need recommendation for flat lighting panel

[Joe Strout]

I'm considering a project that would involve a floor of tiles that light
up under computer control. For this I need some sort of solid-state,
wide-area light. It only needs to be bright enough to see under normal
indoor lighting conditions, and monochromatic is fine, but it needs to
have very low heat and be capable of very many on/off cycles. It also
needs a decent switching time.

Can anyone recommend a lighting product appropriate for this application?

Thanks,
- Joe

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[Jerry G.]

Florescent lighting is the cheapest. Electroluminescence or LED technology
would be very expensive.

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Jerry G.
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I'm considering a project that would involve a floor of tiles that light
up under computer control. For this I need some sort of solid-state,
wide-area light. It only needs to be bright enough to see under normal
indoor lighting conditions, and monochromatic is fine, but it needs to
have very low heat and be capable of very many on/off cycles. It also
needs a decent switching time.

Can anyone recommend a lighting product appropriate for this application?

Thanks,
- Joe

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[CWatters]

Florescent lighting is the cheapest. Electroluminescence or LED technology
would be very expensive.

If people ar going to walk over this don't forget to budget for special
toughened glass (or polycarbonate?)

 

[Joe Strout]

If people ar going to walk over this don't forget to budget for special
toughened glass (or polycarbonate?)

I was thinking of plexiglass.

What sort of florescent lighting could switch on and off rapidly and
reliably, as needed for this application? (Remember, it's like a
display set in the floor -- the lights are going to be going on and off
at varying rates up to about twice per second.)

Thanks,
- Joe

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