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It's Halloween again... Is anyone else going to do a project? Since the airplane from last year was a hit I have received new requests. I've been asked to update the airplane with more lights, sounds, and switches. I also have a request for a princess tiara and magic wand from my favorite 3 year old and a blinky wagon to pull a one year old who will be dressed as a killer whale (orca). I ordered a sound board, various LEDs, and switches from Aliexpress and am hoping they get here on time.
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At work we use Continuous Integration to build and test our code as we check it in. It helps catch problems early and ensures we keep code standards up. We were using CruiseControl.NET but have now moved to TeamCity. Anyway, this is no use unless people take notice of broken builds and this was starting to slip. I decided that something fairly visible (but not too annoying) was needed. After spotting a Lego Dath Vader toy torch it seemed like a good solution. The standard toy has a button on his chest that is used to switch on some while LEDs in his feet. There was also a red LED and a AAA
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Halloween comes round, and I can't face all that orange goo everywhere.... so I went cardboard. Rectangular things are easer. What about doing a cube? Oh, yes! And, of course, it needs some good lights: The 5mm round LEDs are RGB, the larger ones are high-brightness white. These are driven with a high pulse current to create the impression of lightning. Code is here: Video:
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Project-of-the-last-5-minutes. Enjoy! Blog post: http://smokedprojects.blogspot.com/2013/10/jack-o-launchpad.html