Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Quoted from Deez:Is there a reason you're integrating the arduino vs having the pi run everything thru the gpio?
Cool Project.
I am planning a similar project and I would use the Arduino or another microcontroller to off load the I/O as well. That RPi uses 3.3V I/O directly to the CPU chip. A lot less tolerant than the Arduino I/O pins. Plus I find that the Arduino and other microcontrollers handle the low level I/O easier.
Quoted from legtod2:Robotworkshop,
The next hybrid for me will be entirely made up of arduinos and a dmd display or a series of 7segment displays with a wav trigger board for sound.
The use of the pi for this project simplified the backglass and sound solutions. Today I feel much more confident is drafting a more traditional solution
Do you happen to have any examples of the Arduino code used? I was wondering how how long you would have it turn on a coil if it were controlling a kicker, slingslot, or bumpers? Also, what driver board are you using for controlling the heavy current devices? Did you roll your own board?
Quoted from legtod2:My next step is to prototype the 5 74hc595 and darlingtons together to drive all the lamps.
After that to write some cool scripts to create some creative scripts that showcases the bling with sounds
Oh yah
Those 595's are great for controlling lamps, LED's, and lots of outputs. Daisy chain four and you've got 32 outputs with three pins.
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