17 April 2009

100 W LED

This looks like a good choice for my projector :)

5" square
This is a hugely powerful LED made from a 100 x 1W LEDs.  It cost AUD$500 from China on an eBay store here. It produces 7000 lumens and runs on 34 V 3.2 A.  It needs to have a heatsink capable of perhaps 90W.
 FEATURES:
Long lasting (Last up to 100000hours), Low Power Consumption, Intensely Bright
More Energy efficient than Incandescent and most Halogen Lamps, Low Forward Voltage Operated, Instant Light (Less than 100ns), High ESD Protection (More than 3KV), No UV
Source Material: InGaN
Emitting Colour: White
Luminous Intensity: Min:6400 lumens Max:7400 lumens
Reverse Voltage:5.0 V, DC Forward Voltage: Typical: 32 V Max: 36V
DC Forward Current: Typical: 3000mA Max: 3500mA, Viewing Angle:160 degree
Lead Soldering Temp:260°C for 5 seconds
Size of led: 40mm X 46mm
led emitter size: 21.5mm X 21.5mm Viewing Angle:160 *Absolute Maximum Ratings at Ta=25°C:
Power Dissipation
Pd 125 Watt
Peak Forward Current
(1/10 Duty Cycle,0.1ms Pulse Width) IF(peak) 3500 mA
Continuous Forward Current IF 3000 mA
LED junction temperature JT 85 °C
Reverse Voltage VR 5 V
Operating temperature range
Topr -20°C to + 80°C
Storage Temperature Range
Tstg -30°C to + 100°C
*Electrical/Optical Characteristics at Ta=25°C:
Parameter Symbol Test Condition
Min. Typ. Max. Unit
Luminous flux ф IF=3000mA 6400 - 7400 Lumens
Viewing Angle 2θ1/2 IF=3000mA 160 deg
Forward Voltage VF IF=3000mA 32 - 36 V
Reverse Current IR VR=5V 100uA
Color Rendering Index Calculation Spm X 0.280 - 0.340
Spm Y 0.280 - 0.340
Correspondingly CCT IF=1500mA 5500 6500 7500 K

08 June 2007

LCoS II projector kit

The BR1080HC Development Kit for projection applications is a comprehensive toolkit for integrating Syntax-Brillian's high-performance, high-contrast, Gen II liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCoS) 1920x1200 microdisplays into rear- and front-projection high-definition product applications.

Projection Calculator @ CANON

Projector Calculator @ INFOCUS

15 March 2007

Cheat Sheet: How to Measure Light

Colors

So I was thinking about how some of these systems use color wheels, and trying to understand why they aren't using a pure white light... Now, I don't know if this is what they are doing, but something we might consider...

Instead of using white LEDs, what if we use RGB LEDs (like NT-53F0-0428) with a B&W LCD... The LCD would be cheaper, faster transitions, better contrast... Basically, alternate between R/G/B (all LEDs at once) and flood the LCD... which either allows it to pass through or not... In theory, we might be able to get better contrast and faster response times, while still making it cheaper (though a little more complex).

Lumenlab Focal Length Calculator

So I gave this site a quick test...

If we were to use say, this 7.1" LCD...
And say, project a 9' screen...
from 132, no 131" away...

We'd need a 8.08" focal length for the lens.

engadget: How-To: Build your own HD projector

Lights

One of the most obvious issues with projectors (DIY or not) is the lamps/lights. They don't last long and are costly. Obviously we want good quality (and consistent) light (I've read 6500°K), fairly cheap bulbs (ie: $100 or less), long lifetime, ease of obtaining...

I've been thinking about this, and think it might be worth it to try to find an LED alternative.

One company that I found that provides bright LED arrays is Lamina.

An example bulb from them is "NT-52D0-0429 Daylight White" [PDF]. With this one, we can get to 1070 lumens (which doesn't seem like enough) with 6200°K light... Most lamps I found are nowhere in this range of color...














Product:NT-52D0-0429 Daylight White
Color Temp. Min. (Kº):3950
Color Temp. Max. (Kº):6200
Total Incl. Angle:140
View Angle[1]:61
CRI Min:60
CRI Typ:68
Test Current (mA):1050
Typical (lm):878
Min. (lm):648
Drive Current (mA):1400
Typical (lm):1070








Drive Current (mA):1050
Distance from Source (Meters)1:795.6
2:198.9
5:31.8
10:8.0








Drive Current (mA):1400
Distance from Source (Meters)1:969.0
2:242.3
5:38.8
10:9.7







$85.83www.arrownac.com
$77.12www.mouser.com
$77.12www.digikey.com
$122.64export.farnell.com
direct:To request a sample or to speak with a sales applications engineer, call us at (609) 265-1401.

Places to Find Parts

http://www.arrownac.com/

http://www.mouser.com/

http://www.digikey.com/

http://export.farnell.com/

InventGeek: A Practical Guide to the DIY LCD Projectors

Pretty good rundown showing how to mix-n-match the components to make a DIY system.

Welcome

This blog is here to assist with collecting notes and tracking progress on a DIY Front Projection system.