|
Arduino NANOArduino
|
x 1 | |
|
LED |
x 5 | |
|
220ohm |
x 5 |
|
Arduino Web Editor |
3D Printed Arduino Halloween Décor
When the full moon is shining and the wolves are howling, it's time for Halloween's spooky spectacle. The snickering grins of jack-o'-lanterns glow from lit porches. Kids skip down the block in spooky costumes, carrying bags full of candy and shouting "Trick or Treat!". The Nightmare Before Christmas is almost here...
Do you see dead people???
Alright Enough of that, in this Spooktacular video I am going to create an Arduino based 3D printed Halloween Décor.
It's super easy, fun and spooky....
3D Printing
3D Printing is a highly addictive hobby! This is the very first time I am using my 3D printer to print something electronics related. The STL files used in this project are all downloaded from www.Thingiverse.com. I have uploaded a copy of all the 3D Objects to my GitHub repository, the link is in the description below.
3D printing has changed my life. There are so many things you can do using a 3D printer. From designing 3D Models to printing them using the 3D printer has now become my new hobby. I've been a "maker" since I was 10 years old, and have always constructed and made my own stuff. 3D printing for me is a blessing. I am totally lost in the 3D printing heaven.
3D printing has changed my electronics workshop life forever. Before when I used to order parts, I always used to wonder if the parts would fit into my projects resources... but after I got my 3D printer... it doesn't matter at all, because if it doesn't fit - I could design and print it myself. The 3D printer was definitely "The Missing Piece" from my electronics workshop.
Schematic Diagram
Now that we have all our 3D Models printed, lets have a look at the component assembly.
The assembly is super simple. We just need to connect 4 Yellow LEDs to D2, D3, D4 and D5 pins of Arduino via 220ohm current limiting resistor.
Then connect the white LED to Analogue Pin D10 of the Arduino via a current limiting resistor.
That's it, as simple as that.
The Code
Now, lets have a look at the code that will drive the LEDs.
Lets start by defining all the variables.
Then in the setup section lets define all the pin modes.
To flash the LEDs I chose 5 different Flashing patterns:
1. All LEDs Flash Very Fast For 10 Seconds
2. All LEDs Flash Slowly For 10 Seconds
3. 2 LEDs Turn On and 2 LEDs Turn Off for 10 seconds
4. LED Chaser Circuit for 10 seconds
5. One LED Randomly Turn On for 10 seconds
The switch statement in the loop() section randomly picks up one of these patterns and runs it for 10 seconds.
The white LED also fades in and out after every cycle.
At the bottom of the code, I have defined all these 5 LED flashing patter in their respective functions.
Demo on Breadboard
After loading the code on an Arduino Nano this is how it looks like.
The white LED will go inside the Ghost and the Yellow LEDs will go inside the Pumpkins.
Humm, that looks promising, isn't it?
Assembling
Let's start by soldering the wires to the LEDs.
Then lets solder the Arduino Nano to a perf-board and then solder all the resistors to the board.
Next, lets soldered the LEDs to the D2, D3, D4, D5 and D10 pins of the Arduino via the current limiting resistors.
That's all you have to do for the electronics bit. Now, let's hot glue the perf-board inside the coffin, followed by all the LEDs to a wooden block.
Before putting the 3D printed components on the LEDs, let's do a quick test to verify everything works as expected. Look at that...
Now, one by one lets hot glue the 3D printed components to the plank. To finalize the setup, I added a few dry grass leaves to hide the wirings. That's it all done.
Final Demo
So this is how my final setup looks like.
Do comment and let me know if there are any scopes of improvement. Until then, Happy Halloween....
Thanks
Thanks again for checking my post. I hope it helps you.
