phineus Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 http://www.soundwidgets.com/stribe/ <- the Stribe storyhttp://www.soundwidgets.com/smf/ <- the Stribe Project ForumNow available through the Project Forum, parts to build a Stribe Prototype or similar device. The boards could be useful for a number of projects, not just a Stribe. The Driver board alone could be quite useful for midiboxers as it allows you to control 1024 LEDs via a 3-wire interface (16 MAX7221's chained together), plus it runs on 5V 0.5A USB power! The LED board mounts 112 10-segment LED bargraph displays and brings all the wiring out to the edges. The Stribe is Arduino-based (right now) but could use any logic circuit, really. Take a look and let me know what you think, and please join the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK. Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 I find this project very attractive, it could be used as MBSEQ extension, as MBLC motorfader replacement, MB64E encoder/LEDring replacement etc... I guess that it will be a lot of fun working with it, therefore I would like to purchase two kits (without Arduino hardware) once you are starting the order. :)Best Regards, Thorsten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiocommander Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 I find this project very attractiveme too :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Me three! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phineus Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Well that's 4! :) Only 6 more to go and I can make an order (I need a minimum of 10 orders to get good prices). I've added a "uC Hacker" kit option without the Arduinos. I get no break on the Arduino stuff currently so it's actually easier for me if you get them yourself. Or use your own controller w/ your own firmware.You can find out how to order over at the Stribe Project Forum: http://soundwidgets.com/smf/index.php?topic=18.msg19#msg19I'm currently accepting pre-orders for kits and boards. As soon as I have enough pre-orders I'll order the parts and make the kits.Thanks for your interest and encouragement so far! Should be a fun ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAncientOne Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 OK. I'm in for one. Looks very elegant, and useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screaming_Rabbit Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 I'm in for 1 kit.Greets, Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiocommander Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 You can find out how to order over at the Stribe Project Forum: sorry, Josh; I wasn't prepared to spend 430 / 500 $ (US-$, I guess).Still find it elegant and useful, but can't afford it currently.Best,Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashiman Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 i cannot see the price break down for the led bargraphs . ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp1ron Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Now available through the Project Forum, parts to build a Stribe Prototype or similar device.I'd probably go for a full kit of everything except the softpots since I've already bought those. I've sent you email asking for a price for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phineus Posted January 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 i cannot see the price break down for the led bargraphs . ? I get the bargraphs from Futurlec.com and the price varies from 30 to 40 cents each (times 112) depending on color. If I make a big enough order (1000+) I can get a slight discount. These are not high-quality name-brand bar-graphs with ceramic bodies like you are used to seeing in fancy audio gear. These have skinny wire legs and the cases are made of plastic and vary in quality. Typical name-brand 10-segment displays go for around $1.25 ea as far as I can tell, though, so the Furulec ones are a great deal, unless you can arrange a quantity discount with a high-end manufacturer. If you have that kind of relationship with someone who makes LED bargraphs please introduce! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phineus Posted January 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 sorry, Josh; I wasn't prepared to spend 430 / 500 $ (US-$, I guess).Still find it elegant and useful, but can't afford it currently.What would seem like a more reasonable price? (It has a lot of parts - nearly 16 monomes'-worth of parts)If you prefer you can source the off-the-shelf parts. You could just buy the boards for instance and hunt down the other stuff yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashiman Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 I have HDSP-4840 bargraphs from a big format audio mixer, these would be 500Usd alone so I was confused ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phineus Posted January 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Yeah - I'd love to see a Stribe made with parts that actually fit together so you could skip all the IC sockets - it would be 1/4-1/2" thinner, and lighter, though not re-configurable of course.I'm sure a machine could make something with SM leds that would be super light and thin. There are also SM versions of the MAX7221s, etc, so the whole stribe could be designed for a single circuit board and made with surface-mount parts by a robot.Even 2-sided maybe like tenori-on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiocommander Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 What would seem like a more reasonable price? -Don't worry, the problem is on my side: I just thought 8 softPots and some LEDs wouldn't be that expensive, but after taking a look at the used parts, it makes absolutely sense. Sorry for the confusion ;-)Best, Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phineus Posted January 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Hi Michael - no worries - and I hope I don't seem defensive. I wish it was cheaper, too. Maybe with some more heads working on the design it can be made less expensive. Or if it catches on and enough people want one then economies of scale will bring the price down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phineus Posted January 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 5 kits remain to complete this order. If you're interested in one, please contact me by e-mail. Thanks!Since this is a new page here's the order details link again:Stribe Order Details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashiman Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 only if it comes with a 303 (sorry ;D ) I would have to sell some things I would rather not do at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phineus Posted January 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 3 left. (PayPal crisis averted) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phineus Posted January 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 2 left! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Sorry mate, make that 3 left... Like AC I'm afraid my wallet won't permit it :'(...at least, not right now... I do have stock of bar graphs and I think I was in the softpot group order (Thx W) so it might work out OK but right now I lack the time to do the books. Argh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phineus Posted January 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Sold out! ;DContact me to get on the waiting list for the next round of kits, or if you're interested in a Group Order of Stribe circuit boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phineus Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Check out some video of the stribe working with the monome + mlr: Next round of kits is coming up, and I'm working with SpectraSymbol to design a custom touch-sheet.http://www.stribe.org <- stribe builder's guide in progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAncientOne Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Excellent Kit. Built mine over the last couple of nights. A bit of a test of stamina in the soldering department, but all went fairly smoothly. Now for the hard bit - getting Pd up and doing something useful with it. No way I could afford the Stribe and Max/MSP!Since the Arduino and USB interface both unplug, it shouldn't be too hard to do an alternative MIDIbox I/O too. Has anyone done anything on MIDIbox to softpots?Thanks Phineus, a great design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phineus Posted February 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Thanks for the great feedback, Prof! I understand the pain of shelling out for Max/MSP. One thing to keep in mind is that the Runtime of Max/MSP is free and you can run existing patches on it, they jsut turn off Edit view. I am working on modifying my main "howto" patch so there's no need to go into Edit view to say, specify the COM port and so on. Changes should be posted this week.I'm also very interested to see if the Max patches will port over to Pd, and to what extent. I've posted .pat versions of the main patch in the Stribe code repository.*Any of you other guys who are building Arduino-less versions make any progress? I'm really excited to see how the Stribe hardware will translate to another uC platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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