My Storage has a Search Bar! Gridfinity + 8,552 LEDs = Litfinity!

My most ambitious project begins... Built with Oracle Autonomous Database - https://bit.ly/ADB_free Try Oracle Database 23c for free - https://bit.ly/Free_DB” Oracle Database 23c Free is the same, powerful Oracle Database that businesses throughout the world rely on. It offers a full-featured experience and is packaged for ease of use and simple download—for free. --- I'm building a massive smart workshop organizer system, with mechanical vertical carousels, automatic inventory tracking, and a truly astounding number of rainbow lights. First step: Prototype the core features, registering, searching, and of course lighting the bins. It turned out to be a great chance to show you how to prototype - aggressively cutting time, squashing assumptions, and avoiding time sinks are critical when the project is so massive. Source code and design files for this project will not be shared. I just don't have the time to prepare such a massive set of assets. I may change this policy in a later stage - it all depends on how quickly I can pull this project together. Also, I got to use a Pantheon HS3. It's truly bananas. https://pantheondesign.com Key components: RGB Tape, 144 LEDs per meter: https://amzn.to/3unxL6b RGB matrix, 64x64, 2mm pitch: https://amzn.to/3utjJ3c 49E Hall sensor: https://amzn.to/3RczXGM T-Display-S3 ESP32, 1.9": https://amzn.to/47rsB7L Glass reed switch (HIGHLY SUSSY): https://amzn.to/3uBWWSA Plastic reed switch (LESS SUSSY): https://amzn.to/3Gfwscf Raspberry Pi 400: https://amzn.to/3uthQDr PN532 RFID Reader Module w/ Tags: https://amzn.to/4a2Vidc Key models: Laptop Frame for Pi 400 by n602: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5375800 Gridfinity basic frames: Timetable: 00:00-03:00 Why? How? What? 03:00-05:43 What made this possible 05:43-07:37 Setting constraints 07:37-11:12 Lights and sensors 11:12-13:54 Everything goes wrong 13:54-17:07 Building base station 17:07-20:40 Building baseplate 20:40-23:54 Baseplate, base station, database 23:54-27:50 Thankies 27:50-28:14 The most elaborate Patron thank-you of all time Credits: "Wall-E" by Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios "Vertical Carousel Storage System SSTEEL" by SteelDesign Vietnam "Vertical Storage and Retrieval Carousel VSR" by SpaceSavingStorage "B***h Please" by Michett Stock footage, effects, and CGI from Storyblocks Interference SFX by Partners in Rhyme Other SFX by www.zapsplat.com Play button image from Wikimedia Commons