років тому

I heard that too...

@hidde1626 7 років тому

Zen....... timeters

@tartletboy 7 років тому

Hey GreatScott! Your previous led matrix bar inspired me to make a similar project that will look very similar to this when its finished! Keep up the amazing work cuz you do some great projects for electronics beginners (such as myself)!

@KaienSander10Official 7 років тому

I still miss the "Lets get started" line in the intro :(

@michalpajor 7 років тому

Now it's "Let's get started with the build" :) Almost the same

@KaienSander10Official 7 років тому

+michalpajor but it's still not the same D:

@cubedomatic 7 років тому

+KaienSander10 Everytime he says "let's get started!" it puts a grin on my face. This time it was not the same

@BetaSeven 7 років тому

Et's get zdarded.

@basilc.k4883 5 років тому

KaienSander10

@sumitaggarwal9477 7 років тому

There is no way i can make this.The amount of patience this man has is incredible.

@heyitszach9299 7 років тому

I've been watching your videos for a while now. Love what you do and the creativity. Your videos inspired me to go out buy a few things come home and build a portable phone charging box. Since the first version I'm already planning on adding a on board charger (had removable recharge able NIMH battery's), a volt meter, and a few others. Keep up the amazing creativity, cant wait to see it in the next video!

@adhossain 6 років тому

A tetris game on this matrix would be awesome

@GSSMAV 4 роки тому

I thought the exact same thing as soon as the video started!

@Shaggyfauvorite 3 роки тому

My professor made that and oh boy is it awesome.

@nahfid2003 3 роки тому

@@Shaggyfauvorite how?

@Shaggyfauvorite 3 роки тому

Arduino, bluetooth and a bit of brain magic

@alfred4264 3 роки тому

it could be turned into a looping animation.

@ElProfeGarcia 7 років тому

good explanation, thank you, Saludos amigo.

@skeezixcodejedi 7 років тому

awesome build! I never thought of using the foam board to make the square shapes.. brilliant and simple :) I've been mulling somethig like this over for awhile. Thanks for the video!

@androiduberalles 7 років тому

Yess, I was going to make one of these this summer. You're the best! Thanks for the vid

@proyectosledar 7 років тому

my next projet!!! xD cheers

@MitsuZer0G 4 роки тому

3:33 my inner perfectionist is happy 😍

@emailausdrucker 7 років тому

wow. tons of ellbow grease. i love the led projects. thabk you，Scott.

@nousername3004 7 років тому

i started my led matrix project today, right on time!

@shaytaylor8860 7 років тому

This is my favorite video/project you've done. I'll definitely be making one of these in the future. Great Job :)

@greatscottlab 7 років тому

Thanks

@TheLegoman332 7 років тому

love how you pronounce things like "zentimeter"!

@AdhipBhargava 7 років тому

you added extra effort to the video .... salute to you. !! keep making videos scott.

@madhatter2k 7 років тому

I'm working on a similar project at the moment using nodemcu, allowing you to switch between patterns by curling a URL. This looks great and has inspired me more!

@guspaz 7 років тому

Idea: if the acrylic was raised slightly away from the underlying grid, allowing a little bit of light to escape through, the light bleed could mask the dark spots caused where the grid is touching the acrylic. The distance between the grid and the acrylic could be adjusted so that a balance is found where the light bleeds enough to cover the gap between "pixels", but not so much that it bleeds significantly into the next pixel over.

@MrWilliam932 7 років тому

haha, I made one of these out of wood and RGB LED strips for my High School Final Project it was 13x13 leds and a LOT more big and heavy. Nice video man btw

@Kori-ko 7 років тому

I was making a desk using frosted glass and a matrix like this underneath, using wood as the dividing material and I ran into that weight issue, too.

@GoodOlKuro 7 років тому

sounds cool. did you finish it?

@Kori-ko 7 років тому

I finished the structural portion and dividers of the top and wiring up the LED matrix, but I moved from Germany back to the US and still have the rest of the portion on hold while I get settled in. SMD LEDs were not the way to go and took way too long to wire up.

@MrKfadrat Рік тому

i just finished my 8x8 grid of random blinking lights. this is labor intensice, respect brother

@franboy2690 7 років тому

I found your UKposts channel a few weeks ago , your work is great! I 'm studying industrial engineering and I love eletctricity and electronic . Furthermore, I come from Belgium , so watch videos in English is so good for my English , your accent is neutral and perfect understanding. Keep on going! :)

@AmusementLabs 7 років тому

Good job, but what about the programming side? Didn't you mention something at the beginning about showing us how easy it is to use? If not, what did you use to program the light patterns featured in this video?

