8x8x8 LED Cube - Blue

Features

• Build an 8x8x8 LED Cube from scratch
• Runs on an Arduino Uno MCU
• 512 individual LEDs
• Solder assembly ~40 hours

Overview

This LED Cube will light up any party. Your friends will be mesmerized by its hypnotic effect as lights dazzle and dance in brilliant patterns. It utilizes code based off of Instructables designer, CHR, and uses an Arduino UNO to power the cube and act as a programmer. This cube gives of a warm glow that is pleasant to the eye to entertain any person of any age. Though it might be quite a commitment to build, the effort will be worth the wait. Surprise your friends and family with this incredible art piece, as it will be sure to turn heads.

This is an advanced level kit where you will lay out all the components according to the schematic on a blank protoboard and make all the interconnections with wire or solder.

Required tools:

• Enclosure (or box for your assembled electronics)
• Soldering iron
• Solder
• Helping hands
• Wire cutters
• Wire strippers
• Needle nose pliers
• Vise
• Aluminum foil
• Peg board or piece of wood (to make a jig)
• Drill

Kit Includes:

• 690620 (100) - 100Ω Resistors
• 206587 (1) - Prototyping Board
• 333973 (5) - Red status LEDs
• 112248 (10) - 20-pin IC socket
• 112222 (5) - 16-pin IC socket
• 46084 (8) - 74HC574 IC
• 45330 (1) - 74HC138 IC
• 153702 (9) - 8-pin male header
• 70755 (3) - 8-pin female header socket
• 178511 (20) - PN2222A NPN Transistor
• 330722 (1) - 1000µF capacitor
• 93761 (5) - 100µF capacitor
• 29891 (5) - 10µF capacitor
• 690718 (10) - 240Ω Resistor
• 643831 (1) - 16-Conductor Ribbon cable
• 525325 (9) - 16-Position IDC connector receptacle
• 25523 (10) - 0.1µF Capacitor
• 2153705 (1) - 25-foot Hook-up Wire Bundle
• 2151486 (1) - Arduino Uno R3
• 139231 (2) - 1-inch 4-40, 1/4 Aluminum Hex Spacer
• 139222 (4) - 0.75-inch 4-40, 1/4 Aluminum Hex Spacer
• 40970 (4) - 4-40x3/8 Pan Head Screw
• 40943 (4) - 4-40 Hex Nut
• 222010 (1) - USB cable
• 2289807 (1) - 5V@1A Power adapter
• 2168421 (550) - 3mm Blue LEDs
• --- (1) - Instructions