Code written for an Arduino to control a Freaky Friday hourglass prop. Code is heavily commented so non-technical people can try to understand what is going on.
https://simonwalters.online/creations#hourglass
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Freaky Friday Hourglass
Description
To be used on an Arduino with a neopixel ring in an hourglass prop for the stage show "Freaky Friday".
Physical hourglass was built using the instructions in the linked video (with a lot of customisations, but the electronics were pretty much the same): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdg2inCDO1E
- Act 1: Pulsing with increasing brightness until max brightness, then steady pulse. Once hourglass is separated, bright green flash to black
- Act 2: Steady pulsing with a time limit
Feedback
Did you use this code for your prop? Let me know how it went, I'd love your feedback! My contact details are available on my website.
Code referenced
Used information from https://web.archive.org/web/20230201052507/https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/329 to get a smooth pulse.