I made a HUGE Pixel Display! (80x32 LED Matrix + WLED)

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[TheDailyMemesShow]

05:40 A maker's wife who gives you an amazing, essential maker tool as an anniversary gift is truly a keeper. Congrats, dude!💯

[Chrislee]

I have a tip for you, use crimp connectors, the connection will be more stable and you save yourself the soldering because soldered cables in a screw terminal have a higher resistance and this could lead to a fire

[adfjasjhf]

This seems like a bit cheaper alternative to a LED Wall that @Tech-Random created. Neat!

[TekWit]

For your noise twists a GND and the data line together it will shield the data line from parasites you can use twisted wires from Ethernet cables. You will manage to increase your frame rate times 3. Which will make the animations smoother

[ecupillari]

Thank you so much for this video. I supersized your matrix

[-djs]

Hi Aaron, I hope you are well. Awesome project, well done for persevering with the 3d printing,
It looks really great,
That power bank works really great with the pinecil, although I am slightly envious of your red pinecil, I could only get grey/black.
Keep up the great work,

[vincentparent]

Yesss. Awesome. I love your led videos. So amazing dude.

[PetterBruland]

Thanks for sharing!! I always enjoy your videos, quality work.

[zsavage]

I put a 32x32 (4-8x32 panels) matrix in a 12"x12" picture frame 1024 leds on a single esp32 and a 5v 12amp power adapter.. also in WLED there is a pixel art converter pretty much built in.. very cool

[WAPS]

Fantastic project. I've got a QuinLED Dig-quad to do a similar project. I was working on it a few months ago and having some issues. Need to get in it again so I can gift it to a friend for his new hifi shop.

[wscottfunk]

That's next level Aaron! 🔥

Check out the MagWLED controller. I bought 3 of them and they're great. You can use a USB-C power brick to power the controller and LEDs. I saw it over on Chris Maher's channel. They're a great option for a beginner like me and they're 5V/12V switchable.

I set up some BTF-Lighting WS2811 DC12V 720LED/m COB strips and some BTF WS2812B DC12V Fairy lights. Next project, when I'm able, will be making a couple of 6' COB floor lamps, similar in style to the Philips Hue Signe. I wish I had a 3D printer to make the base. I've found a couple of STL files for them.

I have you to thank for the WLED "inspiration" (addiction). 😂

Thanks for another great video!

[mnelson]

Cool, thanks for sharing! Do you have a video on the clock on your desk (around 3:30)?

[honesteagle]

You would’ve loved Radio Shack back in the 80s

[joshuamiller]

NICE!
I have one with 4 of those 16x16 matrixes, run off a cheap $5 ESP32 on a single pin. I cut cardboard dividers with my laser. I'm using wax paper for a diffuser, and its frameless until I find a better diffuser since I don't have a 3d printer.
I use it as a clock with rotating animated backgrounds.
Just trying to figure out how to stop the scrolling, and have JUST the time with the date below it centered on the screen.
When I get some time soon I'm hoping to try and see if one of the AI's can help me make the code since I can't find any online anywhere.

[Momofatts]

I knew I liked you but if you're an Eagles fan you definitely got my Sub!

[darknessblades]

What I would have done for the data/wires is use something like a GX20 connector. which allows you to run all wires to a connector for easier management.

you could even use 2 connectors a GX20 8 pin for power, and a GX 7 pin for data. [this way you don't accidentally FRY the datalines]

[farzadbakhtiar]

Very nice design and project!!

I want to iterate on this and see if I can connect the panels via magnets and pogo pins to make the panels snapable.

[larryerb]

Can it be made many times larger? What are the size restrictions if any?

[zsavage]

on my channel I put up just 2 videos so far.. some projects I have been working on, some table lamps and a couple corner lamps.. mostly 3d printed... and right now I am working on a 4' x 4' panel for the wall over 4000 LEDs when it's finished :)

[QuiteMoist]

Why not just solder the wires directly to the through-holes on the microphone board? That should be a lot easier, cleaner looking, and provide a better connection than a wires soldered to the side of pins. If I had to attach wires to pins like that, I'd use a wire wrapping tool and skip the solder