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I have notebook from ~15 years ago full of pie-in-the-sky ideas for different types of displays. This was before I got a job that took up all of my attention span.
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The prices I’ve seen mentioned are around USD$3-5 per “pixel”. Similar to all the ePaper projects that show up here, they’re expensive but cool gimmicks.
Whole dollars per pixel is insane! The whole mechanism looks very 3d printable... I wonder if one could design one with PCB coils and a large 3d print only? If so, cost could probably come down to cents per pixel... You'd probably also need a single 'C' shaped piece of steel for the magnetic flux path, but you might be able to find a supplier for the right shape already used for something else you can buy in large qu…
I wonder if anyone makes cheaper versions that you're only supposed to update at 1 frame per minute or less...
Very cool project!
I bought a flip dot display on eBay and now I am stuck with the old thing and my lack of knowledge to make it work. Here's a great resource about technical details (only German though) https://radow.org/flip-dot.php EDIT: "They have high readability, a long lifespan, and achieves anywhere between 25-60fps" - I think you can't achieve 60fps with a flip dot display.
But you can flip them fast/in parallel if you have a driver for each disc:
https://pierremuth.wordpress.com/2021/02/17/flipping-dots-fa...
I've been working on one and I have and I am trying to use an H-bridge per disc. It's possible to find very cheap ICs; for my 308 discs, it only cost $10 for these (not counting the additional time/costs that comes with coming up with 616 IO lines, getting a PCB made, dealing with power issues, etc):
It is so sad to see both this and the title "It's ok to abandon your side project" on the front page while I have three flipdisc displays sitting in the basement without the time and equipment to get them up and running. No, it's not ok to abandon those flipdisc displays! :( Admittedly I read neither of the articles. But who doesn't sometimes get caught up in the conincidence of titles on here may vote me down :D
Andrew Zolty under the artist name BREAKFAST has created quite a few stunning kinetic artworks with flipdisks. Just one example: https://theartistbreakfast.com/works/traverse Also created a larger more sculpted derivative the „brixel“ a rotating brick as pixel. Eg https://theartistbreakfast.com/works/oceans
Andrew Zolty under the artist name BREAKFAST has created quite a few stunning kinetic artworks with flipdisks. Just one example: https://theartistbreakfast.com/works/traverse Also created a larger more sculpted derivative the „brixel“ a rotating brick as pixel. Eg https://theartistbreakfast.com/works/oceans
> "Oceans" is a kinetic sculpture that embodies the dynamism of the world's oceans within the arid landscape of Las Vegas. Crafted from 483 motorized elements known as "Brixels," this piece mimics the movement of the sea's surface. The sculpture is alive with the pulse of the planet's waters, ... All I can see are bars of gold.
Here’s a clip of it moving (doesn’t read so well as a static image): https://theartistbreakfast.com/works/oceans
It is so sad to see both this and the title "It's ok to abandon your side project" on the front page while I have three flipdisc displays sitting in the basement without the time and equipment to get them up and running. No, it's not ok to abandon those flipdisc displays! :( Admittedly I read neither of the articles. But who doesn't sometimes get caught up in the conincidence of titles on here may vote me down :D
That display needs some Conway’s Game of Life action pronto .