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I made a small LED panel

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154 points Brajeshwar | 3 comments | 09 Oct 25 15:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.631s | source
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stavros ◴[21 Oct 25 02:30 UTC] No.45651814[source]▶
I was about to comment that I also made a small LED panel, but then realized it was me.

Here's the latest LED thing I'm working on (the design isn't mine): https://immich.home.stavros.io/share/oXerU8gnLn-dNHunPOg8lM8...

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Lerc ◴[21 Oct 25 05:35 UTC] No.45652790[source]▶
Do you know if the panels can be bodged to be non square? There shouldn't be a lot of fancy wiring to screw up if it's all WS2812. Can you (delicately) chop a few LEDs out and bridge the connections?

(hoping I have seeded this idea, so I'm not the first one to attempt this)

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1. tiku ◴[21 Oct 25 12:34 UTC] No.45655013[source]▶
Perhaps a stupid question but why not just not use those LEDs? Shut down in the software..
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2. bombcar ◴[21 Oct 25 15:29 UTC] No.45657022[source]▶
Because you want the panel to fit a non-square shape, with no room for "leftovers" - think making it round to fit in a doorknob hole or oval to go in place of a car brand badge, etc.
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3. stavros ◴[21 Oct 25 17:22 UTC] No.45658552[source]▶
In that case, it would definitely be much cheaper to design a custom PCB and get it assembled. It would probably take you much less time than all the cutting and soldering.