Download 8x8x8 Led Cube Program Software
Arduino Sketches
Arduino_8x8x8_Cube.pde
Pyroelectro_8x8x8.pde
(bonus if the tutorial with the 3D LED software also has random Matrix style idle animation) Already built a 3x3x3 and it's simple enough to do custom animation although there isn't much to show for it. With 8x8x8 cube I wanted to have it spell out my name. A process to update the firmware on a Geekcreit® 8x8x8 LED Cube 3D Light Square Blue LED Electronic DIY Kit and get it cycling animations, using a Mac OSX. I got this Geekcreit® 8x8x8 LED Cube 3D Light Square Blue LED Electronic DIY Kit from Banggood ('the kit').
Description: Led cube 8x8x8 sourcecode and instructions. File list: 3531 3D 8 light cube modulo Software 3D8Win.application. 3531 3D 8 light cube modulo Software 3D8Win.exe. 3531 3D 8 light cube modulo Software 3D8Win.exe.manifest. 3531 3D 8 light cube modulo Software 3D8Win.pdb. JolliFactory have designed a single color 8x8x8 LED Cube aptly named jolliCube. It is designed for entry level hobbyist who wants to take on the challenge to build a bigger cube rather than settle for a 4x4x4 or 5x5x5 LED cube. The electronic circuit for jolliCube is based on the MAX7219 ICs to drive the cube.
The software for running a static program on the 8x8x8 is pretty darn complex. But for the most part it consists of two portions:
-LED Cube Updating via Interrupt
-Main Loop LED Scheme Execution
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It's simply impossible to describe everything that the software is doing (thanks to CHR from instructables for writing this software!) in this project on a single webpage so I'll just skim over what I think are the most important parts. Starting with the LED updating algorithm. In order to keep the cube up to date, we need to be constantly updating each of the 8 layers to represent changes we might have made to how things should be lit up. To do that we keep specific timing using timer interrupts and constantly updating code.LED Cube Updating via Interrupt
Once you have the LED updating scheme working you can start having fun. Back in the main loop you can now tell the cube which LEDs to light up and where and they'll do exactly that. If you look through the code you can see some unique programs and functions that CHR has written as examples of what the 8x8x8 cube can do:
Main Loop LED Scheme Execution