Mover3D: The 3D Printed, DMX Controlled, Desktop Moving Light

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This is Mover3D. A 3D printed, moving light, using the industry standard DMX-512 communication protocol for lighting control. Thus, it can plug in to any standard lighting control console, creating the ultimate lighting desk toy.Mover3D features full RGBW color mixing and 180° of pan and tilt.This project was designed to be as inexpensive and easy to make as possible, or with whatever parts I had available (hence the quite overkill servos).Quick warning. This is what I would consider anADVANCED project. There are many elements to this project which have proven to be a bit of a pain. Just something I thought should be mentioned.Here is a link to the Instructable which details the assembly of Mover3D.Required HardwareLinks where available. These are what I used, but others may work. Just to note, some of these come in sets, but only 1 or 2 may be required. (2) standard 40mm sized servos. The ones I used are discontinued, but nearly any of the standard servos will work just fine. RGBW LED, with attached heat-sink Panel mount male 5 pin XLR (DMX) connectorM3 Brass threaded insertsAssorted M3 Bolts(2) 608 BearingsAssorted breadboard wiresAssorted perfboard, for mounting componentsELECTRONIC COMPONENTSArduino Uno (main processor)RS-485 Transceiver (DMX Reception)5V Voltage Regulator Transceiver (DMX Transceiver Power Regulation)(2) 10uF 35VDC Electrolytic Capacitors (Filter Capacitors for 5V Regulator)(4) 10Ω 2W 5% Resistors (Power Resistors for LED)(4) 1KΩ .25W 5% Resistors (Current Limiting Resistors for Transistors)(4) TIP31CG Transistors (Power Control for LED)(3) Male PCB 3 contact headers (For Servo Connection)Category: Electronics