Ten Mile Square Lucite Cube
The Ten Mile Square lucite cube is a small, transparent cube containing 8 microprocessor controlled red/green/blue LEDs. It plays a set of lighting patterns in a slide show that lasts about 20 minutes then repeats. The cube has a tilt switch which can be used to change the patterns and the brightness level.
The cube's hardware and software was designed, developed and manufactured by Ten Mile Square, including all circuit designs, firmware, and mechanical designs. Some of the details of design and construction can be found in our library.
Instructions
Gently insert the power cord into the connector in the base. When powered on the cube will run its slide show. It the LEDs are too bright you can dim them by tipping the cube toward you and holding until the desired brightness is achieved. Tip it away from you to increase brightness. A white flash provides visual feedback when the tip "takes".
All the patterns in the slide show can be selected individually by tipping the cube left or right. The patterns in the cube are:
- slide show
- ten mile square #1 with simple transitions
- ten mile square #2 with fading transitions
- slow and slower color fades
- whack a mole in slo mo
- color wheel #1 with simple transitions
- color wheel #2 with flowing transitions
- ten mile square #3 with complex transitions
- colored spinner
- saturation spinner
- random pastels
- ten mile square #4 with rotating transitions
- white, yellow, green and blue popcorn
- saturation play
- binary counter in black and blue
- binary counter in pastel pink and blue
- binary counter in pastel pink and blue with soft edges
- take five, Dave Brubeck
- landing light strobes, various directions and colors
- crazy flashing fleeting colors
- phasing rotator
- fishbowl commotion
The cube and power supply draws less than 1 watt and should last 10 to 20 years. It can be left on all the time. If you live in Virginia this should cost less than 50 cents per year for electricity.
