Blinkm ( http://thingm.com/products/blinkm ) also work well since you control them over i2c thus simplifying wiring, but there more expensive then a standard led.
Nils Kyle Klipowicz 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 > > -- > ----- > ------------ > ---- ----- > ---- -------- - ------ > http://perhapsidid.wordpress.com > http://myspace.com/kyleklipowicz > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Pd-list@iem.at mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > _______________________________________________ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list