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Multivox: Volumetric Display

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Multivox

This is the code I currently use to drive my volumetric displays.

It supports two closely related devices which are configured in the src/driver/gadgets directory:

Rotovox is a 400mm Orb featuring two 128x64 panels arranged vertically side by side.

Vortex is a 300mm Orb featuring two 128x64 panels arranged horizontally, back to back.

Rotovox has a higher vertical resolution and better horizontal density; Vortex is brighter and has a higher refresh rate.

The 3D printable parts for Vortex are available here.

Hardware

This code was originally written for a single display, and the device specific code was later somewhat abstracted out to support a second similar gadget. There are assumptions about the hardware that are pretty well baked in:

It consists of two HUB75 LED panels spinning around a vertical axis.

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