How to Easily create Animations for your LED Matrix

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In this video I will show you how to easily create animations for your LED Matrix (2x2 - 16x16) with the help of a software. It can even generate Arduino Code so that you can playback the created animations without the software running.
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[@newnuu6448]

Watching this on my 10x10 LED matrix

[@noxxile]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@xcl5915]

Watching this on my 1080*2400 LCD matrix.

[@CTRLALTGeek]

@@xcl5915 thats a TV

[@darrenrebelo1065]

GreatScott! you are inspiring the shit out of me!! you single handedly made me want to get started with custom electronic projects. i love how clearly you explain things, just enough detail without overloading the viewer. just wanted to say thanks for all the work youve done. great channel!!

[@JackLascom]

You are a legend! I've been looking for hours to try and find a way to do this! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

[@eliobou]

That's an amazing contribution. Congratulations Tyler Jones !

[@TylerTimoJ]

:D

[@vincentstuchly8021]

It will be two vids per week? Best week ever!

[@fanistop]

You can actually use the desktop mode, install the matrix at the back of the monitor/tv and have ampilight effect!

[@pierre84820]

Yay thanks you man ! I Really appretiate this kind of video when you upgrade your projects, they are way more attractive !

[@TylerTimoJ]

Awesome vid! Keep it up :)

[@greatscottlab]

Thanks for your amazing software ;-)

[@muh1h1]

Wow, thats a really powerful software! imagine what you could do with it if you had a much bigger matrix!

[@nosafetyswitch9378]

Exactly what I needed!

[@AmusementLabs]

Under 100 club! woot woot! :D thanks, this solved a lot of my issues... keep up the good work... oh and FOURTH!!!!!

[@aneeeessshhh]

You make good videos scott!!

[@zaidhussain5206]

Thank you so much , very informative شكرا جزيلا

[@evilshadow9378]

Keep up the good work

[@addfact7467]

A german guy uploading outside of his normal schedule, the world as we know it is coming to and end

[@tpmodding6950]

😂😂😂😂😂 made my day!

[@Max24871]

I hope you do not actually think that way about germans...

[@leisergeist]

+BMicraft it's a joke maaan

[@Max24871]

LeiserGeist This is the internet, you need to append /s to your comment.

[@davidbell8788]

that's awesome.. great job

[@castro1780]

2:51 "looks mesmerizing" = "give you seizures"

[@vidanatural_oficial]

man.. it was awesome!

[@leomartinez630]

THis is amazing, thank you!

[@dvi3660]

very helpful! thanks!

[@happykillerkeks]

This would really make an awesome floor

[@ycmgxekwa]

Thank you, Tyler Jones and Scott. Awesome software guys.

[@RetchEinhundert]

Endlich, habe mich schon damals gefragt wie du die Animation dort "abspielst".

[@mattibboss]

very cool

[@JOELwindows7]

wow Duper Awesome

[@azyfloof]

That program needs a colour picker something fierce :P I so need to build one of these, didn't realise it was able to update that quick, that's impressive :D

[@user-lm8ch2nk5i]

SUPER!!

[@Starbuck7410]

Dont worry, i will like, scherr, and i am already subscibed

[@DoublePups]

very useful software :D

[@PavelSorc]

nice

[@uroszivojinovic]

wow you awesome electric!

[@AmusementLabs]

aaaaahhhhh! *scream* my comment is in the video!!!!!!! I'm the beaker!!!!! so cool!!!!! I've been noticed!!!!! *dies happy*

[@greatscottlab]

;-)

[@tessa7468]

dat face reveal though (i think you haven't shown it yet, or did you?)

[@AmusementLabs]

+GreatScott! and he responded!!!! *rises from dead and proceeds to die again* :D very cool... definitely gonna try this when I get my computer back! hooray!

[@greatscottlab]

I showed my face multiple times. In every Q&A&C video at least.

[@AmusementLabs]

+Thijs Jager yeah dude he's show his face before.... go back a video or two... not something that's a big deal, everyone pretty much knows what he looks like...

[@Nutellabrot9]

Hi GreatScott! Thanks for the information about the very useful software of Tyler Jones. Unfortunately his software only supports a maximum of 16x16 LEDs. What do you recommend for e.g. a 30x30 matrix? How can I support graphical-files, pictures and movies for that size of matrix? Thanks a lot in advance. (couldn't find any hints in the my predecessor notes).

[@GingerTyPerior]

This seems perfect for what I need! Since it's been created, has the program been updated to include larger or non-equal sided matrices?

[@wishmaster-productions]

Hi GreatScott,could you maybe also tell us how to program multiple scenes and use a button to switch between scenes? So that we can use the led matrix stand alone.

