How to test addressable led strips and matrix panels
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- Episode#26 Custom Virtual Pinball Cabinet Build
In this video I will be showing you how to test all of your addressable led strips and led matrixes before you start cutting them up and installing them into your pinball cabinet. Whoops! The leds won't light up? Was it my soldering, Was it my install? Is it my DOF set up? You won't know unless you test them first! Plus if it's bad, you can return them for a full refund. This will also be used to test the full string of leds going into the entire cabinet once all of them are installed in the cabinet. Just change the number of leds in the sketch to the total number in your cabinet and upload! Neat!
I will show you how to solder up your Teensyduino and your octo shield together, how to wire up your test lead from a rj45 cat 6 cable and a jst connector, how to download and install the required Arduino software, install the teensy loader program, and how to set up/adjust/upload the sketch to test your leds strips/matrixes. This stuff seems crazy hard but is actually pretty simple once you have a walkthrough like this. Fear not! I got you!
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Thank you very much for your kind words! If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks in advance! Cheers from Canada!
@@wayofthewrench done bro
Please, I am expecting a lesson on how to make it work with VPX, DOF... . I have done all that you teached me, all the leds works fine, but but but I have done every thing that is explaned on the net and it didn't work on vpx. Information is messy everywhere, several links doesnt work, files are old, to many versions... I'm really lost.
I think that it is very simple, but very badly explained.
I am sûre you will give the best and clean explanation
Literally filmed all of this today and will be editing it this week. I gotcha Bruh!
Great series of videos. A UA-cam TechBible for virtual pinball. Thanks for taking the time to document your journey, this is how the hobby evolves.
Thanks Lee! Glad you are enjoying the series so much! This hobby is just too cool and I'm happy to help get new people interested into vpins. Thanks for your support for the channel!
Emil great video! I never tested my LEDs. I just put them in and crossed my fingers. However, recently I put in a 12v led button and it was bad from the factory. It cost me big in the pocket book. Long story short. I test every now.
Again great video!
Yeah I'm about 1 in 6 strips have issues now. Sometimes it's just at the beginning and sometimes you lose 20 or 30 leds. It sucks when your project needs every single led though. Thanks for the watch!
I love your videos. I feel like the moment you finish your pinball series I am going to have to start learning about brake disks as I will have run out of the electronics series (arcade/pinball). It shows how enjoyable your videos are!
Thanks Steven! That's really cool to hear you love my content! Yeah lots of good videos still to come on vpins, welding, diy car stuff plus new stuff like mini cabs, pedestal arcade, shoot em up, racing sim, etc. Lots of ideas, not enough time to do it all....lol. Thanks for the watch!
Haha I came here for the brakes, and I'm staying for the long haul. Idk how I went from working on my truck to here, but I can't say I'm upset about it, definitely more like curious and intrigued. Fascinating content on this channel, no doubt.
@@wayofthewrench anything car, I'll absolutely watch. Welding, I haven't tried yet and am excited to learn. All things electronics is a yes because all things electrical is my jam! I haven't quite got myself into software stuff yet but I'm sure I'll end up there one day, I'm just more into getting my hands dirty. Which is apparently confusing for some people since apparently they are under the impression that because my interests happen to be things typically of interest to more men, that I must be a lesbian. So imagine their surprise when it turns out I'm not. People can be so silly lol.
Glad you're liking the content Michelle! Cheers!
That's awesome you have all those interests. Yeah it's funny how people think. It's easy for people to forget that women were building everything in the factories during the war and then somehow women were expected to go back to the kitchen. It doesn't make sense to me. I find my female students are better than my male students in my Automotive and welding classes too! Cheers!
Another great video sir! Your passion and capability for teaching comes thru in every video you do. I love that you kept the mistake! We're all human, even in UA-cam-land! Please keep them coming!
Thank you Trevor! Yeah I try to keep it real and not edited so much so people can learn from my mistakes or at least learn how to troubleshoot too. Thanks for the watch!
Great video! I like how you covered troubleshooting issues should the need arise. Looking forward to seeing how you incorporate the LEDs in your cab and how you handle the brightness, which, as I understand, can be overwhelming.
Thanks! Yeah these 1100 leds are going to be stupid bright so I'm definitely going to have to turn them down! Glad you liked the video, cheers!
