LED Garland Controller

All the colours of the rainbow

These days you can buy various types of LED garlands at a reasonable price. With these you can illuminate various objects indoors or outdoors with interesting lighting effects. When you use a garland with RGB LEDs you can even create a range of colours or continuously cycle through the colour spectrum.

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120217-PCB.pdf

120217-11.zip

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PCB

Download Gerber file: 120217-1.zip

Component list

Resistors
R1 = 10kOhm
R2,R3,R4 = 430Ohm
Capacitors
C1,C3 = 100nF
C2 = 10µF 16V radial
Semiconductors
T1,T2,T3 = BD139 (or TIP 122, see text for mounting)
IC1 = ATtiny2313-20PU, programmed
IC2 = 78L05Z
Miscellaneous
K1 = 2-way-PCB terminal block, pitch 5mm
K2 = 4-pin pinheader, pitch 2.5mm
K3 = 6-pin ()2x3) pinheader, pitch 2.5mm
PCB # 120217-1