Project / Code – 16^3 RGB LED Cube
Check out Malt Whiskey’s giant 16 x 16 x 16 (4096) RGB LED cube project. His build video give a great amount of insight about how much effort it takes to pull of a project like this. At its core is a Teensy 4.0 with a custom PCB to run 32 channels of data with 128 LEDs each. Visit https://github.com/MaltWhiskey/Mega-Cube for all the resources. There is also a write up at https://hackaday.com/2021/11/04/big-rgb-led-cube-you-can-build-too/ for this project.
Even more info can be found at https://forum.pjrc.com/threads/59023-queued-TriantaduoWS2811-a-32-channel-WS*-library-for-Teensy-4-0-using-FlexIO-amp-DMA
Of key interest for my light shows is the sheer horsepower that a single Teensy 4.0 is able to deliver and the TriantaduoWS2811 library from https://github.com/wramsdell/TriantaduoWS2811. This would be a significant upgrade to the Teensy 3.2 that I’m using today.
Software – FPP 5.4 Released
The next update of Falcon Player, in the form of FPP 5.4, was released on November 23rd. Several new enhancements have been added, including support for the new Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, and a good number of bug fixes. Just in time for the Christmas Light Show season.
You can find the release at https://github.com/FalconChristmas/fpp/releases and additional information on the Falcon Christmas forums at https://falconchristmas.com/forum/index.php/topic,14782.
