When I watched the soldering process I thought one must be insane to do this. Now I want to build my own! An accelerometer would be a nice add-on I think ...
@@mokungitbrand974 150zł for 100pcs, even in Poland where i live those LEDs are cheaper... You'r competition sells whole strips for a lot less, 144 LED strip for 41zł...
If you set LED rotated (like diamonds) it makes it easier to solder the ground and 5v rails without risk of shorting to the data pins. The finished item is very cool though.
Dude.. This is next level dedication! 👍😍 You could also put an IMU (accelerometer, gyroscope, compass) in it, so it reacts to rotation or acceleration! 😱
The LED are real simple, you don't need a schematic. the positive and negative power rails are all parallel and the data lines are series as it uses PWM to control the LEDs. The important thing to have are the 3D printer files for the wire bender and the hemisphere to hold the LEDs in place.
@@MekazaBitrusty Yes the code would be quite useful but you can come up with your own designs and re-purpose the Adafruit code found here: learn.adafruit.com/rgb-led-strips/usage. I know I would do some defines for longitude and latitude lines to make things easier.
In local vernacular, “Holy Cow”. Nice done. This undertaking is beyond compare. Wonderful result. Infinite possibilities for holiday decorations. Thank you for sharing.
I am working on a fully functional Guy Manuel mask (the gold Daft Punk) and I had no idea how I was going to do the front array of LEDs, but your technique that you used here will be perfect! Thanks!!
Very nice project. Congratz on the awesome result! What i learned from this is to make a little testrig with spring contacts to pretest every LED before soldering it in, and use ESD protection at your workplace to minimize the risk of zapping any LEDs dead at assembly...
I hope you don't think I'm being a smart ass, Jiri, but I could've told you that by using dozens of these square LEDs, you should've been testing a row (ring) of these as you went. I, too, have played extensively with LEDs as I share the same passion with these incredibly devices. But I found that it's best to build slowly, layer by layer which makes it far easier to troubleshoot in cases of shorts or cold joints as you made mention of. You are quite a character, sir. I like that you were genuine & honest about how fatigued (and no doubt bug-eyed) you were soldering this monstrosity together. I loved how excited you were when 9:40 you had that "IT'S ALIVE!" moment. I have soldered these tiny COB lights onto flat aluminum star-shaped heat sinks - and those feet are so damn tiny - I need a huge magnifying lamp and working with tweezers to assemble them. I can only solder 10x before I must rest my hands & eyes. I don't know how you could do 50 of these like that. You're a soldering machine! Congrats again on your ingenious device, Jiri. SUGGESTION: Since you're so adept with electronics, I was going to suggest you insert a driver gear in the open end of your LED Ball and attach this to a stand with a driveshaft and slowly turning motor unit. That way, your sphere could rotate as the lights dance to the patterns. Combining these two elements would be mind boggling!
that is very ingenious building the jig to solder everything up! I'd ended up doing it the hard fumbling way, with lots of finger burns. Lol Looks great !
Hello, Great build. I Plan to make one now to go on top of a flag pole. Plan to spray them with a UV enamel, or enclose in a large ballball. I'm going to have an external power supply, so is there a suggested controller I can replace which will allow the 10amps?
Thanks for superb project! What can be used to make the LEDs stick better in the sockets. For me they pop out after a while. They come in tightly. Did you use any glue? I am asking for tips!
Do they make those chips in WWA (warm white/cool white/amber)? I want to make one of these then put it inside a vintage art deco globe lightshade so I can have a normal smart light or a sort of virtual spotlight
I made it woooh, it looks awesome! Also i added 2 buttons on the bottom hole to switch color effects and an accellerometer in the inside that i'm currently not using because i'm struggling with the code. But hey it lights up⭐
Bravo!! That's absolutely brilliant! Well worth the extra work soldering and the difficult replacement of faulty LEDs - cubes are, at least, an order of magnitude below! I also loved the 3D-printed jig which was imperative to hold the LEDs in place for soldering (not to mention your beautiful wire bending machine, but that can be replaced by a plastic cone or similar). I was so impressed that I subscribed without even watching any of your other videos :-)
Dobrý den mate pekne vidka. Chcem sa opytat, ci vo vasich projektoch nechybaju, alebo preco chybaju resistory pred ledkami ? Vsade som vidiel ze do okruhov sa pred ledky davaju resistoru a napriklad v srdiecku s ledkami alebo tuna ziadny resistor. Je to preto ze samotna nosna konstrukcia posobi ako resistor, alebo to nieje nutne ?
