This video shows how the 8x8x8 RGB LED Cube was built. 512x PL9823 LEDs were used to make the 8x8x8 LED RGB Cube. It consists of 8 identical segments with 8x8 LEDs. The segments are attached with screws to the base. That means the segments can be removed easily in case of a faulty LED. All electronic components including the power supply are located inside the base. Please check the pinout of your LEDs before making the cube.

00:00 intro
00:04 basic structure
00:11 decoupling capacitor
00:34 solder DATA lines
01:31 solder power lines
02:00 solder segments
03:06 DATA lines to connect rows
03:21 pretest
03:27 paint wires
04:30 cut base parts
04:57 drill holes into base
05:07 wire bracket
05:56 glue base
06:53 mount segments
07:54 segment DATA lines
08:21 wire power supply
09:41 schematic controller
10:06 mount power supply
10:30 mount sheet metal
11:42 remove protection film
11:53 finished LED Cube

Key features:

512x PL9823 LEDs (5mm diameter)
same data protocoll as WS2812 LEDs
LED pitch 30mm
steel wire ~40m (0.5mm diameter, horizontal connections)
steel wire ~13m (0.6mm diameter, vertical connections)
base dimensions 300x300x63mm
base material black acrylic glass 3mm
controller Wemos D1 Mini Pro with ESPixelStick Firmware 4.0
level shifter 74HCT125 to convert 3.3V logic up to 5V
animations made with xLights
SD card slot to play back animations

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LED RGB Cube 8x8x8
   • LED RGB Cube 8x8x8  

Creating a xLights 8x8x8 LED Cube Model
   • Creating a xLights 8x8x8 LED Cube Model  

xLights
https://xlights.org/releases/

xLights model
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/huax24hafb...

xLights Sequence file
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ppxo3f...

xLights fseq file
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/but9gi...

Creating xLights Animations for a 8x8x8 LED Cube
   • Creating xLights Animations for a 8x8...  

ESPixelStick Controller Firmware
https://github.com/forkineye/ESPixelS...

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