@Kori-ko 7 років тому

I think it's the same software used in his video of a large scale one

@jamesfromit 7 років тому

FastLED. I think he shows how to use it in the large scale LED matrix video..

@ThatGuy-nv2wo 7 років тому

He used the arduino IDE(whatever it's called) with a library for the LEDs. There is a download on instructables.

@nervenjere 7 років тому

"afterwards i drilled 400 holes" fml, xD thanks for the great work you put in ur videos!

@sacul19700 7 років тому

nervenjere i work at my led matrix with 1152 holes xD 24x12 led matrix if you want i could make a video

@DigitalStains 7 років тому

Great video scott. Thanks for slowing down a bit with the explanation. Much more clear now

@bastianmesters8136 4 роки тому

This project is so awesome. I want to start with this project in a few weeks.

@pomidortv797 5 років тому

Try to Build 1920x1080 LED screen Edit after 2 yrs: Thx for likes!

@phimtown 5 років тому

oof

@soups1697 5 років тому

it would need like 300kw

@69Accord69 5 років тому

1.21 Gigawatts to be exact.

@zUltraXO 5 років тому

@@69Accord69 When a typical screen is just tens of watts...

@abuk95 5 років тому

@@zUltraXO Back to the future... nothing?...

@leisergeist 7 років тому

Now make it run pong :D

@sharkyanimations 7 років тому

Omg.

@Darth6273 7 років тому

Pong? On a 100 Pixel matrix? Ja... neee... is klar!

@niko1u426 7 років тому

+Dirk Mader oder tetris =)

@giacomoleandrini3717 7 років тому

yesssss

@VintageElectronicsGeek 7 років тому

Funny, I was thinking Tetris!

@CurtisBHertz 7 років тому

Awesome video Scott! I literally was just researching this exact project last night for a wall mounted spectrum analyzer to put above my computer monitors. :D

@palavirajgude5717 6 років тому

Just wow, Appreciated your overwhelming efforts man. kudos✌

@iD4NG3Rs 7 років тому

Hey Scott, you covered the basic (passive) components in your videos, but will we see tutorials with active components i.e. (photo)transistors?

@greatscottlab 7 років тому

Soon

@iD4NG3Rs 7 років тому

Nice

@sem8776 7 років тому

does it work with arduino uno ?

@sem8776 7 років тому

okay,

@mackadoodles Рік тому

@@sem8776 I'm aware it's been 6yrs since you asked this, but yes it should work.

@Totsudon 7 років тому

Zentimeters : ^)

@chiragdeshmukh325 7 років тому

You make it sound so easy!

@TheAussieStig30 7 років тому

Wow, that is beautiful. I did a small solder job tonight after not soldering for the best part of 20 years and I think I did well. Wouldn't it be beautiful if there was 100 of these, all on one wall in a house! Imagine that in a games room, or a room with a nice stereo.. Or better still, under the floor with a clear Perspex floor omg that would be amazing. So it's settled. When I'm super rich, I'm having LED matrix floors. Sweet project man, very very cool.

@dennisplayinglacrosse 7 років тому

I love how you took time to install each individual LED, but wouldn't it be easier if you kept the rows of 10 LEDs (instead of cutting single ones) and wired each row to the next one?

@dennisplayinglacrosse 7 років тому

Or does that make the LEDs look too tightly spaced?

@WilcovanBeijnum 7 років тому

Exactly what I was thinking...

@Tom5TomEntertainment 7 років тому

My thinking was that he might not be able to control them individually if they were attached together still.

@TomRages 7 років тому

no he would. All he did was cut them up and remake the connections with wires

@DocM221 7 років тому

THey're all connected the same in the row as they are in the matrix. He showed that when he did the test to control the spool of LEDs. ;

@rstar0000 7 років тому

Zentimeters!

@maurice7017 3 роки тому

genau :)

@lucheins872 7 років тому

wauw! this is amazing looking. your work is great and inspiring! thanks. im gonna try this one to.

@GiovanniMotterle 7 років тому

Your project is awesome, i love it!!

@vinco1 7 років тому

You always surprise me with a nice idea. Do you still have many of them in to do list?

@greatscottlab 7 років тому

Yes, too many.

@iltjoa 4 роки тому

Now convert that into a audio spectrum analyzer.

@bharata101 4 роки тому

Good Idea, but how to do that ?

