You've probably seen infinity mirrors before. But have you ever seen a bluetooth controlled Infinity Matrix?



The goal with our Infinity Matrix was to be able to draw in light, almost like an Infinity Etch A Sketch. We wanted to control each LED inside the matrix with a tap or a swipe on our phone.



This Instructable will teach you how to make an infinity mirror, that can not only change color, but also be programed to do whatever you want.



It turned out WAY better than we thought it would. Reading about doesn't do it justice, even watching the youtube video doesn't do it justice! You seriously just have to stand in front of it for a solid half hour drawing shapes with really REALLY loud music!



The source code for the IOS App and Arduino Sketch are included in this Instructable. We will be updating the software as we develop this project further. New features are in the works like, saving an LED drawing and playing it back later, or making it "rain", or making the matrix react to music!



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Materials



Wood (Pine)

• 2 @ 0.75" x 3.5" x 23.5" **

• 2 @ 0.75" x 3.5" x 22"

• 4 @ 0.75" x 1" x 22"

• 4 @ 0.75" x 1" x 20.5"



Glass (1/8" single pane)

• 1 @ 22" x 22"



Polycarbonate (Lexan) OR Acrylic 1/4" thick

• 1 @ 22" by 22"

• 4 @ 1" by 20"



Adhesives

• Wood Glue: 1 bottle

• Clear Silicone: 1 tube

• Plastic Epoxy: 1 tube



Paint

• Primer

• Black High Gloss



Fasteners

• 1" Screws: 25



Electronics

• Arduino Bluno

• 50 piece 12 mm diffused digital RGB LED strand (WS2811 chip)

• 5 Volt, 8 Amp AC to DC power inverter

• 5.5 mm female barrel plug

• Laptop with Arduino Sketch Installed

• Micro USB to USB 2.0/3.0 for programming

• Iphone for our Application

• Or Android Device (if you have your own app)





Tools

• Clamps

• Drill/Drill press

• 15/32" drill bit

• Paint brush

• Sander

• Corner Clamp (Optional)

• Nail Gun (Optional)





** These are actual dimensions of the wood. When you buy them, the printed dimensions are 1" x 4" NOT 0.75" x 3.5". If the actual thickness of the boards is different from 3.5", then the dimensions given in this tutorial will not fit together.

