Elk Elektronik KOLOR with Vermona Perfourmer

 

Digitakt Jam with MIDI Triggered WS2812 Neon Strips

 This is out on Kickstrter

for more info:Back KOLOR on Kickstarter now!

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ELK Elektroniks - KOLOR Module - update

 Some updates for the new LED KOLOR module.

This is a eurorack module designed to control LED strips, squares, etc.

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The module will be released as a kickstarter project.

More info can be found at Ed's official website

https://www.elkelektronik.com.au/kolor

KOLOR - Combining multiple LED tiles

 Some videos showing examples of how to combine mutiple LED tiles

Here is what the rear of the tiles looks like.

There are 3 connections ... 5V, Gnd and either DIN or DOUT

I'm just playing with the random settings on the KOLOR module.

It's Eurorack, from Elk Elektronik's in Australia.

Ed has been working on this for ages, and is releasing it on Kickstarter.

Ed describes it as a WS2812 LED Pixel Strip Controller for Eurorack.

It's compatible with multiple LED strips.

Control can be either manual (via the knobs) or CV patched into 6 jack inputs.

The controls are:

1. Red /hue

2. Green/saturation

3. Blue/value

4. width

5. pixel number

6. preset pattern

For more info visit:

https://www.elkelektronik.com.au/kolor

KOLOR - LED pixel strip controller for Eurorack

 These are some teaser videos of the new eurorack module "KOLOR" from Elkelektroik.

What is it?

Its a eurorack module that controls LED light strips, blocks, etc

With it you can syncronise LEDSs to add visuals to live modular performances

The module itself runs on standard euro +/- 12V.

The target LED strip however needs it's own power.

Its DC +5V or +12V depending on what voltage your strip requires.

It's compatible with multiple LED strips.

Control can be either manual (via the knobs) or CV patched into 6 jack inputs.

The controls are:

1. Red /hue

2. Green/saturation

3. Blue/value

4. width

5. pixel number

6. preset pattern

Ed will be releasing this on Kickstarter soon.

For more info:

https://www.elkelektronik.com.au/kolor

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https://www.instagram.com/elk_elektronik/

I'm changing some of the presets & altering the speed with a LFO

I'm using a Erica Synths Pico system III

the module uses a WS2812 LED strip.

This is a programmable LED strip where the control circuit & the RGB chip are combined into one package.

Each LED is addressable. You can daisy chain the LEDs and control them from a single module.

There are lots of different LED formats.

They can be square, rectangular, circular, strips etc.

...These modules are pixel controllable.

Ie, you can control right down to the pixel level.

A bit of random noise.

A bit about the power source for the LED strip.

Euro power is precious, and LED strips can suck up lots of power.

So to preserve the valuable juice for your other modules, Ed has added a second power input just for the LEDs

The very bottom on the left has the input for the power for the LED strip/circle etc.

This can be +5V DC or +12V DC (depending on your LED strip requirements).

The Green rectangular jack on the bottom right is where you connect the LED strip.

There is also a overload switch.

here is a closeup of the Power section for the LED strip.

You need to connect the 3 wires to the LEDs.

DIN = Data in

+5V & Gnd are self explanatory.

On the other side of this LED tile you will see the Dout , +5V and Gnd connections.

These allow you to chain tiles.

Kolor - New Eurorack module from Elk Elektronik

 I'm so excited to see this new module .

KOLOR has been specifically designed to convert Eurorack CV signals into a format suitable for driving RGD LED pixel strips.

https://www.elkelektronik.com.au/kolor

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Elk Elektronik will launch this via kickstarter

What's WS2811/12?

Here is a link to LED matrices, etc:

• LED Matrix - Connect, Power & Control - Setup Guide

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LED Matrix - Connect, Power & Control - Setup Guide

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Connections

 

These panels are normally designed for chaining 

(linking end-to-end into larger displays)…the output of one panel 

connects to the input of the next, down the line.

The rear of the panel will have two connection points

On some panels, if you’re lucky, the sockets are labeled INPUT and OUTPUT (sometimes IN and OUT or similar), 

so it’s obvious which is the input socket.

Mine has 

Din (Data in)

+5V

GND

and 

Dout

+5

GND

multiple panels can be connected either in Series or Parallel.

Links

+ WS2812 LED

Each LED in our WS2812 RGB LED Strips has a built-in micro-controller IC chip which allows you to daisy-chain the LEDs and control them individually - all from a single digital pin! The constant-current driver in each LED ensures that colour remains consistent, even if supply-voltage varies slightly from the optimal 5V.

we can control which LED should light & what colour it should be.

really cool.