allpixel, pipixel and powertab PCB

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#1

Hello

GIven that the gerber/kicad files are freely available from github.
May we take those files and submit them to OSH Park to have PCB made?

I would like to purchase the PiPixel PCB boards.
The found the AllPixel PowerTap shared PCB on OSH Park.
I have a dozen of those in my cart on OSH Park.

I have 8 Raspberry Pi ranging from Version 1 to Compute Module 3. I do not have the Pi Zero W.
I have 6 AllPixel which I have used with the Raspberry Pi last year.
Using the PiPixel with the Raspberry Pi would be a “cleaner” approach.

I use the AllPixel with the Raspberry Pi to control 5,000 LEDs on numerous 4 to 5 meter long LED
strips. They are used for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah holiday decorations.

I have 5 new 5 meter reels of LEDs to add this year.

#2

While Tom is correct, if you are interested, we do have kits available with the PCBs and all components: https://www.tindie.com/products/ManiacalLabs/pipixel-raspberry-pi-led-strip-hat/

If you have a method for sourcing the parts such that it’s cheaper for you to just have the PCBs made, then by all means, go ahead :slight_smile: I just wanted to offer up the kit option in case it is more economical for you than fabing the PCBs and then sourcing the components separately :slight_smile:

And yes, any more details you can share on the project would be great! Sounds like fun :slight_smile:

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On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 5:03 AM, Tom Swirly tom@swirly.com wrote:

I will defer on hardware details to Adam, our hardware human, on the details but I can tell you these Maniacal Labs board designs are open source and royalty free, which means “go crazy and make as many of them as you like”.

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On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 8:26 AM, artisticforge artisticforge@gmail.com wrote:

Hello

GIven that the gerber/kicad files are freely available from github.
May we take those files and submit them to OSH Park to have PCB made?

I would like to purchase the PiPixel PCB boards.
The found the AllPixel PowerTap shared PCB on OSH Park.
I have a dozen of those in my cart on OSH Park.

I have 8 Raspberry Pi ranging from Version 1 to Compute Module 3. I do not have the Pi Zero W.
I have 6 AllPixel which I have used with the Raspberry Pi last year.
Using the PiPixel with the Raspberry Pi would be a “cleaner” approach.

I use the AllPixel with the Raspberry Pi to control 5,000 LEDs on numerous 4 to 5 meter long LED
strips. They are used for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah holiday decorations.

I have 5 new 5 meter reels of LEDs to add this year.

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