Scott Sloane Blog

After a few weeks with the Arduino I must admit, I’m impressed. The level of abstraction is extremely high which allows for very rapid prototyping. So far I have a bunch of LEDs breadboarded out with Micrel MM5451 as a shift register. I currently have individual control over each led with software based PWM for color mixing. I also have a mode switch button installed with debounce. Currently none of the color routines on the prototype well be in the final version as they are not designed with the final project in mind, so view them more as a proof of concept.

I am hoping to use next week to physically build the lamps, and then the weeks following I will solder up all the components. I am still struggling through exactly how I want to place the components within the lamps. I am not sure if I will use perfboard or PCB at this time. And currently I am without soldering supplies. These are issues that I will need to deal with soon.

Here is a peek as to what it looks like now. Unfortunately my camera is not really acceptable for these types of recordings and has a very hard time adjusting to the changing brightness.

Again this process is extremely slow going as I am a graduating senior here at WSU and classes and finding a job take priority. In fact I am off now to write a cover letter.