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Paul Elsberg
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Force Fielder

Interactive laser controllers fire at a light saber sensor which publishes motion data to a force field web visualization.

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Things used in this project

Hardware components

Photon
Particle Photon
×3
Photo resistor
Photo resistor
×3
Resistor 10k ohm
Resistor 10k ohm
×3
SparkFun Photon Battery Shield
×1
SparkFun Photon IMU Shield
×1
Perma-Proto Breadboard Half Size
Perma-Proto Breadboard Half Size
×1
Wire Stranded 22 Gauge
×1
elastic band
×1
fluroscent tube cover
×1
electrical tape
×1
pvc plumbing connectors
×1
black thread
×1
Leap Motion Controller
Leap Motion Controller
×1
Servos (Tower Pro MG996R)
×2
laser module
×1
small airborne lipo
×1
square wooden dowel
×1
zip ties
×1
clamp
×1
heatshrink
×1
TRAVIS Airborne Cargo Drone
Parrot TRAVIS Airborne Cargo Drone
×1
small lego 2X6
×1
Breadboard (generic)
Breadboard (generic)
×1
micro usb cable
×1

Software apps and online services

Particle Build Web IDE
Particle Build Web IDE
Cylon.js
CylonJS Cylon.js
P5.js
Voodoo Firmware
Spark JS
Sublime Text IDE

Hand tools and fabrication machines

wire strippers
third hand
soldering station
solder
flush cutters

Story

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Schematics

Light Saber

3 photo resistors and 1 neo pixel strip attached to what should be the back of the battery shield (no .fzz file from sparkfun:()

Laser Controller

Circuit connected to the photon controlled by the leap motion device

Code

Force Fielder

Code for Particle Alliance Submission

Credits

Paul Elsberg
4 projects • 19 followers

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