So, I created a second Ornament but decided to paint the top to resemble the Parallax Propeller Hat Logo and added a propeller from a drone kit. Now I can work on getting the two bulbs strung together and work on the JSON and Javascript code to control this via a web page.
"When you make a thing, a thing that is new, it is so complicated making it that it is bound to be ugly. But those that make it after you, they don’t have to worry about making it. And they can make it pretty, and so everybody can like it when others make it after you."
"When you make a thing, a thing that is new, it is so complicated making it that it is bound to be ugly. But those that make it after you, they don’t have to worry about making it. And they can make it pretty, and so everybody can like it when others make it after you."
Winner! Ding ding ding! One last bot this year, think I can squeeze it in.
"When you make a thing, a thing that is new, it is so complicated making it that it is bound to be ugly. But those that make it after you, they don’t have to worry about making it. And they can make it pretty, and so everybody can like it when others make it after you."
Say hello to my little friend Rocky. 3mm red eye LEDs look white here.
"When you make a thing, a thing that is new, it is so complicated making it that it is bound to be ugly. But those that make it after you, they don’t have to worry about making it. And they can make it pretty, and so everybody can like it when others make it after you."
AAAHH! Tilto is too cute for words. He does look a little (get ready for it.....) trashy.
I was going to add LMAO but maybe I am punnier in my own mind than real life.
Trashy but efficient. One little 9g servo is doing all the work. You can be sure he'll do a figure 8 over the break. Think he needs a Santa hat.
BTW, that's a 94-cent Walmart trash can. Finally, an item that's even cheaper than Dollar Tree!
"When you make a thing, a thing that is new, it is so complicated making it that it is bound to be ugly. But those that make it after you, they don’t have to worry about making it. And they can make it pretty, and so everybody can like it when others make it after you."
Ornament wise, I have considered looking to add a nano motor to control the propeller, so I'll see what I can toss in.
Or take a trick from toy bizz. Mount a free-spinning propeller on the ornament hanger wire, then have an external fan blowing on the ornament and spinning the propeller for free.
"When you make a thing, a thing that is new, it is so complicated making it that it is bound to be ugly. But those that make it after you, they don’t have to worry about making it. And they can make it pretty, and so everybody can like it when others make it after you."
Or take a trick from toy bizz. Mount a free-spinning propeller on the ornament hanger wire, then have an external fan blowing on the ornament and spinning the propeller for free.
Thanks! I'll have to look at that.
Thus far I have added a second RGB for another Ornament as well as a 96x64 OLED to display a Snowman Graphic and some animated snow running on a separate cog; I appreciate the assist on this from another post.
Also, I have Flask running on a Raspberry Pi which acts as a Web server where I can send commands to the Bluetooth enabled FLiP to control the RGB colors from a Browser.
Here is a vid showing the second X-Mas Ornament and the OLED running the Snowman routine. The OLED is further in the back ground so its a bit difficult to see.
This is a better view of the OLED with the Connect Ornaments in the background.
Now I need to work on getting this in some sort of case to hang them on the tree.
So, it is a bit past Christmas, but here be my completed FLiP Connected Bluetooth Ornament Project. The FLiP was mounted in a 40 pin socket that is soldered to a proto PCB and then I ran wires and a cable to connect the OLED and Bluetooth module. These were mounted to the face plate of the case I created. The Face plate was created from Clear Acrylic plastic and the back was created from Black plastic. I painted the case using a Metallic Oil Rubbed Bronze paint and added some Jim Holtz idea-ology ornament pieces to the case.
Here be a video of the case.
So, when this is run.
1. I start Flask on the Raspberry Pie
2. Power on the FLiP circuit
3. Connect to the Flask web service from an iPad browser
4. Send commands to control the RGB LEDs from the browser.
This is what the whole thing looks like on the old tree.
NOTE: I was holding an old iPhone in one hand to record and held an iPad in the other hand to send commands so the video is a bit shaky.
Looks fantastic! Jules Verne would be proud to have that.Nice job!
"When you make a thing, a thing that is new, it is so complicated making it that it is bound to be ugly. But those that make it after you, they don’t have to worry about making it. And they can make it pretty, and so everybody can like it when others make it after you."
I have a bunch ideas for this year! Some are good and some (most) are corny. Here is Frosty
the Snowman. Base is a Vorpal hexapod with my own 3D printed head on it. Need to design a
dance routine for it.
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In the birthing of any machine there is that moment when it actually works. It is always fresh and astounding for me...............Red Whittaker
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SPIN!
- Pablo Picasso
- Pablo Picasso
carolhaz391@gmail.com
In the birthing of any machine there is that moment when it actually works. It is always fresh and astounding for me...............Red Whittaker
Winner! Ding ding ding! One last bot this year, think I can squeeze it in.
- Pablo Picasso
Code Wise, Sorry, but I'm a little partial of a 'C', though I have no issue with SPIN.
Ornament wise, I have considered looking to add a nano motor to control the propeller, so I'll see what I can toss in.
- Pablo Picasso
I was going to add LMAO but maybe I am punnier in my own mind than real life.
carolhaz391@gmail.com
In the birthing of any machine there is that moment when it actually works. It is always fresh and astounding for me...............Red Whittaker
BTW, that's a 94-cent Walmart trash can. Finally, an item that's even cheaper than Dollar Tree!
- Pablo Picasso
Trashy the noisy bot looks more suited for Halloween than Christmas but excellent K.I.S.S. job!!!
Or take a trick from toy bizz. Mount a free-spinning propeller on the ornament hanger wire, then have an external fan blowing on the ornament and spinning the propeller for free.
- Pablo Picasso
Thanks! I'll have to look at that.
Thus far I have added a second RGB for another Ornament as well as a 96x64 OLED to display a Snowman Graphic and some animated snow running on a separate cog; I appreciate the assist on this from another post.
Also, I have Flask running on a Raspberry Pi which acts as a Web server where I can send commands to the Bluetooth enabled FLiP to control the RGB colors from a Browser.
Here is a vid showing the second X-Mas Ornament and the OLED running the Snowman routine. The OLED is further in the back ground so its a bit difficult to see.
This is a better view of the OLED with the Connect Ornaments in the background.
Now I need to work on getting this in some sort of case to hang them on the tree.
Here be a video of the case.
So, when this is run.
1. I start Flask on the Raspberry Pie
2. Power on the FLiP circuit
3. Connect to the Flask web service from an iPad browser
4. Send commands to control the RGB LEDs from the browser.
This is what the whole thing looks like on the old tree.
NOTE: I was holding an old iPhone in one hand to record and held an iPad in the other hand to send commands so the video is a bit shaky.
- Pablo Picasso
carolhaz391@gmail.com
In the birthing of any machine there is that moment when it actually works. It is always fresh and astounding for me...............Red Whittaker
"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
the Snowman. Base is a Vorpal hexapod with my own 3D printed head on it. Need to design a
dance routine for it.
carolhaz391@gmail.com
In the birthing of any machine there is that moment when it actually works. It is always fresh and astounding for me...............Red Whittaker