Another great video - really enjoyed the lesson on how to validate the LEDs. Glad you were able to determine the issue with the one strip. I thought it looked like a lot more than 60 and wondered if that was the issue. I think it is really great you show these "real encounters" as that is the most helpful way for others (and for me) to learn. I did have one set of LEDs that was bad and can only imagine how much time might have been wasted checking every other possible issue before determining the new strip was not working. Thanks again.
Thanks Scott! Yeah I make more mistakes when I rush and these days my time for building/filming is tight. I only get an hour or 2 every other day so it happens but everyone makes mistakes....its all good. I cant wait for Winter Break to be over so I can finish installing my leds and getting dof set up! Happy New Years Scott!
Awesome. Finished mine a year ago but still love watching people build them.
Cool! What kinda set up did you go for? How many leds? Did you use the teensy and octo board?
@@wayofthewrench Yes I used a Teensy and and Octo, but eventually switched to Arnoz Controller Boards. 90% of the pinball community is on Discord at Virtual Pinball Chat if you aren't already. As for leds I have 144 leds on each side strip, 60 on each undercab and only a 256 matrix, oh and a Siren :D I see you are using 2 matrixes and speakers which should look great!!
Why did you switch to the Arnoz board if you don't mind me asking?
Like a dummy I soldered the teensy upside down and they're near IMPOSSIBLE to unsolder, so others make sure you don't make that mistake. Also, when I tested my LEDs at first they were a bunch that didn't light in the middle. After a few reloads of the script it started working again properly. Again. WOTW You're awesome.
Ouch that sucks! If you get a desoldering tool you'll be able to melt and suck off the folder so you can take off the teensy. Hope that helps. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!
Another piece of art bro! Now i'm also in the soldering game, thanks to your simple and perfect explanation! All the best for 2023 ( In germany we say " Guten Rutsch")
Thanks Bruh! Yeah its hard to get close up shots of soldering while still being able to see what you're doing. All the best to you too in 2023 dude!
Whoa I thought this was just testing and hadn't watched until now. Just ordered another round of parts! Another thing I'm doing is putting strobe flashers. It would be great to have a video on that! Thanks E!
Yeah I stretched out the aleds over a bunch of videos so that I could show all of the info I wanted and not have it be an hour long. This was a fun part of the build. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!
These videos helped me so much with my own vpin build. Thanks for making them. You are a badass.
You're very welcome! Glad you're enjoying the content! If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for the watch!
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That's awesome! Before you had figured out what the issue was with the LEDs, my first thought when I saw them unlit was, "I bet he accidentally entered the wrong number into the computer for the number of LEDs." I just figured you mighta hit a 3 where the 6 was supposed to be or something along those lines, but it turns out your strip had more lights than you thought. Too funny. Either way you were able to give a great example of what could go wrong and what to do to fix it, plus you didnt drive yourself nuts by working through the strip of LEDs just to later find out what the actual issues was. Whew! Super interesting. I have no plans on getting myself into this type of project as I have plenty of others I am busy with, but your content is so informative I figured there is plenty I could learn and apply to other future projects of mine, or just know things to know things, because I do that too lol. I'm a new subscriber and thrilled to see what else I can learn from you!
Yeah I figured I would just leave that in there so people could learn what to do and how it would look like. Glad you found my channel! I've got a ton of skills and tricks to teach ya! Thanks for the sub and welcome to the channel!
cheers mate, i appreciate all your hard work in explaining everything. ill be taking on this project for sure, once i finish one of my other 95% finished projects to make some working room ;)
Oh cool, a fellow project procrastinator! I have waaaaay too many projects to finish. I feel sorry for my wife when I die.....thanks for the watch!
Great video, in depth content as always, your videos are essential for anyone building a VPin cab….. awesome work man!!
Thank you very much! Hopefully this series can make it easier for new people to enjoy this great hobby. Thanks for the support for the channel!
Great stuff. Thanks for the information. Great little solder section among the other parts.
Thanks! It's really hard to get good clear shots of soldering and see what your doing at the same time. Glad you enjoyed that part! Thanks for the watch!
Great video Emil
Just a trick about the dead LED strip. Before cutting anything one can try to bridge the DO pad of the last working LED to the DI of the next one in the strip. You can use some flying leads and needles so you do not damage the strip (in case you want to return it to the seller) 🙂
Dude, that's a great tip and as sucky as a bad led is, I can't wait to use that info. I used to just cut back from the end for the length I needed or try cutting the first led off. Great tip, thanks !
