Hi,
I got 32 channels of PWM using two tlc5940 connected to several uln2003. Actually i found someone had a circuit diagram too. Here we go. If you dont ever have all 100 on this might work using some multiplexing too. There is a library for arduino written for this chip. I can send you the code i used if you go this route.
Nicky

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On 15 Jan 2009, at 14:39, Roman Haefeli wrote:




--- Dafydd Hughes <[email protected]> schrieb am Do, 15.1.2009:

Von: Dafydd Hughes <[email protected]>
Betreff: Re: [PD] Pd, Arduino, and Multiple LED's == Installation?
An: [email protected]
Datum: Donnerstag, 15. Januar 2009, 15:12
Hey Kyle

Sounds like a really cool project.

Are you sure you need any special hardware at all? You
could use the
PWM out from the arduino and a transistor for each set of
LEDs you
want to control then build an array. A friend just showed
me this
ridiculously cool site: http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz

I'm talking like I've done this before, but really
I'm only part way
through a similar process, so maybe it's all totally
wrong:) Anyway,
hope it helps.



i think, i'd do it the same way. i've done it before, but not in that large scale. Of course, one could purchase an expensive professional coloured Ligthing-LED-System with very expensive dimmable power supply units and sophisticated control-protocols such as DMX or DALI or whatsoever, but when not being afraid of a little soldering, you could achieve pretty much the same with anarduino, a handful of electronic pieces and plain LEDs from your local electronic store. actually, when using an arduino it is pretty straightforward to do something like that.

i wouldn't use common transistor fors driving the LEDs. i'd rather go for MOS-FET transistors. you could drive a whole bunch of LEDs with one MOS-FET and they draw nearly no current from the arduino digitalOut. also, as long as you work with low-voltage, you don't necessarily need de-coupling such as opto-coupler or so.

roman

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 12:01 AM, Kyle Klipowicz
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hello Listers~

I'm working on an art gallery installation and I
want to use Pd to control
some high-powered LED's via an Arduino unit.

The breakdown is this: I need to create a series of
RGB LED's that will
provide accent illumination to the gallery space, and
shifts from red to
blue over a course of 6 weeks. The program isn't
very difficult to write.
I've already decided to link it to the system
date/time so that the
installation can be powered down easily at night.
What's tricky is knowing
what hardware to use and how to get it together. I am
going to want between
25-100 lights at minimum, possibly more.

I've looked at a few sites and links already,
especially the Arduino site.
They have some things related to DMX lights, and this
is something I've seen
a bit on the list as well. I don't know if this is
a good solution or if it
is overkill for what I want to do.

One piece of hardware that seems promising is the
ShiftBrite
(http://www.macetech.com/blog/node/54). Does anyone
know about this?

I know this might  be considered off-topic, but
I'd really appreciate it if
any seasoned veterans could throw me some tips.
I'll be exploring other
areas, but I know there are some honed brains skimming
these emails so maybe
they can drop some science on me.

Thanks in advance,

~Kyle

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