Who wants a cheap, simple, Arduino-based LED controller?

[persun87]

Hi everyone since I'm not real smart with electronics I have a question about the typhoon controller I was working with it and one of the stray pwm wires hit a driver and shorted the driver and the typhoon. I've tried to trouble shoot the controller I've got it narrowed down to the atmega328 pu chip or the LCD screen. Does this sound right. Or anyone have any idea? The LCD will display blocks but does not light up or change thanks everyone

 

[theatrus]

Hi everyone since I'm not real smart with electronics I have a question about the typhoon controller I was working with it and one of the stray pwm wires hit a driver and shorted the driver and the typhoon. I've tried to trouble shoot the controller I've got it narrowed down to the atmega328 pu chip or the LCD screen. Does this sound right. Or anyone have any idea? The LCD will display blocks but does not light up or change thanks everyone

Quite possible you cooked the microcontroller - can you interact with it in any way (i.e., programming)?

 

[persun87]

I don't have the ftdi cable I think I will go ahead and order a new micro controller and cable if that seems to be a possibility

 

[shark boy]

Cooked Typhon

Cooked Typhon

I think I'd try the FTDI cable first. You might of just killed the program. I've done that.

shark boy

 

[persun87]

is there anywhere to buy one other than online?

 

[persun87]

Ok I have the controller working with out being hooked to the drivers it a pears to work right Checking PWM out put on off... but when hooked to the drivers it does opposite of what its supose to when off drivers are on when on drivers are off. now when i check the controller and have all channels on it says 5v out of PWM and when I plug in the drivers without controller the PWM on them says 5v also does this make sense? they are steve's leds drivers. both outputing 5v makes no sense to me.

 

[persun87]

Problem solved

 

[shark boy]

Fdti

Fdti

Not to my knowledge. It is worth having one around. Well worth the money.

 

[89Delta]

Has anyone thought of designing a controller/led driver using an i2c lcd screen....was thinking about using the chip from the leonardo since it has the usb programming input, still using the same buttons but also adding an i2c interface for 4-6 relays and using all 6 pwm channels for led drivers...either the cat4101 or the meanwell drivers for circuit board application.

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[shark boy]

Ftdi

Ftdi

Got mine from Sparkfun $15
I haven't seeen any locally. Not that many electronic hobby shops around anymore.

 

[WingoLED]

Ok I have the controller working with out being hooked to the drivers it a pears to work right Checking PWM out put on off... but when hooked to the drivers it does opposite of what its supose to when off drivers are on when on drivers are off. now when i check the controller and have all channels on it says 5v out of PWM and when I plug in the drivers without controller the PWM on them says 5v also does this make sense? they are steve's leds drivers. both outputing 5v makes no sense to me.

May be reverse the PWM output in the software will cure your problem.

 

[WingoLED]

Yeah, there are definitely many other platforms we could move to that would get us all sorts of great features but you're absolutely right, then it wouldn't be a Typhon any more.

I have some cool thoughts for the UI but I want to work them out before I talk about them in public.

Have you ever consider to use a color touch screen in the UI? I am in love with the screen of the Jarduino project.

 

[mm.reefs]

Has anyone thought of designing a controller/led driver using an i2c lcd screen....was thinking about using the chip from the leonardo since it has the usb programming input, still using the same buttons but also adding an i2c interface for 4-6 relays and using all 6 pwm channels for led drivers...either the cat4101 or the meanwell drivers for circuit board application.

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You can use the MCP23008 chip and adapt the i2c lcd screen circuit/code from the Hydra. With this and other mods you can free up the other PWM ports and some more I/O's. That's what I did last year and it work fine.

 

[WingoLED]

Any one know of a component box that fit this controller? Who has extra PCB now?

 

[89Delta]

You can use the MCP23008 chip and adapt the i2c lcd screen circuit/code from the Hydra. With this and other mods you can free up the other PWM ports and some more I/O's. That's what I did last year and it work fine.

I'm actually using the I2C LCD Backpack from adafruit. Was just wondering if the atmega32u4-au would be a good fit for an "updated" typhon controller or one of my own since it has usb programming input capabilities.

 

[shark boy]

I'm actually using the I2C LCD Backpack from adafruit. Was just wondering if the atmega32u4-au would be a good fit for an "updated" typhon controller or one of my own since it has usb programming input capabilities.

Do you have menu's? I scraped my I2c buttons because I couldn't get them to work with the sketch I use?
If so please post the sketch.


shark boy

 

[elettrone1975]

hello spuzzum,can you re-upload the sketch.thanks

 

[elettrone1975]

Please i need the sketch for arduino in post #972.
I' m italian sorry for my english! I have chenge the sketch for typhon 6ch no blk for free one pin and use it for external fan, but it not run. New thanks!!!

 

[89Delta]

Shark boy,

The LCD Backpack from them has no I2C button input. How ever I have been woring on trying to redesign the Original Typhon by DWMZ to use all 6 PWM channels and using an MCP23017 I2C chip for the LCD and button input.

 

[mm.reefs]

Shark boy,

The LCD Backpack from them has no I2C button input. How ever I have been woring on trying to redesign the Original Typhon by DWMZ to use all 6 PWM channels and using an MCP23017 I2C chip for the LCD and button input.

Using the MCP23017 for the LCD/buttons is a great idea. It can free up more valuable I/O's from the AVR with only one chip added, cool!!!