• Hologram Pi-ramid - Pepper's Ghost test

    Test of the Pepper's Ghost principle with two different animations for my PiCasso Design Challenge project: a
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  • PiCasso Design Challenge: Technical Documentation

    PiCasso Design Challenge About this Challenge | The Kit | The Prizes | Intro Video | Technical Documents | The Judges | Example Application | Terms & Conditions | The Challengers Technical Documentation Documentation Buy Kit* Buy Kit* Raspberry Pi Model…

  • Hologram Pi-ramid - Project complete!

    I have reached the conclusion of the Picasso Challenge and I must say it has be quite a challenge journey!. I enjoyed so much working on this project where I learned tons of new things and it gave me the opportunity to stay in touch with awesome members…

  • Hologram Pi-ramid - Displaying Holograms

    Initializing the Addressable LEDs Before doing any programming, one important step of the process is to initialize the the WS2812B as they will turn on each time power is connect to the Raspberry Pi. The easiest thing to do here is to write a simple Python…

  • Hologram Pi-ramid - Electronic Parts

    I'm finally heading to the conclusion of this project which I have enjoyed beginning-to-end. Essentially this project will use a Raspberry Pi 3B+ and a Raspberry Pi Touch Display to work, but I've added as a bonus a few custom made PCBs and will add a…

  • Hologram Pi-ramid - Painting the 3D printed parts

    I'm really excited at this point as the project is nearly finished. While the PCBs are being manufactured is time to paint the 3D printed parts !. To paint the 3d printed parts I have chosen Matte finish Black paint (some times known also as Flat finish…

  • Hologram Pi-ramid - PCB Design

    After a successful Pepper's Ghost test , my next step in the project build is to work with some of the electronics. When I was researching and collecting ideas to include in the design of the Hologram Pi-ramid , I really wanted it to be able to work in…

  • Hologram Pi-ramid - My name is Automan

    In a previous project update, I described the process of building a simple Plexiglass Pyramid essential for this project to come alive. I'm very excited now to show to my fellow readers my firsts tests of a Hologram like projection based on the Pepper…

  • Blog 4:- Software setup and proceedings

    Hello everyone, this is the blog in continuation to the musical picasso project. As discussed in the previous blog. I am looking forward to get a single software program that can perform the GUI and image processing stuff altogether with the lights control…

  • Hologram Pi-ramid - Plexiglass Pyramid

    I'm very excited about the progress of the Hologram Pi-ramid. At this point I'm just one step away of testing the Pepper's Ghost principle . You don't have permission to edit metadata…

  • Blog #3: Painting the background, working with the mic

    Painting the background My most recent work involved painting the watercolor background. I have chosen Ampersand Aquabord for this in a 22x30" size, as it is firm and will allow me to drill holes for the fiber optics, as well as for mounting the glass…

  • Hologram Pi-ramid - 3D CAD/CAM design

    Following up the initial design of the Hologram Pi-ramid , the next step that made sense to me was to start designing the project in a 3D CAD/CAM software; this allows me to get a feeling on how the project should look like, make adjustments, corrections…

  • Hologram Pi-ramid - Intro and initial design

    While I was looking for inspiration to bring and idea to life for the PiCasso Design Challenge I came across something clever, really unique and something I really wanted to try for myself once I understood how it worked: A Hologram-like projection using…