Why didn’t you use a socket?
I use sockets for chips most of the time to save any risk of heat damage but mainly so they are easily retrieved for other projects when the current one no longer holds any interest for me. Plus if the circuit doesn’t work it’s easy to swap in another chip to test if th e chip is at fault. Maybe I’m just crazy from all the solder fumes. ; )
** Actually, I just forgot to**
Actually, I just forgot to buy the sockets and wanted to start on Christmas. If this one ever fries, then I’ll get the sockets. And I like to keep my old projects as a way of saying “yeah, i made that” and “look how far I’ve come”.
Oh, and I also forgot to mention: I would love for my fellow LMRtians to suggest some cool patterns for the 4x4x4 cube.
Looking forward to see your
Looking forward to see your LED cube working. I have made one using Arduino and for a FEZ Panda running NETMF http://www.microframeworkprojects.com/index.php?title=LED_cube but never tried a PICAXE.
But is this project really a ‘Robot – work in progress’ ? It probably should be posted under ‘Something Else’ .
And it might be a bit early to ask for cool patterns before you have the cube working. As far as I can tell your only testing the LEDs manually on the video.
PS. I would also recommend that you start using a breadboard on your projects and get the system to work there before you solder anything at all. And never solder any chip directly on the board if you can avoid it.
** I’ve done all the math and**
I’ve done all the math and used the system that I used before. So it should work with no problems.
Can you tell us more about
Can you tell us more about what the “IRIS System (master control)” is?
For inspiration you should
For inspiration you should have a look at this http://www.instructables.com/id/Led-Cube-8x8x8/ and please vote for him in the contest (at the top of the page).
** I was waiting until I was**
I was waiting until I was done to tell everyone on a post but the IRIS System is composed of A couple of septate systems:
this is an EXTREMELY long term goal that will slowly mature in the order that they are listed.
and thank you for that link, very helpful.
If your LED lights up from
If your LED lights up from the soldering iron I would consider buying a new one. To me it sound like some current is leaking out to the metal of your soldering iron and the wall plug didn’t look like a grounded plug. The LED might act as a part of a rectifier bridge and what your seeing is actually PWM at the frequency of your AC supply.
I’m really not sure. You
I’m really not sure. You might put a post up on the forum as that is the proper place for this question.
If the voltage/current is not enough to give you a shock, you might end up frying some component while soldering them.