If you want to support me subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/tarantula3
- Video: https://youtu.be/Hxfhwr0Eoqk Visit
- Full Blog Post: Visit https://diy-projects4u.blogspot.com/2023/10/Halloween2023.html
- Code: https://github.com/tarantula3/Arduino-Halloween--Decor/blob/main/Code.zip Download
- Schema: https://github.com/tarantula3/Arduino-Halloween--Decor/blob/main/Schema.fzz Download
STL Files:
- Coffin: Download https://github.com/tarantula3/Arduino-Halloween--Decor/blob/main/Twist_Lock_Coffin.zip
- RIP: Download https://github.com/tarantula3/Arduino-Halloween--Decor/blob/main/RIP.zip
- Pumpkins: Download https://github.com/tarantula3/Arduino-Halloween--Decor/blob/main/Halloween_Pumpkins.zip
- Pikachu: Download https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4701289
- Ghost: Download https://github.com/tarantula3/Arduino-Halloween--Decor/blob/main/Cute_Hug_Me_Ghost.zip
- Instructables: https://www.instructables.com/3D-Printed-Arduino-Halloween-Décor/
Support My Work
- BTC: 1Hrr83W2zu2hmDcmYqZMhgPQ71oLj5b7v5
- LTC: LPh69qxUqaHKYuFPJVJsNQjpBHWK7hZ9TZ
- DOGE: DEU2Wz3TK95119HMNZv2kpU7PkWbGNs9K3
- ETH: 0xD64fb51C74E0206cB6702aB922C765c68B97dCD4
- BAT: 0x9D9E77cA360b53cD89cc01dC37A5314C0113FFc3
- LBC: bZ8ANEJFsd2MNFfpoxBhtFNPboh7PmD7M2
- COS: bnb136ns6lfw4zs5hg4n85vdthaad7hq5m4gtkgf23 Memo: 572187879
- BNB: 0xD64fb51C74E0206cB6702aB922C765c68B97dCD4
- MATIC: 0xD64fb51C74E0206cB6702aB922C765c68B97dCD4
Thanks, ca gain in my next tutorial.
3D Printed Arduino Halloween Décor
*PCBWay community is a shared platform and we are not responsible for any design issues.
- Comments(0)
- Likes(1)
- Ashish Adhikari Oct 16,2023
- 0 USER VOTES
- YOUR VOTE 0.00 0.00
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
More by Ashish Adhikari
- Getting Started With Raspberry Pi Pico Couple of months ago, I bought a "Raspberry Pi Pico" to get some hands-on experience of it and to cr...
- All About IC UNL2003 The UNL2003 IC contains 7 High Voltage, High Current NPN Darlington Transistor Arrays each rated at ...
- NodeMCU Based: 3D Printed Indoor Gauge Thermometer Had some time this weekend and a desire to create something new and interesting, so went ahead and c...
- Rechargeable Gothic Lantern A Gothic Lantern is a captivating piece of lighting that brings the allure of the Victorian Era into...
- 555 Adjustable Delay On Off Timer Circuit The 555 timer IC is an integrated circuit (IC) that is used in a variety of timer, delay, pulse gene...
- 3D Printed Arduino Halloween Décor When the full moon is shining and the wolves are howling, it's time for Halloween's spooky spectacle...
- All About RCWL-0516 Microwave Radar Motion Sensor Proximity sensing is a very common application in electronics.There are several ways to accomplish t...
- Transformers PCB BADGE It's been a while, the Autobots have appeared on the silver screen. Finally they are returning to th...
- LED Fader Using 555 Timer IC LED Fader Using 555 Timer ICWanted to generate a LED fading effect (fade-in and fade-out) for my upc...
- Arduino Based Concrete Clock With Touchless Night Lamp When you mix creativity with electronics, it becomes a masterpiece.Producing something original and ...
- DIY - PCB Christmas Forest Created a small "PCB Christmas Forest" which is going to light up my study table this Christmas.In t...
- PCB Christmas Forest A small Christmas Village For Someone You Love
- TM1637 Digit Display with Arduino IntroIn my hand is a 4-Digit 7-Segment display module.The heart of this module is an inexpensive Ser...
- IR Remote Tester and Decoder IntroWhat do you generally do when your remote controls starts playing up?Do you generally use a mul...
- How to Make Walkie Talkie Using Arduino IntroWalkie-talkie using Arduino, humm.. sounds interesting isn't it?Alright, lets spend some time t...
- Police Car Led Effect Using 555 Timer IC IntroMy 5-year old son asked me to create a Police Car like flashing light that he can put on top of...
- Adjustable IC555 Single/Dual LED Flasher The 555 timer IC is an integrated circuit that is used in a variety of timer circuits, pulse generat...
- All About nRF24L01 Modules In my last tutorial I created a NodeMCU based Duino Coin Miner. It is an awesome little miner that s...
-
Commodore 1551 Drive Cartridge Replacement
64 0 2 -
RCMHardwareByte-v2.3
65 0 0 -
Terminal Curiosity PCB Ruler
235 0 0 -
(DIY) COMMODORE 64 DEAD-TEST (781220) DIAGNOSTIC CARTRIDGE
311 0 2 -
Creative Micro Designs Inc. CMD FD-2000 / FD-4000 3D Printable Case
359 0 0 -
Creative Micro Designs Inc. CMD FD-2000 / FD-4000 Metal Case
524 0 0 -