![]() Our panels are energy efficient and typically use 1 W or less in the steady state- under 8 W for a full 8-panel table top. Power supplies are sold separately see below. You should have some experience soldering and allow 1-2 hours per panel. These soldering kits include circuit boards, components, and clear step-by-step printed instructions. You mount these panels on a wall, in a coffee table, or on facing sides of a hallway, for an interesting art project. Larger numbers of panels can also be connected together if you wish to build a larger display instructions on how to do this ship with the panels. Our standard power supplies (see below) can provide power to up to 12 panels. Neighboring panels that are seamlessly connected together through their edge connectors can share power and communications between sensor nodes. They require power to be provided but no computer or other external control is needed. Interactive panels are essentially stand-alone devices. We have also added new plug-in plug-out connectors to each board edge making it easy to reconfigure the panels in any rectangular arrangement. So, a 6-panel setup covers six square feet of area (1圆 or 2x3), has 24 sensors and 480 LEDs, while an 8-panel version has 32 sensor nodes and 640 LEDs. Each circuit board panel has four motion sensor nodes, each of which controls 20 of the LEDs. ![]() Our circuit board panels are black, 12" x 12"(~30.5 cm) square, with 80 superbright white LEDs arranged on a regular grid. The panels work well under clear or frosted glass or plastic surfaces, and work in light conditions from darkness to sunlight. It is decidedly not a disco floor- there is not any blinking, programmed oscillations, or for that matter, any digital electronics at all- the circuitry is completely analog for improved aesthetics and reduced eyestrain. The overall effect is a bit like touching a pool of water, in that your local disturbance turns into an overall gentle rippling, and eventually settles down. But when you set your glass down on an interactive table, the table "sees" the motion, and induces a slight ripple starting in that location that can spread out to other areas as it dissipates. The LEDs in our panels are normally dim and constant- the most you'll see in a dark room is a faint glow of twinkling like the night sky. ![]() Incidentally, the video showing our previous model panels- in dull orange not black- has also been very popular, presumably because of the cat.) ![]()
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