Pixel LED Edit - K led layout design Tutorial

Pixel LED Edit - K led layout design Tutorial 

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[LED Edit - K version Basic How to Tutorial]

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In my previous tutorial I have discussed how to use "led edit" software's manual layout creator to design LED layouts for your needs. In this lesson I'm going to discuss how to do the same thing in "LED Edit-K" versions. As I mention in my previous tutorial you can manually design LED layout by laying one led by one led ,But this is a waste of time .I'm Going to use the same method used in that article (BMP method) to create the LED layout.

Video Tutorial

Creating The BMP Reference

First follow the steps under the sub heading "Creating Frame Shaped LED Layout"In my [LED Edit Manual layout Tutorial].Follow the steps 1 to 10 in that article in order to create out "BMP" file in Photoshop software.I'm going to continue form there .

Run your "LED Edit -K" software .

Starting a New Project

 01  Click on "File" and choose New" to create an new project .This will show up the new project window .Select the controller that you about to use from the "Controller Type" list and type the maximum number of LEDs you about to use per port in the "Max number lights of port" field.Please refer to "Starting a new project" section in my first " LED Edit - K"  tutorial [Click Here] for more information.  02  Click on "Browse" button and select a location to save the project and click "OK".Click "OK" again in the "New Project" window.

Importing the BMP layout

Port selection

First of all select the port that you want the LED's connected to from the left hand side list

 01  Click on "Settings" in the top main bar and select "Import BMP reference point" .This will open up the "Open" window .Browse an select the .BMP file you created and click on "Open" button.

BMP layout

 02  Click anywhere in the work space to place the layout.you will see your layout  in pink color ,each square represent one LED reference point.

Connecting LED 

 01  Now we need to connect the led's together in series .first we need to plan the wiring to minimize the wire distance between LEDS .Here is my plan .

LED Wiring Plan

 03  We can use "connect" tool to wire leds one by one .But it's a waste of time .I'm going to use "Auto connect" tool to connect leds inside sections .Click on "Auto connect" tool from the left side menu.

Auto connect tool 

 04  Click and hold while dragging the cursor covering the leds in the whole "Section 01" and release the mouse . Mode selection window will appear ,Select the mode that you wants to connect the leds. I'm going to use different methods for different sections to connect leds in such a way each end of connection in one section will be next to the start of the other section thus making it easy to connect .

Selecting the sections

Here is how i selected different sections and chosen methods for wiring .

Selection and wiring methods 

Result

Connected leds

Note that each section connected to each other automatically and now connected leds are yellow .If your selection went wrong use undo button to undo your action (Ctrl+Z doesn't works on LED Edit)

Undo Redo buttons

 05  Now we are done connecting it's time to program it .Please go to and continue from "Recording a Video or an Animation" section in my first " LED Edit - K" tutorial [Click Here] .To start program the LED layout that you have created .

Final Outcome

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