This series has been so much fun great info I use a prototyping board to hold it together old hands and eyes I need the extra help
Thanks Leroy! Yeah I keep forgetting to pick up a second hand wire/component holder to aid in soldering but it works. Thanks for the watch!
One thumb for the LEDs, another for the mustache :-) Excellent explainations, again. Soldering isn't a big thing, but one day, i will travel around the globe and join your tig welding class. All the best for new year, dude.
Lol....Im happy to be in Decembeard now! I raised $4030 this year for Movember though! If you keep watching videos, your TIG welding will be amazing, you just have to get some hands on time ya know. Hope you have a good New Year too in 2023! Cheers!
Awesome video. Really keen to see how these get connected to the build, and how to get them up and running with VPX. I've almost finished my main build and am wanting to spice things up with LEDs.
Thanks! Just finished installing them today but still need to get my cabinet file generated nad install DOF. I did run a basic led test sketch and it looks pretty sick all lit up! Cool! What theme you going with?
@@wayofthewrench I’ve gone with the Multipin Madness style if you’ve seen that. If not just type that into Google and it should come up. This hobby is just so damn amazing huh?
Yeah I know that one, love that game too...almost beat it the other day. This hobby is amazing!!!
Wooooo! This video is so flashy! Cheers bud!
Just wait till I have 1100 leds lit up on this cabinet! Should be amazing!
Honestly this is the best vpin content/build on UA-cam by such a large margin! Question - can you use the other CAT6 port on the OCTO to control an additional 4 channels? I'm knee deep in the lighting portion of the build and am having a blast! THANK YOU!
Thanks for your kind words and for your support for the channel! Yes you can use the other port for 4 channels! Have fun!
DAMN IT.... IM caught up....I need the next video!!!!!
LOL....sorry bud! There are 2 video after that one and one of them just dropped an hour ago. Enjoy!
Love your videos, I'm building a machine now and a parts list of the things you use would be awesome. I was able to look up the sound system components from your video on that and found everything you talked about in that video on amazon. I would love to have board names and number though. :) you rock.
DUDE.......you read my mind. I literally just put in my first amazon affiliate links for the SSF video. Links are there for you! More to come...it's a lot of work to go back to old videos but I will. Cheers!
@@wayofthewrench AWESOME... I will def use that and give you a bit of help through Amazon :)
Thanks Bud!
thanks for the video but where did you find teensy 3.2 ? only the 4.0 is available
I bought it a while back but this pandemic has screwed everything up these days. The teensy 4.0 and 4.1 should work, you just need the socket and longer pins to raise up the teensy board on the octo board. They are only like .70 cents on the pjrc.com site. Thanks for the watch!
Good information once again! I'm getting ahead of you, but you mentioned that if you want to do strips individually -- ? Wondering why you may want to do that. -- because I might. I don't wan't the matrix, I only want the side strips so I'm not sure if you'd hook them up as separate like you mentioned or if you do it normally and then set DOF to not have a matrix etc. I'll be patient and wait for the next one, but I was intrigued by that addition of separate strips. Thanks for your excellent vids!
Thanks dude! Yeah there are options for setting up the leds strips. You can have everything on one channel or one data line or you can give every section a different data line. You can definitely just have led side strips and not a matrix, just don't include the matrix in your cabinet file. Should make more sense later in my dof video coming in the near future. Thanks for the watch!
Great Video! Can't wait to see the next Video. I'd like to know wich sections exactly you've connected with power the LEDs and how much Amp your power supply did you use. It would be great to see in the next video.
Thanks Roland! I am going to use a 60 amp power supply, it's in the power supply video at the end. I haven't nailed it down for sure but you have options. You can daisy chain all of the strips together and do power injection every 180 leds or so. Or you can keep each section or even strips separate so you can control the power for easy setup/less wiring/easier fuse calculation but requires a few more channels to be wired up to the octo board. I'm leaning towards the latter but I will talk about both. Keep posted!
@@wayofthewrench Thanks for your reply. Your videos are my No.1 Vpin 101, I really love the series.
