Custom electronic thingamajig?

[Ttaskmaster]

Heya,

Apologies if this is the wrong section, but I couldn't find anywhere that seemed appropriate...

I'm looking for something like a Sinewinder/Cylon LED strip, where the lights move in patterns:




I know the circuit type exists as I've seen them in little units for cyclists and the like. However, I'm after something that fits within my own design... and powered by a Molex or 5-pin SATA socket.
I'll need custom dimensions, I expect, with a couple of controls to alter the light pattern, speed and probably a basic on/off.

I'm utterly clueless and cack-handed when it comes to electronics and soldering, so does anyone know somewhere/someone UK-based that could make this for me for a fairly sensible price?


Cheers,
Tasky.

[herulach]

That would be trivial with an arduino (or cheap compatible). Code is all online, and would take about ten minutes to solder up.

[Ttaskmaster]

I need someone to do the making as well. I don't have the fine motor control for soldering.

[PasPer2]

Have you tried dx.com?

[herulach]

depending on the packaging etc you need, its perfectly possible to do it all with jumper cables, screw terminals and an off the shelf power adaptor.
Something like this http://shop.pimoroni.com/products/ad...x#.UuetatLFI1I basically plugs directly into an arduino compatible board and gives you a 5*8 RGB led matrix to play with.
Or something like the screw shield (http://wingshieldindustries.com/products/screwshield/) gets you screw terminals you could use to mount LEDS using something like these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/27105...ff14=95&ff19=0

Even though that would be more expensive than direct soldering, its still going to be loads cheaper than paying someone to do it. It will also teach you a bit about programming (if you don't know it) and you could do cool stuff like having the speed/brightness vary with temperature etc.

[Ttaskmaster]

The Arduino thing sounds cool, but perhaps a bit beyond my abilities - I'd have trouble even picking up an LED!!

I basically need a bar of LEDs about 220mm long, 30mm high, with 20-22 LEDs on it. Can be up to 60mm deep, but the first two are pretty much the absolute limit.
The switches/controls and any chips it might need can sit on a separate secondary PCB, if needs be and I'm thinking that'd work better, in fact.
Power from a Molex or SATA cable, as it's going in a PC.

The light on my Crucial Ballistix RAM do the same sort of patterns and also switch colours. I just need something similar in the above dimensions.