@Rainbow__cookie 4 роки тому

@@bharata101 idk but he knows anything

@jonhatton4354 4 роки тому

Akshay Patel add the proper code and a microphone. Actually pretty simple

@PenelopeSorrow 3 роки тому

really good project! the result is very pretty

@bhaskarchakraborty1063 7 років тому

thank you scott for your fantastic video.

@LTLTLTLTLT 7 років тому

how much leds can you connect on the arduino, I'm planning to do 240 leds. Is that possible?

@greatscottlab 7 років тому

Yes

@TheKill3rexe 7 років тому

long story short :D ... After a quick test i can say that the connection of up to 65 LEDs is no big problem. But you have to take care of how bright you want them to be and which color!!

@ThatGuy-nv2wo 7 років тому

You can do any amount of LEDs(well not really, but a lot) it's the power supply that needs to be beefier the more LEDs you have, not the arduino which is just data.

@mazegamer5698 7 років тому

LucasMoviesmaker yes

@BrazilianGaucho 6 років тому

I don't think you can use an Arduino Uno for that many LEDs. You'd have to get a higher Arduino model.

@NicolaiWeitkemper 7 років тому

Do you have a Video explaining the software part?

@greatscottlab 7 років тому

I might do a video on how to create a simple game with such a matrix.

@NicolaiWeitkemper 7 років тому

GreatScott! Nice. Could you tell me how to do animations as shown in a nutshell?

@greatscottlab 7 років тому

Nicolai Weitkemper Visit the FastLED website. There are plenty of information.

@stefanbramel 7 років тому

+GreatScott! Hi Scott, whenever i See at my Phone New Form great scott, Nothing is more important then watching your Video great Job 👍 Steve

@danijel124 7 років тому

+Stefan Bramel me too ;) greatscoot is the only channel that i have notifications turned on ;)

@skyfighter_64 6 років тому

Just finished my own one, looks awesome :D.

@cbr7170 7 років тому

There is a really nice startup that creates these cubes aswell, but theirs can do a lot of really cool stuff, like showing notifications and stuff, add that, would be awesome.

@killerdalek 7 років тому

You'd have much brighter and vastly more diffuse "pixels" if you'd used white separators.

@movingheadmau8128 7 років тому

killerdalek i was wondering about the same thing but do you really think it makes that much of difference?

@SuperRalle123 7 років тому

How is it controlling 100 leds with so many colors, on just one single data pin?

@xubor007 7 років тому

Asynchronous Serial Data

@SuperRalle123 7 років тому

xubor But there doesn't appear to be any for of microcontroller to read the Serial Data and convert it?

@xubor007 7 років тому

0:18, why would you "read" Serial Data? That makes no sense at all.

@didaloca 7 років тому

+Rasmus Tollund There is chip inside the LED itself. Lookup WS2812.

@SuperRalle123 7 років тому

Daniel Astbury Ah okay, thanks a lot!

@ramirocarranza8457 7 років тому

It is so nice to see this kind of videos in milimeters!!!

@87jerba 7 років тому

You make it simple....great work.

@user-do6ng9qp7g 7 років тому

Are you from Germany?

@greatscottlab 7 років тому

Yes

@user-do6ng9qp7g 7 років тому

+GreatScott! Ich wusste es! :) wo in Deutschland wohnst du?

@user-do6ng9qp7g 7 років тому

+_who_cares_ klar die stehen dann vor jedem Haus im gesamten Bundesland....

@matspager155 7 років тому

+GreatScott! OMG Wien das raushört xD 😂

@matspager155 7 років тому

+Mats Pager wie*

@NicolaiWeitkemper 7 років тому

What are the expected costs?

@greatscottlab 7 років тому

Around 60-70$

@NicolaiWeitkemper 7 років тому

+GreatScott! thx for the fastest response EVER 😅

@BobtheBuilder-jc4xm 7 років тому

+Nicolai Weitkemper next you have to make 1920x1080 size matrics

@BobtheBuilder-jc4xm 7 років тому

+CatKitty matrix

@NicolaiWeitkemper 7 років тому

+CatKitty you mean +GreatScott! ?

@jellysam 7 років тому

This is something i might try in the future although i have not done any electronics type stuff since i was in high school

@michaelg.werner4331 7 років тому

a real PRO instruction video - you should moderate a DIY show on the TV! thx a lot

@jip7259 7 років тому

"zenitmeter" xD no hate

@yangsoon01 6 років тому

diy launchpad pls

@ImSoNotSleepy 6 років тому

oh yes pls

@twitterbio 6 років тому

YES

@LukeBockman 7 років тому

Great videos. Really liking the good video quality and clear steps. Learning tons of magical circuit things. :)

@The_Mimewar 6 років тому

I’m new to Arduino, this really excited me!

