News:
Unfortunately, the FunkyEL Sequencer is not available. The project has been cancelled. If you are interested in getting unprogrammed board, you can contact me. This is for advanced tinkerers only, with a PIC development system.
| Funky EL Sequencer (FEL2DC). Includes:
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| 9V Inverters (400-600cm length) | n/a |
| 12V Inverters (400-600cm length) | n/a |
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Shipping/Handling |
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Please send email to <mark@lakata.org> if you are interested in this product. We are working to get a distributor and/or online ordering, but currently due to the low volume, we do not have an automated system for orders.
Qromodyn Corporation presents...
The Funky EL Sequencer
Features
- 14 Individually programmable outputs
- Each output good for 1Amp at the DC voltage of your supply (6V-12V).
- Low Voltage DC switching
- Outputs can be pulse width modulated (PWM) for variable output
- Programmable via USB (software included for Windows)
- Small Box
- Green LED indicator for each channel!
The Funky EL sequencer takes the drudgery out of creating complicated sequences for EL wire, or any other light source. Unlike many EL sequencers, the Funky EL sequencer switches only low voltage. This means you need to connect one inverter per channel to the sequencer. The main advantage of this is that each channel can be given an inverter tuned to the length of the wire. This means the light output is optimized and there is no dimming if multiple EL strands are turned on simultaneously. In addition, the Funky EL can be used to sequence other light sources such as LEDs or incandescent lights (12V or less, 10 Watts or less).
The sequencer is rated to 1 Amp per channel, so you can power big inverters with this, up to hundreds of feet.
Programming is done via USB. The programming language offers many features typical of music synthesizers, such as LFO modulators, Decay envelopes and multivoice sequences. Programming can be as simple as entering 1's and 0's for a looped patterns, or as intricate as assigning multiple modulators to each EL wire channel.
3-Wire Demo
This is a 
low-res video of the product in
action, showing 3 EL wires chasing with variable speed. The pseudocode for
this demo is
Triangle LFO (min=0,max=15,rate=15) -> Sequence Rate
Sequence -> Wires #10,#11,#13
100
010
001
This demo simply cycles through a chase pattern on three EL wires, with a rate that rises and falls with time. Note the green LED indicators are replicating the pattern on the 3 EL wires.
Variable Light Demo
This is a low-res video of the prototype in action, showing one EL wire pulsating with variable intensity. The pseudocode for this demo isTriangle LFO (min=0,max15,rate=15)->Wire #0
Play the Funky
EL Demo Movie (mpeg4 format)
Box Tour:
- DC power input (6V to 12V)
- On/Off Switch
- 14 Green LEDs
- Mini USB-B connector (cable included)
- Dual RJ-45 outputs ("Ethernet style")
The pin-outs for the RJ-45 connectors are
Pin 1 = Common +V voltage
Pins 2-8 = Switched Ground connection for channels 0-6 or 7-13
Note that the common is a positive voltage, while the channels are switches to ground. This means that you will connect all of the "red" leads of your inverters to pin 1 of the connector, and the "black" leads of your inverters to the other pins.
Left RJ-45
| Pin | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Description | EL13 | EL12 | EL11 | EL10 | EL9 | EL8 | EL7 |
+V Common |
Right RJ-45
| Pin | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Description | EL6 | EL5 | EL4 | EL3 | EL2 | EL1 | EL0 |
+V Common |
Not included:
- EL Wire
- EL Inverters. The outputs are rated for up to 1 Amp.
- Battery pack. The sequencer will run with any supply from 6V to 12V. You can run from a 9V battery, 4 AA cells, 8 D cells, or a AC/DC power supply (12V or less) depending on the load from the EL wire and the inverters. You will need to obtain your own battery pack and solder in the supplied power cable.
- Creativity for the programming. :)
For More Information
Please send email to <mark@lakata.org> if you are interested in this product.