Hello Forums.
I need some serious help and I don't know where to start. Let me describe what my project will be and hopefully there will be someone out here who can help walk me through microcontrollers.
The project is a round disk 19.5 inches in Diamater with a LED at every 10 Degrees. As well as a + in the middle with 4 LED's in each direction. So that is 52 total leds.
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I would like to have the outside chasing in the directions of the arrows. and the plus leading to the center and reseting to the outside. I thought about using a 555 and 4017 and haveing 4 "chasers" making a full loop (9). But after much thought and consideration that will be a fairly large board. As well as the fact that the combination of the two can get out of sync and just "flutter" around. It would be nice if I could just get 2 "chasers" going around witha fading tail. example will be Led 5 =100% Led 4=75% Led 3=50% Led 2= 25% as it chases. But that sould be a complicated circuit. if not nearly impossible. I have no experience with microcontrollers. so i don't even know if this is possible.
The inside + will be chasing from the outside to the inside together so thats not a big problem 4LEDs on each pin out. they will not have a fader.
Is there a controller that will be better able to do this project with or should i stick witht hte 555+4017 combination. another thought would be to have a usb port on the board to be able to change the pattern with something as simple as writing new code and uploading it.
And if anyone is wondering this project is for my wheelchair bound friend who is wanting to spice up his chair a bit. we have led wheels in the front just wanting to put something on the ones in the back. Any and all thoughts on this project are appriciated. this is defentally out of my league with the microcontroller but not if i stick with the 4017. I just won't have the option of the fading chaser. Please let me know what you think. you can also email me directly at eqnorvrogers@hotmail.com
thank you for your time in reading this.
P.S. the powersupply will be rechargable batteries.
I need some serious help and I don't know where to start. Let me describe what my project will be and hopefully there will be someone out here who can help walk me through microcontrollers.
The project is a round disk 19.5 inches in Diamater with a LED at every 10 Degrees. As well as a + in the middle with 4 LED's in each direction. So that is 52 total leds.
**broken link removed**
I would like to have the outside chasing in the directions of the arrows. and the plus leading to the center and reseting to the outside. I thought about using a 555 and 4017 and haveing 4 "chasers" making a full loop (9). But after much thought and consideration that will be a fairly large board. As well as the fact that the combination of the two can get out of sync and just "flutter" around. It would be nice if I could just get 2 "chasers" going around witha fading tail. example will be Led 5 =100% Led 4=75% Led 3=50% Led 2= 25% as it chases. But that sould be a complicated circuit. if not nearly impossible. I have no experience with microcontrollers. so i don't even know if this is possible.
The inside + will be chasing from the outside to the inside together so thats not a big problem 4LEDs on each pin out. they will not have a fader.
Is there a controller that will be better able to do this project with or should i stick witht hte 555+4017 combination. another thought would be to have a usb port on the board to be able to change the pattern with something as simple as writing new code and uploading it.
And if anyone is wondering this project is for my wheelchair bound friend who is wanting to spice up his chair a bit. we have led wheels in the front just wanting to put something on the ones in the back. Any and all thoughts on this project are appriciated. this is defentally out of my league with the microcontroller but not if i stick with the 4017. I just won't have the option of the fading chaser. Please let me know what you think. you can also email me directly at eqnorvrogers@hotmail.com
thank you for your time in reading this.
P.S. the powersupply will be rechargable batteries.