[@SwitchetBladeX3]

Next video: DIY 1080p Monitor

[@LetsMCPE]

sv_Jimmy with 2 million leds?

[@Kostanj42]

2.073.600 leds*.. and about 100meters * 60meters??

[@mikailulum2540]

man its good to make a DIY MiniLED or Full Array LED Monitor conversion

[@3rdeye7thdimension]

Fellow lefty!

[@Alexelectricalengineering]

Thumbs up :)

[@MPElectronique]

Wow!!!

[@maelhostettler1004]

Good

[@enriqueh4605]

esta genial 👍

[@JS7457]

No dislikes ! Wow ! GreatScott you are lucky :p

[@greatscottlab]

You jinxed it ;-)

[@JS7457]

i shouldn't have said that :p

[@KaienSander10Official]

+GreatScott! Now sadly he has 5 dislikes D:

[@John_Ridley]

Nah, the people with pitiful lives will always show up, because a downvote on a good video is the best they can contribute to the world.

[@jjcc8379]

you jinxed it :(

[@adoream4291]

Thank you ❤️ for beginners, though- can I use arduino for every led strip or do some of them only work for other softwares?

[@BillyH6]

Would be fun to brogram a small 2D game for that matrix :D

[@thiagocamargoalima]

Hey, Scott, with some adaptation of course, the desktop mode can be used to bring ambilight to your average TV, don't you think?

[@EquinoxTheGryph]

1:56 its the dots between squares illusion (move your eyes)

[@kirkmendiola2566]

can you make a cross over circuit for subwoofer? there's some guys make a tutorial on youtube ,but i cant understand their tutorial I'd like to watch how to do that crossover circuits on your way, coz it is really clear when you delivered it step by step and it is easy to follow.

[@dabass1701]

Glediator!!!

[@bootlegcaesar7481]

nicer pc!

[@katherinerisden9834]

+Great Scott im having trouble with the arduino that you linked for us id it supposed to use the arduino cc application? Or A different one

[@shadowschyther1259]

the desktop mode seems like it would be great for ambient light.

[@mahrenballs]

Hey I just came across your video and I have a somewhat related question that I've been struggling to find any info on, so I just thought I'd run by ya in case you might have any ideas. The reason I say somewhat related is because I'm not using Audrino (or even familiar with it to be honest) and I could be wrong but I don't think it can be used in my situation anyway, but I am dealing with a small dot matrix screen that I'd like to figure out how to create patterns and animations for like you were doing in the video. I have a hat that I bought recently which has an led screen across the front (it's hidden under the material so when the lights are off it looks just like a normal hat) which is controlled by an android app through bluetooth. The app has options for displaying whatever text you type, a few different patterns & animations, controls for speed, direction, and effects of anything displayed, and an option called "graffiti" which will take whatever you draw (on a dot matrix grid in the app) and display it on the screen. So I already have a way to get whatever patterns or animations that I want to display on the screen... so what I'm looking for is a way to either find pre-made patterns or animations to copy or possibly a way to convert pictures or symbols into dot matrix (basically like the program in your video did) so then I could just copy the pattern into the graffiti section (if that makes sense anyway). Anyway I just thought I'd see if you'd possibly have any ideas on how I could go about doing that or maybe just some ideas on where to look? Either way I'd appreciate any suggestions or ideas you might have because it's actually a pretty awesome hat, but it would just be a lot better with some decent patterns and animations and I pretty much suck at drawing and coming up with my own lol. Thanks either way!

[@WhoWantsToKnow81]

Shit that is way trippy cool

[@Kapsyloffer]

You should make an RC-Car. Please. :D

[@Mika-qe3ne]

hey Scott! i know this video is a few years old now, but im running into problems with the software.if i upload the code in the zip fire and then open the software, it works fine and i can connect to my arduino leonardo. but as soon as i switch to draw mode and draw one pixel, doesn't matter wich one, the program freezes and im forced to force-quit it.. do you have any idea why this happens? is the code compatible with arduino leonardo?

[@nopenope2781]

can u make a video about which led light can sync with music

[@Enigma758]

2:01 That code is rather memory intensive. I think it would be nice if the program had an option to create the pattern as a data structure and use a common routine to render it..

[@mahmut4200]

it would be so nice if you made it bigger andt ried camera mode :D

[@ernestorivero9909]

Habrá versiones más actualizadas de este software en donde se pueda trabajar con matrix más grandes

[@floppylab]

can you make a tutorial on how to make a lipo charcer?

[@davidpatricklemos]

Is there a way to double the amount of lights used? My only guess is to run two data outs, basically having two 16x16 interfaces for one Arduino. I'm not sure how to go about that though; Would I need to double the power supply?

