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.
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Code referenced
Used information from https://web.archive.org/web/20230201052507/https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/329 to get a smooth pulse.