I read in a LED Guide, each LED need 0.06A to make it shine bright withe. But in use there need 50%, because not every LED is shine bright withe and they don't shine all on the same time.
I have a 5V 30A power supply and I'm not sure if I can use it. I'd like to use 792 LEDs (256+64+64 back + 2x 144 left/right + 2x 60 undercab). 792 LEDs need 47,52A for all shining bright withe -> 50% = 23,76A in real. So the power supply still has some reserves.
I'm not an electrician, so I can't properly estimate.
What do you think, should I buy a bigger power supply?
@@rolandhehl4289 its really hard to say because technically its not big enough but guessing that it is only using 50%, it might be ok. The issue is the guess. I'm going to be in a similar situation as I'm going to have closer to 1100 leds and I have a 60 amp. Technically I'm over too but like you said, its not full white and not on 100% of the time. You could always start with some sections and see how it goes and add another and see if you have any issues. It is better to have more power than not enough. Good luck on your build Roland!
@@wayofthewrench Thank you very much. This is a good idea to start with some sections step by step. Wish you a happy new year!
You're welcome...Cheers!
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Thanks dude!
Awesome video thanks
Thanks Jakub! Glad ya liked it!
Love the video! If I have to mention some tiny things is that the soldering isn't that great. Dont use solder as welding. Put the cables togheter then "paste" solder to make them stay that way. Don't do dry soldering as on the top of the teensy. It might loose after some time (probably a very long time since it's only for a very low current connection for the teensy) thanks to the current. Better do it the right way (as you did on the bottom). 5 volt won't do I thing. You won't feel it. Your body resistance is at least 25000 Ohms wich makes your body get like 0.000somerhing amps. You need at least 0.00somerhing to feel anything. I=e/r aka 5 volt/25000 Ohms = 0,0002 amp. Not trying to be a prick or anything just trying to teach people to 😊
Thanks for the suggestion and the watch! Glad you loved the video. Cheers!
Great video as always! I'm making the first cuts on my cabinet this weekend. Is there anything you wish you would have done differently up to this point?
Thanks Joshua! That's exciting dude! Yes one thing I wish I did was raise my backbox up off the main cabinet even more for my design, like another 3/8" or even more so that when the back box swings down towards the playfield, it would lay flat. It's not the end of the world, I just have to make sure I make a well padded angled block/wedge to spread out the force so nothing gets damaged. I do also kinda wish I painted and put vinyl on my cab right after building it because I will soon have to tear down and do that. However, there has been lots of learning/designing/fixing while I build this cab and it would have sucked to mess up the paint and vinyl. I think if I make an exact duplicate I would be ok with painting first. Thanks for the watch!
Great video My question is is does it matter which end of the strip you connect power
Nope but depending on length or amount of leds, you might want to have power on both ends to prevent voltage drops. Thanks for the watch!
Finnally getting the ball rolling with my vp build. Beginning stages still . Going over all videos still. Looking up teensy- 3.2 seems like it's no longer available. Will teensy 4.0 work ?
Yes, it will. Just use the teensy 4 flash. Thanks for the watch!
Best channel on youtube on pinball, is there an optional board for the octo shield board? I can find the tweensy on aliexpress but not the octo board, and from where I'm importing from US is hard.
Thank you very much for your kind words! If you like my pinball videos, my auto diy and welding videos are just as good! If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share my channel on your social media so I can help more people. I did a quick search and there are a lot of those octo boards available. One is here www.pjrc.com/store/octo28_adaptor.html
Where are ordering from? Thanks for the watch Danilo!
Teensy 4.1 is now available. It appears 3.2 is no longer available. Will the 4.1 fit the Octo Board and will all the firmware/software be compatible as you have demonstrated? I'm hoping that is the case since you provide clear and concise information.
As far as I know the teensy 4.0 and 4.1 are the same (more powerful) just a longer board so you have to buy some sockets and longer pins to solder them into the octo board so they can clear the board. They are like .70 cents on the pjrc.com website. Thanks for the watch!
@@wayofthewrench that should work. I checked out the link. Thanks for the lead.
You're welcome...Cheers!
Nice Video. ✌️Are you not working with the Pinscape Software? Together with the All in one Board i think its much easier to connect.
Geetings from Germany.
Thanks dude! Nope, I'm making it hard for my self...lol. Just using a kl25z board and a teensy/octo board for the leds. Maybe next build I'll use the Pinscape controller and some other boards. Thanks for the watch!