[@movingheadmau8128]

is their any way to mirror the leds within the program if you have got a wrongly soldered prebuilt led-matrix ?

[@Al3xX9025]

Awesome video! Is it possible to install arduino bootloader on an Atmega32 ? I've got a led matrix sign board, and I would like to display live text via usb-serial rather than uploading some text to the on-board eeprom..

[@Kane2044Gameing]

I like your laptop

[@aivaras28]

Scott, can you make a fm transmiter?

[@klaas-harmwessels7522]

is there a way to set profiles in arduino and switch between them with a switch?

[@DeepanshuSharmaSTARK1115]

Hey Can You Make Something Like A Spectrum which changes with music like JBL pulse series

[@captainweird1822]

I wanna make a 12x20 is there any way to use The software without it being a square?

[@Excelcior58]

Were you able to find anything for non square programming?

[@RoySATX]

Not sure if this will help, not familiar with the software in the vid, but I use this all the time to map irregular shaped matrixes: Google "FastLED-XY-Map-Generator"

[@JackLascom]

Will you run out of space if you try and load multiple animations onto an Arduino nano?

[@ernestorivero9909]

There will be more up-to-date versions of this software where you can work with larger matrix

[@Skullboy-xg1qk]

please can you create an effect with the led matrix by using an accelerometer

[@floppylab]

you can make a tutorial on how to make a magnetick levitator

[@rusty_junk]

Just made mine...We need a scrolling mode!

[@maribomba2290]

wauw very nice. what about tetris? is that posible with arduino?

[@maxwittelsbach5475]

should probably be

[@fredyhowald3348]

Hello i need help, if i load a picture on the matrix it works well but the drawing mode creates ziczac patterns insteed of lines??

[@0815Pro]

Can You pleas make a Video of how to add art-net Control to the Panel?

[@hermanshelper2376]

Is it possible to make this work with an external battery, that ultimately allows for free movement of this design without being connected to a wall?

[@antonthyrestam5125]

is this thing able to show notifications from something like a phone?

[@0Bariq0]

well now I really want to.make the LED Matrix

[@tom-stein]

Is this also possible with a led matrix with normal 4pin rgb leds? I build a 10x10 rgb with 5 shift register.

[@carlosarturosalazarhernand4854]

Good morning Man, one question, Who is Tyler Jones? are you or the designer of program of RGB control?

[@matejsmugala4640]

hi, how i can change the order of the leds in program?

What notebook do you used in this video?

[@techray5077]

I am pretty interested in build this nice Matrix... But as i am a lighting freak, it would be awesome to be able to controll this whole thing with a DMX-Signal! Do you think it is possible to attach a DMX plug to the matrix? If yes, how? Maybe it would be an Option to send the DMX signal to the arduino which then controlls the single LED's. It would be awesome if you'd answer my question or even upload a Video concerning this topic :) (Hoffe du konntest verstehen was ich meine ^^)

[@lazobakhtiar3170]

Imagine If You could Make A 1920 by 1080 matrix!! it would be a masterpiece

[@Every_Journey_has_a_Story]

Hi there. Do you know if there is any addressable relays around? I want to control high voltage things with the same bus-system as the 2812b led-strip.

[@bhaskaranshibu5748]

DO your all led matrix work on 12 volt

[@BlackXeno]

Maybe I haven’t looked very well, but is there any documentation of the LedMatrix project? (source, schematics ecc)

[@digiunlimited3000]

How much animation can we load in the Nano 32k memory?

[@billyflowers3811]

how do i get the updated the software i am only seeing the first version

[@hidde1626]

How do you power the arduino nano without the usb port?

[@sholehuddin7465]

i have a plan to make a dance floor with ws2812 led , can i use this software ? if I watch the video the maximum is 16x16 , can it be more than that ?

[@vikasrao]

New laptop? :D

[@Jan.-]

Is it possible to use an other material instead of the foam board? because the foam board is not really cheap.....

[@smoochies5056]

can use with d1 mini and nodemcu?

[@gian3458]

Could I still use the software even when the matrix isn't a square, like say 1 x 10??

[@DenisKafol]

there is no fastLED in the folder for the arduino library or is there any other reason i can't upload code on arduino... otherwise all works fine

[@marco_evertus]

is that a GT-80 Titan? Awesome laptop.

[@lightguy250]

I'm pretty sure that isn't a GT-80 because it doesn't have the mechanical keyboard.

[@majopasski]

I am pretty sure it's a GE60 Apache 2

[@crt4093]

Is there a program for a bigger matrix?