Getting close!
Everything is wired up and working... including the custom sound delay! All I have left are a few tweaks so that everything slides together.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8246/8...4d7332a9a6.jpg
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Getting close!
Everything is wired up and working... including the custom sound delay! All I have left are a few tweaks so that everything slides together.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8246/8...4d7332a9a6.jpg
Woo Hoo! While not completely "done" (still a few code tweaks and one wire is acting up), Holly is operational!
On initial power application she plays "Moon River", as well as when the NB/Arduino come out of sleep mode. Power on plays the Indiana Jones intro before the ignition sound. Power off leads with a few measures of Toto's Africa followed by the retraction sound.
I apologize for the poor video quality, but it shows the first press that wakes the NB/Arduino up, then another press for ignition, and a long press for power down. I didn't show the double click for color change, but that still works. I'll take a better video once I get everything buttoned up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWkGblZunyY
Uh, holy **** that's awesome!
that is absolutely and truly amazing!! this is in my humble opinion is the best saber i have ever seen...and in saying that i would like to see it on MY wall! very well done
We took Holly to MegaCon this past weekend and everything worked incredibly well! On Friday I realized one slight code issue that allowed the LED and NB to get out of sync. Friday night I was able to correct that code as well as rework the controls. The final version would take a single press when off to turn on LED only (realized that this was the most frequent use in a noisy hall where we didn't want to wait for extended boot/ignition sounds to take a quick picture), long press to turn the saber on with sound (waking up the NB if needed), and a double press to cycle the NB (just included as a fall back, but it wasn't needed). When on, a single press would cycle the color profiles (I added an extra set of profiles with the crystal LED off for power saving), a double press flashes the blade, and a long press turn the saber off (with or without sound as appropriate).
The constant current drivers (CAT4101) worked really well set at 700 mA with the DX RGB LED, though I should note that each driver ran one color for both LEDs in parallel, so each die had a max current of 350mA. I never did check the current draw for the entire setup, since I didn't have everything fully working together until it was assembled on the chassis, and at that point it was rather difficult to get a MM inline.
There are a few things that I'd keep working on in a perfect world with infinite time, but with new projects calling to me, I think it's time that I consider Holly finished!
Rogue if there is one word i could use to describe this it would be inspirational...
I know that it certainly contains blood sweat tears, much elbow grease, a generous helping of love and dedication,
they used to say about a warrior sword - that it contained part of the weilders spirit - This saber is proof for sure.
I am still Gobsmacked that this is your first saber build and surely there will be many to follow.
Simply Superb!
I am way late to this party, but ... wow, just ... WOW!
Holly is beautiful! That is one serious first build to be proud of!
I LOVE the etching on this saber. You really went the extra mile and it shows.