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Infininty Mirror

xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
edited 2012-04-19 14:45 in Robotics
There are a lot of tutorials online about how to make the mirror part. Basically it's a regular mirror in the back, then a piece of glass about an inch above it with mirrored privacy tint on it. Then anything you put in the sides reflects to 'infinity'.

This mirror is about to go to a frame shop to be finished and I won't have it for another 2 weeks, then it's off to my girlfriends house so I thought I'd share.

The code for that is nothing more than a bunch of 
dira[0..9] := 11111111
   
repeat
        outa[0..9] := 00000000
        waitcnt(clkfreq/50 + cnt)
        outa[0..9] := 00000000
        waitcnt(clkfreq/50 + cnt)

'etc....

And the 10 LEDs are wired to NPNs connected to the 0-9 Prop pins.

Comments

  • ElectricAyeElectricAye Posts: 4,561
    edited 2012-04-13 11:02
    Pretty cool!

    Could you use a somewhat flexible mirror at the rear, one that you could bend with an actuator, and make the infinity illusion move around, warping in and out or side to side? Just thinking.
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2012-04-13 11:21
    ElectricAye wrote: »
    Pretty cool!

    Could you use a somewhat flexible mirror at the rear, one that you could bend with an actuator, and make the infinity illusion move around, warping in and out or side to side? Just thinking.

    I was thinking that and hadn't thought of a flexible mirror. I toyed with connecting a servos directly to the stiff mirror and you get a cool effect but it wasn't symmetrical enough. I really want to invest the time into shiftout/MAX drivers and tri-color LEDs and put it on a gimble. It would make a sick display case for the prop in the middle too. If I make one for me it would wifi or xbee as well.
  • PJAllenPJAllen Banned Posts: 5,065
    edited 2012-04-15 20:41
    Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away...
    Radio Shack once sold an 'infinity mirror' with LEDs, too - red ones they were, T1s, but they didn't blink or do patterns, they were just on.

    How about some fades or pulsating stuff?
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2012-04-16 09:52
    PJ Allen wrote: »
    Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away...
    Radio Shack once sold an 'infinity mirror' with LEDs, too - red ones they were, T1s, but they didn't blink or do patterns, they were just on.

    How about some fades or pulsating stuff?

    That's interesting that RS sold something like it. I guess I'm writing the code for it while it's getting framed. I will do some audio reactive lighting maybe a Prop based VU meter, that will take at least two weeks :)
  • Spiral_72Spiral_72 Posts: 791
    edited 2012-04-19 13:35
    Alright, I've been GOING to build one for a year now, but you lit a fire under me. That's really cool and I like your light sequence.

    Lowes has a roll 3' wide for $29. Is that what you used or some like it??
    http://www.lowes.com/pd_88148-74130-PRS361_4294935484+4294796833__?productId=1103235&Ntt=window+film&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl_Privacydecorative_4294935484%2B4294796833__s%3FNtt%3Dwindow%2Bfilm&facetInfo=Privacy/decorative
    I thought it'd make more sense to just buy the dumb one-way mirror but they are surprisingly expensive.
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2012-04-19 14:45
    Yes any mirrored covering will work. Make sure to read the instructions before you leave the store there might be a spray you'll need. On the way back to pick up the spray bottle I didn't get I stopped by a tint shop and they gave me a scrap piece for free and it was water activated. So I ended up returning mine but I got it at Home Depot, looks like the same brand too.
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