Building my own x-wing

dnalor · Jun 1, 2012

Ok..
After asking my friend Google

i found this sketch.
It does almost everything what i want

The cockpit changes RGB..
A nice engine flicker.

i only need a steady light insert in it...that i'm working on..
But i also have an error in it.and didn't find the solution...(i still have to search)

Maybe somebody has the fix for the error?

int red = 11; //this sets the red led pin
int green = 10; //this sets the green led pin
int blue = 9; //this sets the blue led pin
int flickerLED = 8; // flicker on pin 8

int redNow;
int blueNow;
int greenNow;
int redNew;
int blueNew;
int greenNew;
int flickertime;

void setup()
{ //this sets the output pins
pinMode(red, OUTPUT);
pinMode(green, OUTPUT);
pinMode(blue, OUTPUT);
pinMode(flickerLED,OUTPUT);
redNow = random(255);
blueNow = random(255);
greenNow = random(255);
redNew = redNow;
blueNew = blueNow;
greenNew = greenNow;
}

#define fade(x,y) if (x>y) x--; else if (x
void loop()
{
analogWrite(blue, blueNow);
analogWrite(red, redNow);
analogWrite(green, greenNow);
redNew = random(255);
blueNew = random(255);
greenNew = random(255);
// fade to new colors
while ((redNow != redNew) ||
(blueNow != blueNew) ||
(greenNow != greenNew))
{
fade(redNow,redNew)
fade(blueNow,blueNew)
fade(greenNow,greenNew)
analogWrite(blue, blueNow);
analogWrite(red, redNow);
analogWrite(green, greenNow);

flickertime = random(20);
digitalWrite(flickerLED,HIGH);
delay(flickertime);
digitalWrite(flickerLED,LOW);
delay(20-flickertime);

DanBKing · Jun 1, 2012

Zathros said:
Excellent, Looking forward to seeing this "turn on"!

Hahaha.... This is 'turning me on' just watching this baby come together!!!!! sign1

:thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:

Zathros · Jun 1, 2012

dnalor said:
Ok..
After asking my friend Google i found this sketch.
It does almost everything what i want

The cockpit changes RGB..
A nice engine flicker....................

i only need a steady light insert in it...that i'm working on..
But i also have an error in it.and didn't find the solution...(i still have to search)

Maybe somebody has the fix for the error?

If you wrote; digitalWrite(13, HIGH); wouldn't it stay in that model till either shut off (powering down) or a : digitalWrite(13, LOW); to turn it off command?

imcold · Jun 1, 2012

Is that the whole code? There are no no ending curly brackets for the loop() function nor the while() block. And the #define looks unfinished. If I had to guess...

PHP:

int red = 11; //this sets the red led pin
int green = 10; //this sets the green led pin
int blue = 9; //this sets the blue led pin
int flickerLED = 8; // flicker on pin 8

int redNow;
int blueNow;
int greenNow;
int redNew;
int blueNew;
int greenNew;
int flickertime;

void setup()
{ //this sets the output pins
  pinMode(red, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(green, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(blue, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(flickerLED,OUTPUT);
  redNow = random(255);
  blueNow = random(255);
  greenNow = random(255);
  redNew = redNow;
  blueNew = blueNow;
  greenNew = greenNow;
}

#define fade(x,y) if (x>y) x--; else if (x<y) x++;

void loop()
{
  analogWrite(blue, blueNow);
  analogWrite(red, redNow);
  analogWrite(green, greenNow);
  redNew = random(255);
  blueNew = random(255);
  greenNew = random(255);
  // fade to new colors
  while ((redNow != redNew) ||
    (blueNow != blueNew) ||
    (greenNow != greenNew))
  {
    fade(redNow,redNew)
    fade(blueNow,blueNew)
    fade(greenNow,greenNew)
    analogWrite(blue, blueNow);
    analogWrite(red, redNow);
    analogWrite(green, greenNow);

    flickertime = random(20);
    digitalWrite(flickerLED,HIGH);
    delay(flickertime);
    digitalWrite(flickerLED,LOW);
    delay(20-flickertime);
  }
}

Zathros · Jun 1, 2012

You might want to take a working program, and modify it to get the results you wish. There's a face LED program on the Arduino site I'd start with. I am going to buy one of these. I was waiting for Raspberry PI for the Video functions, USB ports, keyboard, mouse etc. You can also write the code while it's running. Of course, here,in the "Land of the Free", it's not to be found! I wish someone would start a thread on this. I would, but i don't know what I am talking about. Maybe I'll just buy the Arduino.

dnalor · Jun 1, 2012

the problem is that the sketch was a working programm that i found of the internet

well...some of the lines has been lost i think..hum...with the copy paste..
i looked it over and found the error...
the first edition was ok and complete..
somebody put the flicker in the sketch..and lost some code-lines
And that i copied the first time ....but it is corrected and updated with ahum my own steady light line..it's not much but that is my drop of codec :-D

Now the soldering of the lights in the ship...

