Shop icubesmart 3d led cube light diy kit with 3d animation editing software squared led 8x8x8 electronic toy for children and teenagers learning activities suit 3d8smutil. Adapted version of v2 firmware for sdcc can be found in firmwarev2sdcc folder created by michael knyazev. Help understanding this led cube code, my wife brought me for christmas. Assembling the geekcreit 8x8x8 led cube 3d light square blue. I could finish the main board and the soldering of 512pcs leds in four days. I have attached a driver for rendering a 3d data space on the cube, and functions to display some cool visual effects on the cube.
I found out the hard way, its much easier to test the individual leds before you solder them together. However, even with these better quality instructions and photos, i didnt get a great feeling for the theory of how the 8x8x8 led cube works. This is exactly what it sounds like, an awesome flashing cube of leds. With the enhanced kernel, stc12c5a60s2 executes instructions in. Icstation team has made a wonderful video to show how to soldering the 3d lightsquared diy kit 8x8x8 3mm led cube white led blue ray here are the detailed steps for your reference. Weve never tried it, so we dont know for sure how easy it is to program it. Details about 3d light squared diy kit 8x8x8 3mm led cube blue ray led m114. Help understanding this led cube code, my wife brought me for.
Sdcc compiler supports compiling code for stc12c5a60s2. Nov 04, 2015 icstation team has made a wonderful video to show how to soldering the. Heres a link to the led cube with revised software in. Getting started with mcs51 development using free software. Diy 3d8 led mini cube 8x8x8 cube 8 kits user should weld and install it. Buy 3d light squared 8x8x8 led cube white led blue ray kit with fast shipping and toprated customer service. It is a bit more dangerous in that a software bug can hurt your leds, so you may want to debug with. When i klick to one led the animation moving leds stops. After running it for a few hours, i noticed one row was suddenly not going out when it should.
After seeing a 512 led cube on hackaday i decided that i needed one for myself and went right to ebay to find some cheap leds. Stc12c5a60s2 datasheet pdf singlechip microcontroller. Jan 21, 2020 source code and all files for the generic 8x8x8 3d led cube found on ebay having stc 8051based stc12c5a60s2 mcu, aka. Microprocessor output incorrect waveform, can it be changed.
As you can see in the pictures that there is a lot of bending led leads at right angles required, thus took couple of days just to create the 8 layers of led matrix and solder the 512 leds. Stc12c5a60s2 series mcu stc12le5a60s2 series mcu datasheet. At the end of the instructions was a link to an instructables project which had a more detailed theoretical explanation. Contribute to tomazasledcube8x8x8 development by creating an account on github. Help understanding this led cube code, my wife brought me. Board can be conenected to pc using serial cable or usbtoserial converter for stc microcontrolers then we needed an open source compileride. See more ideas about programming tutorial, software development and coding.
My kit has a stc12c5a60s2, which according to the data sheet. We believe this instructable is the most comprehensive stepbystep guide to build an 8x8x8 led cube ever published on the intertubes. Sticking an iron to desolder a damaged led in the middle of your cube is as. Program allows to create animations and playback them. Now the cube is hanging in this possitions, but when i change a lot of leds in the software they change. Apr 26, 2015 allows to control led cubes such as the lightsquared 8x8x8 3d8s commonly found on ebay as diy kit. I was pleased to be able to locate the exact code that was. Source code and all files for the generic 8x8x8 3d led cube found on ebay having stc 8051based stc12c5a60s2. The led matrix we decided to use is a 4 x 4 x 4 monochromatic led matrix. Solder each led leg with tinted copper wire, first is the red green blue pin, when we have 8 led sticks we can solder the anode pin with copper wire in horizontal way. Also, its supposed to ship with the animation code preloaded on the chip, but for some reason mine came with no code or bad code so the animations didnt work and only a few leds turned on solid. Create your own 8x8x8 led cube 3dimensional display. Stc12c5a60s2 series mcu stc12le5a60s2 series mcu data sheet. Icstation team has made a wonderful video to show how to soldering the.
These cathodes are then connected to an uln2803 octal driver chip. Oct 21, 2012 60 thoughts on 4096 leds means the biggest led cube ever. You are about to report the project 3d lightsquared 8x8x8 led cube soldering steps, please tell us the reason. How to build the 8x8x8 led cube kit from ebay part 3. Jun 11, 2017 assembling 3d light cube kit 8x8x8 blue led mp3 music spectrum diy electronic kit you can get here.
