This page contains all the info you'll need to solder the wiring needed for these panels.
We'll be uisng [14 gauge SAE connectors](https://www.amazon.com/Wadoy-Disconnect-Harness-Connector-Capacity/dp/B07GZBPDRB/) for power and CAT6 cable for data. Each panel's LED strip needs power injection or the colors towards the end of the strip are inaccurate; I'm using these [18awg connectors](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B37HGGTJ) for power injection.
## How To Build Each Part
Wiring-related parts:
[[Leaf Panel]]
[[Branch Panel]]
[[Trunk Panel]]
[[Y Cables]]
[[Teensy-Octo Output Cables]]
## Status: What Do We Have & What's Left To Do?
Planning to build 55 triangles - 45 for the design and 10 spares.
| Part | # To Build | Minimum # Needed | # Built |
| ------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------- | ------- |
| Leaf Panel | 30 | 26 | 30 |
| Branch Panel | 13 | 13 | 7 |
| Trunk Panel | 12 | 6 | 12 |
| Y Cables (power) | 20 | 15 | 13 |
| Y Cables (data) | 20 | 15 | 9 |
| Teensy/Octo output cables | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | |
If we have less triangles? cut up to 4 leaves
## Assembly Diagram
With the above types of wiring, we can daisy-chain 5 triangles together. This leads us to the following assembly:
![[construction-diagram-assembly.png]]
## Microcontrollers and CAT6 Cable
The microcontroller I use is:
https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensy41.html
https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_OctoWS2811.html
https://www.pjrc.com/store/octo28_adaptor.html
For the Ethernet cable wiring, I often refer to this from the Octo adaptor page:
![[2023-10-14_11_51_58-pjrc_store_—_mozilla_firefox.png]]