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Update Build this simpler version instead! Introduction When I wrote my post on my charlieplexed LED cube, I never meant to publish build instructions. There are plenty of instructions around and a regular LED cube is much easier to make. Instead, I wanted to show that it is possible to use charlieplexing for such a cube. And I wanted to share my thoughts on how I got there. So I never

Project Features Minimal hardware Wiring more complex than standard led cubes LED duty cycle 1/8 Update: There is a schematic and part list available here. WARNING: Do not build this cube unless you know what you are doing! It uses minimal hardware but is difficult to understand. There is a new design which is much easier to build with a very low part count.

Electronics design in my opinion is the art of finding the best compromise. And this can be quite a complex art. There are many different and sometimes contradicting requirements to a project: Cost, time, space, weight, power, technology, market, availability of materials and tools, knowledge. This is why the all singing all dancing solution isn't always a good solution. Sometimes less is more.