RGB Cube using WS2812 5050 LEDs

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OMG - just seen these 8 by 8 WS2812 RGB 5050 LEDs sheets on AE for £0.76 or $1 USD.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009659290651.html

If I bought 5 of those sheets I could construct a cube that I could control from my mobile phone using BARRED.

How cool would that be ????????????????????????

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6 sheets to form full cube and mounted on a corner would be nice.

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How about an entire flat wall of them?! :smiley:

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Would not like the Electrickery bill each sheet at max luminosity is 3.8A

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Phew - just looked at the data sheet. Full brilliance for a whole sheet consumes 3.84Amps.
Multily that by 5 or 6 sheets means a hefty PSU or multiple feed-in-points.

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Well that's only 19W (3.8A * 5V) per sheet. If they have the same characteristics as other WS2812 LEDs I have, I would probably run them at 10-20% of that figure.

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I often find that LED's don't need anywhere near full power. And, of course, they will last longer when run at lower power.

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I think I might name this project as... Cube-RED

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Aliexpress is brilliant at dynamic pricing.

Dave saw them at 76p, I looked and they were 96p, now £2.17!

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Looking back - I think the price I saw was a new-shopper-introduction (1-per-order).
Just looked again - price has indeed increased to £2.17
They must have "sensed" there might be an upcoming demand and increased the price.

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Can be found at £6.90 for 6 inc VAT and free delivery.

Follow Dave's original link then scroll down and look for related items.

EDIT: now found some for £5.10 :grinning: