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Arduino BLINK Blueprints

By : Utsav Shah
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Arduino BLINK Blueprints

By: Utsav Shah

Overview of this book

Arduino is an open-source prototyping platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino has been used in thousands of different projects and applications by a wide range of programmers and artists, and their contributions have added up to an incredible amount of accessible knowledge that can be of great help to novices and experts alike. Want to build exciting LED projects with Arduino? This book will be your companion to bring out the creative genius in you. To begin with, you will get introduced to the maker movement and the open source hardware development Arduino boards. You will then move on to develop a mood lamp and a remote-controlled TV backlight. As you progress through the book, you will develop an LED cube and will learn to use sound visualization to develop a sound-controlled LED Christmas tree. You will then move on to build a persistence of vision wand. At the end of each chapter, you’ll see some common problems, their solutions, and some workarounds.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Chapter 6. Persistence of Vision

So far in this book, we have made all things that are stationary in nature—that is, they can't move. In the final project of this book, we will create an even more intensive experience by moving LEDs using motors. We will create a Persistence of Vision wand using an LED array and motor. But, first of all, you will get introduced to LED arrays and motors. Along with the different type of motors, you will get to know about their pros and cons. In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Persistence of Vision

  • Programming an LED array

  • Controlling a motor using Arduino

  • Synchronizing LED array timing based on the speed of the motor