@Jiri Praus Very cool! I'd like to make one. Is it possible to do soldering without a printed mold? I don't have a printer and it's expensive to order by a printingcompany. Any ideas? Very cool sphere!!!😀👍
Nicely Done! Although it does not reduce the number of solder joints, it should be possible to rotate the LEDs left 45 degrees to line up the DataIn and DataOut pads. You could then place a ring of wire over the data pads and solder, then clip the center out of each LED. Might make it easier to solder than fiddling with lots of small wires. I suppose you could also alternate power rings to pack them closer together and avoid having to run both power and ground between each ring, but that might make the programming more difficult since addressing would swap directions on each ring. See, such creativity as you've demonstrated gets lots more going! Again, very nicely done!
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When I watched the soldering process I thought one must be insane to do this. Now I want to build my own!
An accelerometer would be a nice add-on I think ...
You read my mind; having a series of programs that respond to 3D alignment, acceleration and velocity, would add even more layers of spectacular!
Yeah that's what I wos thinking
I sware. my first was similar.
gyroscope or accelerometer. 😊
Use a Nano33 BLE or something
@@mokungitbrand974 150zł for 100pcs, even in Poland where i live those LEDs are cheaper... You'r competition sells whole strips for a lot less, 144 LED strip for 41zł...
If you set LED rotated (like diamonds) it makes it easier to solder the ground and 5v rails without risk of shorting to the data pins. The finished item is very cool though.
Was just about to suggest the same idea...
@@Duraltia I was about to think about the idea... ;) hehe
man... i already printed Jiri's jig... Good suggestion though..
That’s a great idea, though I think it wouldn’t look as nice as you would have more gaps and less LEDs.
Dude.. This is next level dedication! 👍😍
You could also put an IMU (accelerometer, gyroscope, compass) in it, so it reacts to rotation or acceleration! 😱
Can you share the schematic and those programs you have used?
The LED are real simple, you don't need a schematic. the positive and negative power rails are all parallel and the data lines are series as it uses PWM to control the LEDs. The important thing to have are the 3D printer files for the wire bender and the hemisphere to hold the LEDs in place.
and the code? 😊
@@MekazaBitrusty Yes the code would be quite useful but you can come up with your own designs and re-purpose the Adafruit code found here: learn.adafruit.com/rgb-led-strips/usage. I know I would do some defines for longitude and latitude lines to make things easier.
If the 3D CAD file available for that sphere shape?please share link...
I loved this video.
I cannot imagine how tedious that must have been to put together but what a fantastic job in the end.
Was looking for some led lights ideas and came across this page. This is a awesome project, it made me forget what I was looking for.
Очень красивый шарик!
Очень аккуратно спаял!
Молодец!
Да просто о%уенный глобус!
And now you have only 29 to go for your christmas tree 😁👍 Nice project !
Awesome project and good job! I love the led holder idea!!
It really isn't fair that we can only click the "like" button once - beautiful - so elegant!
In local vernacular, “Holy Cow”. Nice done. This undertaking is beyond compare. Wonderful result. Infinite possibilities for holiday decorations. Thank you for sharing.
Watched this video so many times and it never gets boring , brilliant work
Very nice job! Looks so cool!
Next project: LED Sphere soldering machine 🙃
Excellent work dude 👍
I really salute to your patience and artistic hand.
Thank you so much for sharing this video.
I am working on a fully functional Guy Manuel mask (the gold Daft Punk) and I had no idea how I was going to do the front array of LEDs, but your technique that you used here will be perfect! Thanks!!
Amazing! Have you considered creating a 3d printing cover to protect and diffuse the lights?
I’m so glad to see that this got so many views. You obviously spent a lot of time on it so I hope it payed off!
Thank you! I am really glad and surprised, too!
Ничего прекраснее. Красивее. Великолепнее. Раслобляющего. Прекрасного! Восхитительного не видел!
I am sitting here and I am totally amazed. WOW! Really good job!
Hello Jiri. Can you please share 3d model of half sphere for 3d printing? I would like to repeat your project.
Yes would be nice if you share the 3d model to print :)
i'm interested to :) would be very nice if you share the 3D model and maybe the fusion360 file.
you can find all the files on the project website: www.instructables.com/id/Christmas-LED-Sphere/ :)
Need 10 of these on my Xmas tree asap.........
hahahaha
Came here for incredible craftsmanship, stayed for the improvised fashion scarf statement and beats. :D
Which matiral you used for moulds
This is great. You should try printing a 1mm solid shell out of transparent filament to act as diffusion.