@mort7987 7 років тому

I want to Tetris on that shit

@allurared9029 7 років тому

Also, why slice them up? couldn't you achieve the same result by cutting 10 strips with 10 on them and connecting the strips data in to the next strips data out? ( And power of course)

@ciarfah 7 років тому

claydioactive it'd be harder to isolate the LEDs into 'pixels' that way

@grendelum 6 років тому

That's what I was wondering as I watched this... using strips is a *LOT* easier. The only drawback to using strips is the LED per meter density is what sets the size of your 'pixels' as the spacing is preset... still, saves a *ton* of time and it really isn't hard to figure out... this seemed way overly complicated.

@anahitamahmoodi1836 6 років тому

wouldn't it still get the pixel effect with strips if he just separated them using that foam matrix? seems like it could to me

@shashanka8344 5 років тому

thats hell of a work

@zachary3352 7 років тому

Scott, this was an awesome video! Cool matrix!

@geekdomsgrandma3740 7 років тому

reading the comments makes me feel really stupid

@damysticalone87 4 роки тому

Nochmal auf deutsch und mit mindestens 1080p60fps wäre besser, nech.

@finnthefrog4354 2 роки тому

you are very demanding

@damysticalone87 2 роки тому

@@finnthefrog4354 "you are very demanding" Yes, I am, sometimes, but in a good way!

@damysticalone87 2 роки тому

UKposts damysticalone87

@nikhildewangan2118 4 роки тому

Fabulously done man

@Mr17nitram 7 років тому

yeey new led matrix... they are awesome! I was looking for these LEDs like week ago.. It's great that you have made video of that.. ;)

@simonmaersk 7 років тому

you didnt show the programming

@greatscottlab 7 років тому

I might do it in another video

@101pyromaniac 7 років тому

please do

@samuelkopcek2261 7 років тому

I noticed that you are getting better in woodworking and I like it nice work :)

@wael.m2030 7 років тому

you deserve more subs. nice video btw

@Remy561 7 років тому

You always have awesome little projects :) Keep it up! :D

@RicGamesTV 7 років тому

Simply GREAT, SCOTT!

@shashankts 7 років тому

Amazing work! Talent!

@r3dr0gu34 7 років тому

OMG, your work is an inspiration to me. I am 14 years old and I want to get into computer programming and electrical engineering. All I have to say is stay creative!

@pauloyeghe1637 10 днів тому

This is Electronics. It's not electrical engineering or computer science.

@kevinmcaleer28 2 роки тому

Amazing build, just what I'm looking to do too

@DeathRuNNerVST 7 років тому

i absolutely love your Zentimeters

@Jotaro_12345 7 років тому

I really like your video and detail explanation!!

@kyoudaiken 7 років тому

Nice precision work!

@benjaminnewington9099 7 років тому

I just finished my GCSE's and I have10 weeks to actually make all this stuff!

@3dvisiongamer213 6 років тому

Great Scott!! That was awesome!

@orca1338 7 років тому

Ah I can't wait to try this!

@PY4ROE 7 років тому

Spetacular!!!!! Great Project!!

@GregStewart1984 7 років тому

another great project

@HexagonicDistortion 7 років тому

I just ordered the parts... finally time for me to take a plunge into the arduino. I'v been fearing that device for to long >:)

@akaruikage8576 7 років тому

A beautiful Video as always! I really love you and I always enjoy all of your procects. They are really simple to recreate with a combination of your video plus the Instructables page. Continue to make such Videos and congrats to 300k Subs!

@akaruikage8576 7 років тому

all of you projects*

@Lakers3peatTk 4 роки тому

Very genius and hard work you are . 👍😁

@JoeHannouch 7 років тому

You're someone's new hero!

@TheHomerepo 7 років тому

Hey Scott! Me and my brother got a Raspberry pi 3 and made your matrix board, we did however make it a 10x20 grid and programmed it so we played tetris. Pretty cool huh? The most tedious process was the hole drilling by far. The wiring got to the point of just being a routine and we took turns making it. It was totaly worth it and we really like your projects. Good luck with future plans

@HypherNet 5 років тому

If you use 30 LED/m LED strip, you can just drill holes in the backing material for the LEDs to show through and use strip for each row, only requiring soldering for the row connections. In your case, this would reduce the number of solder joints by a factor of 20.