ledcube

Arduino Code for controlling a 5 x 5 x 5 RGB LED Cube with 74hc595 ICs

How to write and execute your own Animations

1. Copy TemplateAnimation.cpp and TemplateAnimation.h into the main folder.
2. Rename the two files to the name your animation should have.
3. By using search and replace, replace all occurences of TemplateAnimation with the name of your animation.
4. Write your own animation code. If you declare new methods or class variables, write their signatures into the header file. Initialize variables in the constructor (watch out for arrays)
5. Go to main.ino, add a statement to include your animation header file.
6. Change the type of the animation object to your animation.

Good to know:

• Variables defined outside of a method are global and thus MUST HAVE A UNIQUE NAME!. This is not ideal, so please only use class variables, defined in the header file.
• Look at Cube.h to get an idea of what is already implemented to change leds.
• Framerate can be set in the constructor of your animation.
• Default Framerate for all animations that don't specify a framerate can be changed in Animation.h
• Up to 175 fps are guaranteed to work! (even after the upgrade to pwm, but only achievable if the calculation of the frame is not demanding)
• Instead of bitvalues, you can use the color constants defined in ColorConstants.h.

How to add new methods to change the led colors to the cube

1. Write your method in Cube.cpp.
2. Add your method signature to Cube.h.