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21. 4 x 4 x 4 LED cube

Hello everyone!

Today, I will show you how to make an LED cube (4x4x4). I have used blue LEDs but you are allowed to use any other colour.  This project took nearly two days for completion - one day to complete the structure and the next one to prepare the sketch. This project was specially designed for my Arduino Nano; unfortunately, the Arduino Nano had some issues while uploading the code. After several attempts, I realised that the problem was with the Arduino board and not my sketch. At first I used the Arduino Uno, but later I solved the issue with the Arduino Nano and used it.


 Supplies

  • LEDs (x64) - any colour
  • Metal wires - 4" long and 20 gauge thick
  • Resistors (x4) - 220Ω
  • Arduino Nano
  • Prototype PCB
  • Wires - Thin
  • Solder
  • Cardboard sheet/ Wooden plank/ 3D printed template

You may need some tools as well, which are:

  • Soldering iron
  • Needle-Nose pliers (for cutting)
  • Round-Nose pliers (for bending the metal wires)
  • Tweezers
  • Ruler - 15 cm


Setup



Using your ruler, draw a grid onto a cardboard sheet/ wooden plank with 9 squares, each with a dimension of 1"x1". Carefully poke/drill a hole onto the points where the lines meet, and the diameter of the hole must be equal to the diameter of the LED.

Place the metal wires above the LEDs and solder the wires with the anodes of the LEDs. Then, place two other wires, one at the top and another at the bottom, and solder it with the four wires. Repeat this procedure for other three layers.

Carefully place 16 metal wires (4" long) in an arrangement like the grid you've drawn and solder each layer with the wires.

Your cube must look similar to the one in the images above.

Connections

  • Layer 01 - A0
  • Layer 02 - A1
  • Layer 03 - A2
  • Layer 04 - A3

Coding

Please send a request to arduinoprojectsbyr@gmail.com to get the codes.

Final Look

Second version: https://arduinoprojectsbyr.blogspot.com/2019/11/35-led-cube-4x4x4-version-20.html
If anyone has any questions or suggestions about this projects, please comment them below or feel free to send them at arduinoprojectsbyr@gmail.com.

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