Build Your Own 4x4x4 RGB LED Cube

LED Cubes are awesome. The first one I created was a 8x8x8 blue led cube. It still works like a charm. But being able to display every colour in the spectrum is much more spectacular. Let's start with a small and simple 4x4x4 RGB LED Cube.

As you might have noticed, part 1 concentrates on the cube itself and the case. No electronics yet. The video should already give you plenty of details. But I will give you a short list of parts that you will need to build the cube itself.

Here you can find a parts list with example seller (affiliate links):

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Congrats on your finished cube and case. It should now look a little bit like mine in the picture. Go ahead and test all connections with a power supply. If everything works fine you can go ahead and build the electronics in the next steps.

The video gives you plenty of info on how to build the controller for the cube. In the next step I will give you the schematic for the circuit and the part list.

Here you can find a parts list with example seller (affiliate links)

Ebay:

DC Jack:http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?...

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Arduino Nano: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dULoNXh

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Power Supply (5V, 2A): https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_d7d5TO6

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Download the code for the LED Cube. This is already my updated version of the code which I showed in part 3 of the video series. Be sure to watch this part as well to get an idea how the code works.

This time it is all about optimisation. You may get a better understanding of the code if you watch the video carefully.

Here you can get some new animations which were created by a viewer.

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You did it. You just finished your own 4x4x4 RGB LED Cube. Feel free to develope the code in more creative ways than I did. And feel free to share those new creations.

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