Aurora 12 bar – Kit and PCB
Aurora 12 bar is a simple, straight line RGB LED sequencer/chaser. Aurora 12 bar’s hardware is almost identical to Aurora mini 18. In fact only difference are (besides their shapes) the number of LEDs and the microcontroller that they use. Oh, and Aurora 12 bar doesn’t use a single SMT (surface mount technology) part!
In addition to all the animations that other Aurora’s can do, Aurora 12 bar also has the analog input ready. By hooking up to Audio Interface, you can turn Aurora 12 bar into a full-color sound/VU meter!
Aurora 12 bar is made with 100% through-hole parts. No surface mount parts!
Kit Contents
12x RGB LED (common-cathode)
3x 2N2907A or equivalent Transistor
1x PIC24FV16KA301 Microcontroller (Preprogrammed with the latest firmware)
1x Tactile Switch
12x 120 ohm Resistor
3x 220 ohm Resistor
4x 2.2k ohm Resistor
1x 10k ohm Resistor
1x 0.1 uF Ceramic Capacitor
1x 10 uF Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitor
1x 47 uF Electrolytic Capacitor
1x Aurora 12 bar PCB
* 3 pin Molex connector shown in some pictures come with Audio Interface, and is not included in Aurora 12 bar kit.
Note: All Aurora 12 bar kits ship with preprogrammed PIC. You do not need a PIC programmer to assemble Aurora 12 bar kits!
| Aurora 12 bar kit (PIC pre-programmed): $29 (soldering required) |
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| Aurora 12 bar PCB only: $7 | |
| Audio Interface Kit for Aurora (through-hole version): $25.00 | |
| Battery Case – Three AA batteries: $5.50 |
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| Battery Case – Four AA batteries: $6.00 |
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| USB Power Cord: $5.00 |
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| Mini USB Power Adapter: $3.50 | |
Can this device be reprogrammed to do different effects via serial ? Or any other possible way?
I just bought one last night and was curious what all i could play with.
Im really really looking forward to getting your kit in the mail. I can easily see myself buying few of each.
Thank you for making such a awesome product !!!
February 10, 2013 at 3:52 pm
Aurora 12 bar (or all of my PIC projects) has a ICSP (in-circuit serial programming) connection on the PCB, so you can re-program the PIC any time using PICKit, ICD or any compatible PIC programmers. I made the source code available so you can modify the code to do different things.
In case you don’t have a PIC programmer, I recommend PICKit3, which is very versatile and cost effective.
Thanks,
Aki
February 10, 2013 at 4:09 pm