Jiří, this is absolutely MENTAL. Well done.
I just finished building this following this guide and boy video doesn't do it justice
Very nice project. Congratz on the awesome result! What i learned from this is to make a little testrig with spring contacts to pretest every LED before soldering it in, and use ESD protection at your workplace to minimize the risk of zapping any LEDs dead at assembly...
Ur work is very neat as mine so precise luv to see such well organised work after a long time
The end result is hypnotising, I love it! Amazing work 👏 would be amazing to use something like this for like a glowing orb in a costume
that is maaad
hard work and patience at some other level
Any other chips to replace esp32
Maybe esp8266 but dont have bluetooth...
Now I want those for my Christmas Tree next year.
I hope you don't think I'm being a smart ass, Jiri, but I could've told you that by using dozens of these square LEDs, you should've been testing a row (ring) of these as you went. I, too, have played extensively with LEDs as I share the same passion with these incredibly devices. But I found that it's best to build slowly, layer by layer which makes it far easier to troubleshoot in cases of shorts or cold joints as you made mention of. You are quite a character, sir. I like that you were genuine & honest about how fatigued (and no doubt bug-eyed) you were soldering this monstrosity together. I loved how excited you were when 9:40 you had that "IT'S ALIVE!" moment. I have soldered these tiny COB lights onto flat aluminum star-shaped heat sinks - and those feet are so damn tiny - I need a huge magnifying lamp and working with tweezers to assemble them. I can only solder 10x before I must rest my hands & eyes. I don't know how you could do 50 of these like that. You're a soldering machine! Congrats again on your ingenious device, Jiri. SUGGESTION: Since you're so adept with electronics, I was going to suggest you insert a driver gear in the open end of your LED Ball and attach this to a stand with a driveshaft and slowly turning motor unit. That way, your sphere could rotate as the lights dance to the patterns. Combining these two elements would be mind boggling!
Wah bagus nih, bisa dijadikan referensi proyek elektronika selanjutnya di Channel saya
WOW great craftmanship here. hope to see a bigger one for disco.
This is osum i made it with lazer pointed to prismatic sphere ...the light Pattern was insane..
Nice idea for my new project..👍👍👍👍😁
Ty jo ty máš opravdu rád ten jedno žilnej mosaznej drát, good job nervy bych na to neměl.
Классно! Очень понравилось! Спасибо за подробное видео.
This is a HUGE achievement!! Well done.
Thats it, we can all give up now. utterly amazing
... GENIUS with tons of patience .... wonderful job Master ... thank you for sharing and educating us
Wow amazing.. These need to be made for jugglers. Somehow where they cab hit the ground and still start lit or even bounce.. Great job!
Watching while soldering LEDs on my lighted Christmas tree topper!
Great video and fun to Watch! Keep up the good work. You could add accelerometer and gyro to make it interactive !
I will, thank you!
would you consider sharing the mold you used to build? looks 3d printed.
www.instructables.com/id/Christmas-LED-Sphere/
Awwwwsome...Congratulations!!!
One of the best light spheres ever see...
That is a thing of beauty, well done. I'm very impressed. You've earned another subscriber for that feat.
This is so cool!
Sehr gut gemacht. Unheimlich viel Arbeit und ein sehr schönes Ergebnis. Respekt
that is very ingenious building the jig to solder everything up! I'd ended up doing it the hard fumbling way, with lots of finger burns. Lol Looks great !
Very nice soldering challenge and great result for a lot of work!
Amazing!! Love you wire art!
Full respect, I now know what im gone do for next couple of weeks :)
Keep them coming and thanks for sharing.
Absolutely awesome, great idea and very good result!
This is so cool. We'll be featuring this on The Awesomer today.
Just priceless. Well done and thanks for sharing.
Great craftmanship, you sure earned a subscriber!
i wouldn't have the patience for this lol Glad you did.
It is not patented, Don't worry. you can do it.
@@raizrazer That was a autocorrect typo on my part, What I mean was I don't have is the patience to do something like that lol
Now you can do your own New Years Eve Ball Drop!! Very cool!
how can anybody dislike this video??? thats some next level dedication. this is amazing :)
Even your videos are a work of art. Came here from Hackaday to give a thumbs up.
Hello,
Great build. I Plan to make one now to go on top of a flag pole. Plan to spray them with a UV enamel, or enclose in a large ballball.