I added a second jig to help space and align adjacent planes to create the full 8x8x8 cube. May 26, 20 board can be conenected to pc using serial cable or usbtoserial converter for stc microcontrolers then we needed an open source compileride. This led cube was built using icubesmart 3d led cube light diy kit from amazon. Diy 8x8x8 led cube 3d blue light square electronic. You can use my code, write your own or build on the code to create endless effects.
The cube with firmware v2 can be controlled over serial portconsole with. Stc12c5a60s2 datasheet pdf singlechip microcontroller, stc12c5a60s2 datasheet, stc12c5a60s2 pdf, stc12c5a60s2 pinout, equivalent, data, circuit, output. Isp program for programming the stc12c5a60s2 microcontroller. As of now i am practising on an 8x8 dot matrix and now would be starting to build with cube. Port0 pin 3239 used for xaxis followed by a pullup resistors 10k port2 pin 2128 used for yaxis pins 21 to 28 on the stc12c5a60s2 go to the enable pins on the corresponding of 8 x sn74hc573 latches. Example firmware of a compatible led cube with an stc12c5a60s2 mcu can be found here. After weeks of trying they said they could not supply any software or. The leds are controlled by a stc12c5a60s2 microcontroller. I have purchased and built 2 led matrix cubes from aliexpress.
Suffice to say, the led cube is operational and i plan to start learning how to program this microcontroller. Allows to control led cubes such as the lightsquared 8x8x8 3d8s commonly found on ebay as diy kit. Adapted version of v2 firmware for sdcc can be found in firmwarev2sdcc. Click here to get for driver usb to uart ttl cable. A process to update the firmware on a geekcreit 8x8x8 led cube 3d light square blue led electronic diy kit and get it cycling animations, using a mac osx. Which means they can play the cube like a mp3 player, upload mp3 file and it can play. Since many of you would have made such cubes, i would want to ask for some advice for a starter. All this is working now, although im sure ill tweak the software as time goes on. Any ideas on how to quickly generate cubepattern animations for the software. Rather than trying to reverse engineer the software. I got this geekcreit 8x8x8 led cube 3d light square blue led electronic diy kit from banggood the kit. Assembling 3d light cube kit 8x8x8 blue led mp3 music spectrum diy electronic kit you can get here.
With the enhanced kernel, stc12c5a60s2 executes instructions in stc mcu limited. Programming a stc 89c52 microcontroller after finishing my basics in electronics i wanted to try my hand at programming micro controllers and this post is a direct result of my adventure in learning micro controller programming. Suffice to say, the led cube is operational and i plan to start learning how to. The software for running a static program on the 8x8x8 is pretty darn complex.
The 3d printed holder can help spacing and alignment. Each board has links to schematic, data sheet, programming software. A bit of testing revealed an led that had become shorted. I am not going to talk about the assembly because you can find lots of documents about this issue on the internet. Source code and all files for the generic 8x8x8 3d led cube found on ebay having stc 8051based stc12c5a60s2 mcu, aka. Programming a stc 89c52 microcontroller my adventures in. It typically comes without a microcontroller, but has a 11. When it was complete i powered it up and it started working with all led lighting up. The cube is running the stock firmware and i am using the stock software so it should respond okay. For customer who dont know programming, they just need to upload firmware which was a. Stc12c5a60s2 with code 1 a09103 resisters x1 88 selflocking switch x1. Serial output on the 51 mcu scm with stc12c5a60s2 the 51 mcu scm is widely available via different channels. Diy 8x8x8 led cube 3d blue light square electronic soldering kit for arduino. Ive got it connected to the bluetooth module and with simple text menu.
Step 3 test each led for obvious reasons, it is vital to have functioning leds. Stc12c5a60s2 series mcu stc12le5a60s2 series mcu datasheet stc mcu limited. In this video i will be telling you everything about my experience programming this led cube. Diy 8x8x8 led cube 3d blue light square electronic soldering. Your link for the datasheet is not the iap12c5a62s2 but the stc12c5a60s2. Pc computer software direct manipulation of the light cubic. Oct 26, 2015 stc12c5a60s2 datasheet pdf singlechip microcontroller, stc12c5a60s2 datasheet, stc12c5a60s2 pdf, stc12c5a60s2 pinout, equivalent, data, circuit, output. I want to code the ripple effect animation as seen in the first 7 seconds of this video. It will teach you everything from theory of operation, ho.
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