I found this site talking about RGB nodes: www.response-box.com/rgb
On their home page, he has a video up and at the top, "His toolchain is Madrix (running in a virtual Windows machine on a Mac, natch) –> Enttec USB Pro –> DMX / Pixel Bridge I designed –> 50 Nodes."
Did I hear DMX?
More info from the site:
A completely ‘open’ DIY DMX Bridge. We’ll publish schematics, a bill of materials and source code for a driver board based around a PIC 18F microcontroller. The source code will support 100 RGB nodes. It will be 100% DIY friendly construction, with no surface mount components. Bare circuit boards will be available for about $10 USD + freight. You provide a small handful of readily available components – nothing exotic – which we estimate will cost $15-$18.
Support for this project will be via a web-based forum on a best effort basis. Expect to see these boards & supporting documentation in late January / early February.
We’ve not forgotten our good friends the DIY enthusiasts, and we hope that this comes someway to meet their need to solder everything!
The entire project will be released under a non-commercial creative commons license.
A fully assembled, tested and burned-in DMX bridge controller which includes professional-quality XLR connectors and a rugged powder-coated chassis. The controller will accept full-speed DMX (up to 44 frames / second) and drive an entire universe (up to 172 nodes) at the same rate. This is more than fast enough to display full motion video.
The controller will also include a handful of ‘pre built’ effects generators, triggered by a small subset of DMX channels. Thus, large groups of nodes can be tastefully driven easily and with little hassle. The controller will be warranted against imperfect operation for at least 1 year. Available late Q1 2010, at an expected price of ~ $140.
LED Strings
We will be releasing the self contained strings for purchase end of Feb 2010.
100 RGB nodes ( 2 strings of 50, on 10cm centers ) $215
500 RGB nodes ( 10 strings of 50, on 10cm centers ) $950
1000 RGB nodes ( 20 strings of 50, on 10cm centers ) $1800
We likely will be offering 200mm spaced nodes as well, at similar prices. These strings will be 25 nodes long.
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