By the way, you do an amazing Job. Step by step to a verry perfect Cabinet in every Detail . 👍
Thanks Tobias! You're welcome...Cheers!
No teensy 3.2s anywhere I can find 🤨 I'm hoping a Teensy 4 will work on it I can get them here in UK.
A teensy 4.0 does work, just make sure you flash 4.0 software. Thanks for the watch!
Good video, although the subtitles are not in Spanish
Thanks! Yeah I don't have Spanish subtitles, just English I believe. Thanks for the watch!
I'am so sorry but i have too more questions 😭so, i have one left and one right led strip and a matrix on the back of the playfield like in your system. So, what i have to do that all are working together? Can I just connect them together or does each stripe and matrix need their own teensy? And how do I program the whole thing in the arduino Software? SORRY
No worries. I think you need to watch the next 4 videos as all of the info is there and in a better format than a message here. You can put them together or keep them seperate, you just have to make your cabinet.xml file to match. Cheers!
is there any benefit to the teensy/octohat vs the all in one LEDWiz?
As far as I know the ledwiz cannot process the info the aleds need for dof led lighting control. A teensy has a microprocessor that can send the power and signal to the aleds to get them to work. The octo board allows for way more leds to be controlled that the teensy can control alone. That's why they are combined together in most builds. I do plan on adding a ledwiz to my cabinet in the future for dof controlled basic lighting of the front panel buttons and flipper/magnasave buttons. Thanks for the watch!
Where can I find the Teency and octo board for purchase?
Pjrc.com should have what you need but there are other sites out there too. Thanks for the watch!
Hi Emil is there a way to fix the led matrix if one of the little copper pads came off the back? Was moving it too much
You could gently scrape back past the copper pad to gain access to the trace and solder there too. Just be gentle and if it works, I would add some glue gun to make some strain relief so it doesn't pull off again. Cheers!
Ok will try that. thanks
Good luck!
Hi.
I built the cabin according to your guidelines (almost).
I have a problem with purchasing a Teensy controller to control LEDs. Can it be replaced with an Arduino Nano?
Cool, when you're done you'll have to send me some pics. You can get teensy 4.0 almost anywhere, I just did a search. 3.2 is harder but still might be able to get it too. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!
@@wayofthewrench Thank you for your time. If I get stuck on any problem, I will contact you :-)
The machine is 90% complete (I've already played it... Oh jeez!)
Did you find one? I just ordered a 4.0 from pjr site
@@wayofthewrench Yes, I found it on exactly the same website. I haven't bought it yet but I definitely will.
For now I am using Arduino as ambilight and it does the "robot".
Another alternative is getting one from Arnoz or even switching to a Wemos
hi, where is the teensy link again to paste into aurdino? I am not seeing it in the video description. Thanks it is too blurry to make out on the screen.
The teensy basic led test sketch is already in the library for the teensy. Just set it up and load the basic led test sketch, no need to copy paste anything. Hope this helps. Cheers!
I have the 3.2 teensy I think that’s why I’m having a issue
I have been throughly enjoying the vpin video series, appreciate the hard work-very well done.
That's what version I am using in the video but it shouldn't matter, it's just a sketch from arduino that'll work on all of them.
Thanks Jimmy! Glad I could help ya out. If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Cheers!
Consulta, cual es el nombre técnico de la placa que tiene las fichas RJ45? desde ya muchas gracias y saludos
Here's a link
www.pjrc.com/store/octo28_adaptor.html
@@wayofthewrench muchas gracias por responder ya ví que en Argentina la puedo conseguir, saludos
Does it matter whether you use a Cat5, Cat6, or Cat7?
.....I said Cat 6. Just kidding. Ya I'm not sure but cat 6 is readily available, even at the dollar store so I would just go with that. Thanks for the watch! Cheers!
@Way of the Wrench I had an extra cat7 lying around so just curious. Thanks
So I just took a look and the connector is different on cat 7 so it may not work.
@Way of the Wrench Good to know thanks
No worries...Cheers!
hi sorry to contact you this way, but can't find your email, this pop in to see if you are interested in free reviewing some smart home products? jack from Owltron
No worries. Please send me a dm on Instagram, my Instagram is in the video description. Thanks!