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My Storage has a Search Bar! Gridfinity + 8,552 LEDs = Litfinity!

Published on Mon, Nov 27th 2023 Science & Technology Rectangular HD

My most ambitious project begins...
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I'm building a massive smart workshop organizer system, with mechanical vertical carousels, automatic inventory tracking, and a truly astounding number of rainbow lights. First step: Prototype the core features, registering, searching, and of course lighting the bins.

It turned out to be a great chance to show you how to prototype - aggressively cutting time, squashing assumptions, and avoiding time sinks are critical when the project is so massive.

Source code and design files for this project will not be shared. I just don't have the time to prepare such a massive set of assets. I may change this policy in a later stage - it all depends on how quickly I can pull this project together.

Also, I got to use a Pantheon HS3. It's truly bananas. https://pantheondesign.com

Key components:
RGB Tape, 144 LEDs per meter: https://amzn.to/3unxL6b
RGB matrix, 64x64, 2mm pitch: https://amzn.to/3utjJ3c
49E Hall sensor: https://amzn.to/3RczXGM
T-Display-S3 ESP32, 1.9": https://amzn.to/47rsB7L
Glass reed switch (HIGHLY SUSSY): https://amzn.to/3uBWWSA
Plastic reed switch (LESS SUSSY): https://amzn.to/3Gfwscf
Raspberry Pi 400: https://amzn.to/3uthQDr
PN532 RFID Reader Module w/ Tags: https://amzn.to/4a2Vidc

Key models:
Laptop Frame for Pi 400 by n602: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5375800
Gridfinity basic frames:

Timetable:
00:00-03:00 Why? How? What?
03:00-05:43 What made this possible
05:43-07:37 Setting constraints
07:37-11:12 Lights and sensors
11:12-13:54 Everything goes wrong
13:54-17:07 Building base station
17:07-20:40 Building baseplate
20:40-23:54 Baseplate, base station, database
23:54-27:50 Thankies
27:50-28:14 The most elaborate Patron thank-you of all time

Credits:
"Wall-E" by Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios
"Vertical Carousel Storage System SSTEEL" by SteelDesign Vietnam
"Vertical Storage and Retrieval Carousel VSR" by SpaceSavingStorage
"B***h Please" by Michett
Stock footage, effects, and CGI from Storyblocks
Interference SFX by Partners in Rhyme
Other SFX by www.zapsplat.com
Play button image from Wikimedia Commons