Splendida! ✨

256 RGB LEDs beautifully packed in Fermat's Spiral shape

The PCB was designed with KiCad and laid out using a Python script.

The design was inspired by Evil Genious Labs' Fibonacci 256.

Specifications

• 256 WS2812B-B RGB LEDs
• 256 100nF decoupling capacitors
• 2 sets of 3-pin header connectors with standard 0.1" spacing:
  • 5V, DIN, GND
  • 5V, DOUT, GND
• 172mm board diameter
• 3xM3 mounting holes (81.5mm from center)
• Hypnotic skull spiral decoration 💀

Power consumption

| Test condition | Current | Power | | ---------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | | Standby (all LEDs off) | 0.16A | 0.8W | | Maximum brightness, rainbow colors | 3.75A | 18.75W | | Maximum brightness, all LEDs white | 9.21A | 46W |

3D Models

• Splendida 3D Model (OpenSCAD source code)
• Diffuser by ldirko (also available on Thingiverse)

Pixelblaze map

To use with Pixelblaze, load this map file. For more information, check out the Mapping in Pixelblaze guide.

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

The Python scripts are released under the terms of the GNU General Public License(GPL) version 3 or greater.