LED Cubes are interesting. A work of art at rest, and hypnotic experience once the microcontroller takes charge. This cube was created by Chris Lomont and Gene Foulk. Initially prototyped using a PIC microcontroller that was later swapped out in favor of a gumstick controller. “Gene and I started construction on a LED cube. We built a 4×4x4 bicolor prototype over the weekend to help us decide on LED colors, programming interface, etc. Our final cube(s) will be at least 8×8x8, and we contemplate up to 13×13x13 = 2197 LEDs, which would be a tad expensive, not to mention the horrible mess of wiring we’d have to do.”
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This video is of the smaller 4X4X4 LED cube.
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Steve Boyer created a beautiful LED cube using glass tubes to hold columns of LEDs vertical.
“The 125 LEDs in this piece are driven by a tiny microprocessor embedded in the base of the object. The software consists of a combination of self-evolving algorithms and pre-rendered animation. It is intended to evolve with the piece, turning the physical object itself into a kind of digital Petri dish. We perceive the energy contained in the object, but with a strong sense that, if we weren’t watching, it might exceed the bounds of the container in which we put it. This is not, however, an attempt to create digital life, but to suggest it and to reveal the power and energy that are the raw materials of which it could be composed.”
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The Cubatron by Mark Lottor is a huge LED cube. Each pixel is an RGB LED and PIC12F629 microcontroller that is mounted inside a ping pong ball.
“The Cubatron is 8×8x8 feet. It is held up by 4 guy wires, one at each of the top corners of the cube. A “fence” 5 feet from each side of the Cubatron keeps people from touching it, as it is fragile. Thus it requires a footprint of approximately 18×18 feet. The Cubatron only operates at night. A small gas generator is located nearby for power.”
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James Clar has created many LED based systems. His 1000 LED cube is very nicely constructed. While sampling his creations don’t miss the Square Eclipse. Take a look at Modern Contemporary Design for a few images that don’t appear on James Clar’s Web site.
“1000 LEDs soldered into a spatial display unit. The 3D cube is a 10 x 10 x 10 freestanding cube matrix with 1000 individually controllable LEDs. Each LED acts as one pixel in the spatial array and can be refreshed at a rate of over 60 frames per second creating a low resolution 3D television.”
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You can read more information about this project here. Well you can if you speak German  If you are language challenged like me you will have to settle for looking at nice pictures.
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March 20th, 2006
I could see myself having one of these in my living room but the price would have to be right.
April 4th, 2006
Yo man these are sweet. Lots of money to build I bet.
April 16th, 2006
Lets make a Universal Hologram for Real.
incerely Yours,
Neurohacker@gmail.com
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learning through repetition or what it really is (brain washing through repetition)
Thats how Toilet training a Human is done!!!!!
The only Fear we have is human stupidity
Psychiatry is just Legal Drug Pushers.
the brain’s total electrical activity corresponds to the information processing in the brain. or as some call the Mind of the Human.
April 18th, 2006
Hi Neurohacker,
I could just imagine the number of LEDs needed for a 3D image!
April 24th, 2006
Hi,
I like to get started with those cubes. Are there any publications (i.e. algorythms)?
Thanks
Peter
May 4th, 2006
Re.
Alan Parekh Says:
April 18th, 2006
Hi Neurohacker,
I could just imagine the number of LEDs needed for a 3D image!
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Hi
3d or 4d Leds.
Neurohacker
May 4th, 2006
Hey Neurohacker,
You lost me at 4D LEDs
May 4th, 2006
RE:Author: Alan Parekh
Comment:
Hey Neurohacker,
You lost me at 4D LEDs
Well 4 leds would make 3d + Time(4d) in the LED Cubes.
neurohacker@gmail.com
May 4th, 2006
Hey Neurohacker, that sounds like a bit more than a weekend project. I think I will have to pass
May 7th, 2006
Along time ago many many years ago
Sounds like the start of Stare Wars. Hun
I got this $
Mirage 3-D Instant Hologram maker, three-dimensional real image, holograms, parabolic mirror.
http://www.optigone.com/
Its very cool maybe some one could make a Real Size one and make it fit my T.V.
P.S. if you make it send me a Email ok
Good Day
neurohacker@gmail.com
May 9th, 2006
neutrino platform scanner
1) Make a Brain scan with your Brain out of scan(neutrinos capture)=(Template1)
2) Make a Brain scan with your Brain in scan(neutrinos capture)=(Template2)
3) The Difference would be your Brain and (mind) in neutrinos.
4) Then Template2 - Template1 = neutrinos from particles of Brain and mind.
Note The scan is neutrinos(Templates) from our Sun.
neurohacker@gmail.com
May 10th, 2006
Photons-atoms interactions
Lets make it REAL.
Brain and (mind) in neutrinos.
May 10th, 2006
Photons-atoms interactions
neurohacker@gmail.com
May 10th, 2006
You have some huge concepts there neurohacker
May 10th, 2006
LIGHT-TO-FREQUENCY
http://www.taosinc.com/
measuring light intensity from the Mirage 3-D
neurohacker
May 15th, 2006
The wings of ATOMS
IBM scientists demonstrate single-atom magnetic measurements
http://domino.research.ibm.com/comm/pr.nsf/pages/news.20040909_samm.html
neurohacker@gmail.com
May 29th, 2006
These LEDs are one on top of the other in a square layout. I’d like to see them stacked in cubic close packed, aka CCP. CCP is the shape ping pong balls assume naturally when you pile one on another. Molecules do the same. Chemists call it “CCP” or “HCP” (cubic or hexagonal close packing). Bucky Fuller called it IVM (isotropic vector matrix). Type these terms in Google images and see what I mean. I predict CCP display will look more attractive to the human eye. I predict waves will render better with a CCP display, as refraction, reflection and diffraction usually occur angles other than 90 and 45.
June 1st, 2006
I visit this page using ‘http://hackedgadgets.com/2006/03/10/led-cubes/’ this time, and the plugin works fine.
June 16th, 2006
this is something that I MUST to do!
great cube
I want one of those
November 16th, 2006
James Clar is selling his 3D Display cubes at
https://www.jamesclar.com/store/3dcubewhite/index.html
He has one patent and 2 pending on the technology. Check out YouTube for some video where he had 14 arrayed as a large piece of signage.
December 19th, 2006
i want led factory! thanks
May 31st, 2007
i’d love to see these in noghtclubs
December 31st, 2007
can i program pic with asm. can u send it 2 my email
December 31st, 2007
Hi Maran,
You will have to click on the link to the cube that you are interested in to go to the creator’s site.
January 3rd, 2008
some comercial cube: http://www.visualcube.org
January 3rd, 2008
Cool looking cube, I wonder how much demand there is for that.
April 17th, 2008
Hi ,
I would like to receive some saples & catalogues of the LED cubes for a quick reference & would be needing to use these in some of our up comming projects . I would also like to know the feasibilties of custom making these as suited for the projects .
I would appreciate a feedback from you .
Regards
Greg
August 10th, 2008
Trippy! Would go well with a lava lamp and some black lights!
November 6th, 2008
It’s great to have a 3d leds cube, but it’s better when you put new contents inside
Let’s see http://www.3dleds.com