I'm going to have an external power supply, so is there a suggested controller I can replace which will allow the 10amps?
I admire your commitment to this project. Great work, looks very clean!
Merry Christmas sir cool colourful sphere
is it possible to change the templates into a honey comb so as not to have to make the rings
is ther anyway to put amicro switch to change the patterns
beautiful work of art I will make a bigger one thank you for everything
A great invention! but you could put the purchase links of the articles that you have used to build it. Thank you
Thanks for superb project!
What can be used to make the LEDs stick better in the sockets. For me they pop out after a while. They come in tightly.
Did you use any glue?
I am asking for tips!
I only have one thing to say.... wow!!! Amazing!
Spectacular! Really a soldering master piece. Thank you.
Great work just wondering if you sell any of your craftsmanship or do requests orders thank you
This is engineering of another level. Great job, buddy!
Do they make those chips in WWA (warm white/cool white/amber)? I want to make one of these then put it inside a vintage art deco globe lightshade so I can have a normal smart light or a sort of virtual spotlight
Mate, this job is impresive!
I dont know much abt electronics but im electrified😍😍
Beautiful project! Tks for sharing.... you got a lot patient bro.!
Wow !!! Tu est vraiment Kool Jiri. Bravo ! Bonne Année 2020 Mister !
Legend has it the man has never created a short in his life.
Wow man. Super amazing a just WOW.
I was wondering about the wire. It seemed super easy to solder to.
बहुत अच्छा है ।खूबसूरत बना है भैया जी ।
Now use an Esp and build like 30 of them to hang them on a Christmas Tree.
The BoM already indicates that it has an ESP inside.
I just said that
That is a thing of beauty my friend, thanks for sharing.
Sweet! super well done! I feel like your talent outshines your subscriber count!
Fancy meeting you here.
Getting any good ideas?
@@pileofstuff always! Love finding new small YTers
I made it woooh, it looks awesome!
Also i added 2 buttons on the bottom hole to switch color effects and an accellerometer in the inside that i'm currently not using because i'm struggling with the code. But hey it lights up⭐
Wonderful creation 😎😎
Can you build and sell a 20" inch diameter version with a power cord and remote for on/off/pattern hold?
What kind of flux is used for brass?
I can watch this all day long ... great job man .. awesome
Wow, after all this hard work, you really need to be happy. Congratulations.
Bravo!! That's absolutely brilliant! Well worth the extra work soldering and the difficult replacement of faulty LEDs - cubes are, at least, an order of magnitude below! I also loved the 3D-printed jig which was imperative to hold the LEDs in place for soldering (not to mention your beautiful wire bending machine, but that can be replaced by a plastic cone or similar). I was so impressed that I subscribed without even watching any of your other videos :-)
Dobrý den mate pekne vidka. Chcem sa opytat, ci vo vasich projektoch nechybaju, alebo preco chybaju resistory pred ledkami ? Vsade som vidiel ze do okruhov sa pred ledky davaju resistoru a napriklad v srdiecku s ledkami alebo tuna ziadny resistor.
Je to preto ze samotna nosna konstrukcia posobi ako resistor, alebo to nieje nutne ?
Always check if the leds are good ore bad before you soldering them in, special on this project, nice sphere by the way :-)
A larger version of this would be fantastic as a New Years Eve ball to drop at midnight!
hackaday.com/2012/09/11/disco-planet-a-massive-rgbw-led-array-in-a-6-globe/
@@kenheitmueller69 Thanks!
This is really insane, and an engineering masterpiece
@Jiri Praus Very cool! I'd like to make one.
Is it possible to do soldering without a printed mold? I don't have a printer and it's expensive to order by a printingcompany.
Any ideas?
Very cool sphere!!!😀👍
This is absolutely Amazing! I need one for my e-scooter Safety visibility at night 🤩
Dude…How are your solder joints so clean?!?!?!😮
Love the project❤ In in the process of making my second half now. Can’t wait for the final result 😅
Nicely Done! Although it does not reduce the number of solder joints, it should be possible to rotate the LEDs left 45 degrees to line up the DataIn and DataOut pads. You could then place a ring of wire over the data pads and solder, then clip the center out of each LED. Might make it easier to solder than fiddling with lots of small wires.
I suppose you could also alternate power rings to pack them closer together and avoid having to run both power and ground between each ring, but that might make the programming more difficult since addressing would swap directions on each ring.
See, such creativity as you've demonstrated gets lots more going! Again, very nicely done!
*_BRILLIANT!_*