That raspberry sounds really great...a great price..
only that about the whole world wants one....and they can't produce that fast. (says wiki)

Maybe in a year they will be cloned and to be found everywhere..

final draft of the sketch file

int red = 12; //this is for the cockpit-r2 color red
int green = 11; //this is for the cockpit color green
int blue = 8; //this is for the cockpit-r2 color blue
int flickerLED = 10; // this for burning engines.
int steady = 13; // this the red main engine fire.

int redNow;
int blueNow;
int greenNow;
int redNew;
int blueNew;
int greenNew;
int flickertime;

void setup()
{ //this sets the output pins
pinMode(red, OUTPUT);
pinMode(green, OUTPUT);
pinMode(blue, OUTPUT);
pinMode(flickerLED,OUTPUT);
pinMode(steady,OUTPUT);

redNow = random(255);
blueNow = random(255);
greenNow = random(255);
redNew = redNow;
blueNew = blueNow;
greenNew = greenNow;
}
#define fade(x,y) if (x>y) x--; else if (x<y) x++;
void loop()
{
analogWrite(blue, blueNow);
analogWrite(red, redNow);
analogWrite(green, greenNow);
redNew = random(255);
blueNew = random(255);
greenNew = random(255);
// fade to new colors
while ((redNow != redNew) ||
(blueNow != blueNew) ||
(greenNow != greenNew))
{
fade(redNow,redNew)
fade(blueNow,blueNew)
fade(greenNow,greenNew)
analogWrite(blue, blueNow);
analogWrite(red, redNow);
analogWrite(green, greenNow);
delay(20);
flickertime = random(20);
digitalWrite(flickerLED,HIGH);
delay(flickertime);
digitalWrite(flickerLED,LOW);
delay(20-flickertime);

//steady light for the engine
digitalWrite(steady, HIGH);

}
}

vbsargent · Jun 1, 2012

Wow, this is VERY interesting. And tempting. I'm thinking of some lights for UHU's U-96 when I make it. It will have torpedoes, and I'm thinking about an interior to the conning tower, and possibly open hatches down to the control room with red night lights. And I'll enlarge to 1/72nd scale. This could give me the flicking red and green running lights as well as the steady red . . . . hmmmm . . . maybe both white AND red lights for the interior. They change for battle stations . . .

Zathros · Jun 1, 2012

You are right about Raspberry PII, it is under manufactured. I have to read more on the Arduino, combined with the remains of my electronics lab will give me a way of connecting my son with all this stuff he is going to inherit, this can branch into making some kind of automaton in my machine shop, and pull him off the video games, but his own desire, not by a command.

Does the Arduino have any graphics capabilities? I am going to have to research this more. I like the idea of having breadboxes for different purposes, and moving the unit from circuit to circuit, and then finalizing a component, and making a circuit board.

Zathros · Jun 1, 2012

This thread is also becoming a sticky. It has much information. Relevant, and pertinent!

dnalor · Jun 2, 2012

@vbsargent
There is a small arduino that is really small that can fit i think the smallest ships..
http://dx.com/p/arduino-nano-v3-0-81877?item=8

i don't know about the quality but it''s small

@zathros Thanks For the sticky part

it's just like a medal for me :goldcup:

How graphic do you want to go?
you can build this one..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUcX41pokZY

JackFrost · Jun 2, 2012

dude, that is beautiful.another thing to watch and learn

Marko_Dakkar · Jun 3, 2012

Awesome work! Do we ever get to see the final model?

dnalor · Jun 3, 2012

off course...

today i'm going to try to solder the first engine..
i ordered some more leds..
Also i'm working on some little parts

step by step...the x wing grows..

DanBKing · Jun 4, 2012

dnalor said:
step by step...the x wing grows..

The journey of a million kilometers begins with only one step .... :thumb:

dnalor · Jun 4, 2012

Ok..

After some solding..hum is that english?..

i connected the leds with the cables...
i learned that i don't like that

But it looks nice..

for the other 3 engines i want to try to place the red in the middel.
but there is not much space.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpciI_cedM0

Rhaven Blaack · Jun 4, 2012

It looks like this project is coming along very nicely.
The engine with the lights looks very good.
Thank you for sharing the video.

imcold · Jun 4, 2012

That Arduino board is so tiny compared to the engine that it looks quite funny

dnalor · Jun 4, 2012

And still it's just to big to slide in the xwing..
Now i need to make the hole larger :-(

dnalor · Jun 5, 2012

Engine two and three are burning...(only the leds) ;-)
I have some light leaking on the seams someting i think i can fix with some paper.

Also i'm starting with the guns..
But don't find a suitable support-rod...
The best i find is a large Mc donalds drinking straw..
But that only fits the tip..
The other parts i have to make them some thinker with paper.

dnalor · Jun 6, 2012

Ok..
Engine 4 has light..
Just making the diffuser and tonight installing the backside to the engine.

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