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Magic GIF Ball Powered By Raspberry Pi -- Episode 495

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Magic GIF Ball Powered By Raspberry Pi

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Life is full of tough choices, so why not let a children’s toy make those decisions for you? The Magic 8-Ball is a classic toy for finding out if your crush feels the same way about you or for finding out if the Soviets are about to invade your playground. While this may have been a fine toy for the 20th century, communication has changed quite a bit recently, so for today’s build DJ will be reimagining the technology for a more modern audience. Should you stick around and build your own? It is decidedly so.

 

Bill of Material:

 

Product NameManufacturerQuantityBuy Kit
Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+Raspberry Pi1Buy Now
PowreBoost 1000Adafruit1Buy Now
PLA FilamentVERBATIM1Buy Now
Tactile SwitchAPEM1Buy Now

 

Additional Parts:

 

Product Name

LiOn Battery 1800 mAh

1.3 240x240 IPS LCD ST7789

Adafruit Pushbutton Power Switch

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MagicGIFBall_Resources.zip
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  • I am making one, I see the python file, and have printed everything and got all parts, but where do I store image files? in the same directory as the script. And what do I need to name them ? It looks like from the code it is something like "mgb_answer_1.gif"

    Any help would be appreciated.

     

    What pins did you connect that button to?

     

    Ok I got the script running and added gif files 1 to 24 and got the button connected. All seems to be working, except by screen is blank. I do see the backlight just no image. Any Ideas?

     

    Update: Got mine working, I had used a different display and the driver was slightly different. I had to convert my gif to jpg then loop through them to animate the gif, but it looks great. I also changed the code to be less random, it now loops through all images once randomly then repeats so I do not see the same image twice, until we have gone through the whole list. I also made mine with a power cord. It takes 20 to 30 sec to boot, so I think it makes more sense to have it always on and it plays when you pick it up. I also used a tilt switch.

  • in reply to hoskins355

    Where did you get the file to print the battery retainer?  It's not in the pack I down loaded.

  • in reply to roadreaper

    I made mine use a usb cable for power. It was kind of slow to boot, so I just leave mine plugged in so it is always ready. I ran the usb cable out the hole used for the button. But if you need a battery holder that should be pretty easy to design in fusion 360.

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