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DIY LED Ferris Wheel

dixonselvan
dixonselvan
21 Dec 2017

Holiday's are really fun when we decorate our place with lights and stars. LEDs are mostly used for this purpose. I have made a DIY video series for a decorative, fun LED Ferris Wheel. Try one for this Christmas!

 

Required Materials [with links to buy]:

  1. Metal Mechanix 5
  2. Jackly Screw Driver set
  3. DC Motor
  4. Jumper wires
  5. LED
  6. Drill Chuck
  7. Wire connector
  8. Arduino Uno/ Mega
  9. 9V Battery, battery connector  and USB Cable (for Arduino)
  10. Scissors, double-sided tape and insulation tape

 

This will also be my submission for Cool LED Display

 

Code [Arduino]:

GitHub - Click Here

int ledOuter = 12;
int ledOuter1 = 8;
int ledInner = 13;


void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:
  pinMode(ledOuter, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(ledOuter1, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(ledInner, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(A1, OUTPUT);
}


void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
  digitalWrite(ledOuter, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(ledInner, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(ledOuter1, LOW);
  delay(10);
  analogWrite(A1, 255);
  delay(10);
  digitalWrite(ledOuter, LOW);
  digitalWrite(ledInner, LOW);
  digitalWrite(ledOuter1, HIGH);
  delay(10);
  analogWrite(A1, 100);
  delay(10);
}

 

Making the Frame:

 

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Let me know in the comments section for suggestions or queries.

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  • jw0752
    jw0752 over 7 years ago +4
    This project shows how much fun can be had with even simple ideas. This is a great inspiration to those who are looking for projects that will help them learn electronics. I bet you could wire up a coil…
  • dixonselvan
    dixonselvan over 7 years ago in reply to jw0752 +4
    Thank you jw0752 Believe me or not, I too had the same thought to power the LEDs through induction. Maybe soon I will try to bring out a more featured version of this current model. Dixon Selvan
  • mcb1
    mcb1 over 7 years ago +3
    Simple idea. What does the Arduino do as it seems that the LEDs were simply static in the video. Mark
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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 6 years ago

    It could be fun to try and combine the Ferris wheel with the likes of the Adafruit POV kit

    https://www.adafruit.com/product/1776

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    dixonselvan over 6 years ago in reply to beacon_dave

    That’s a great idea beacon_dave ... dwinhold is building a POV globe. I’ll follow along to see how it comes out and will start on this enhancement. Since I already have a ton of backlog to complete.

     

    So in sometime soon, I will develop,

    • The version 2 of DIY Ferris wheel powered through Electromagnetism - jw0752 contributed this idea.
    • The version 3 having POV effect - beacon_dave contributed this idea.
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    dixonselvan over 6 years ago in reply to beacon_dave

    That’s a great idea beacon_dave ... dwinhold is building a POV globe. I’ll follow along to see how it comes out and will start on this enhancement. Since I already have a ton of backlog to complete.

     

    So in sometime soon, I will develop,

    • The version 2 of DIY Ferris wheel powered through Electromagnetism - jw0752 contributed this idea.
    • The version 3 having POV effect - beacon_dave contributed this idea.
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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 6 years ago in reply to dixonselvan

    Linking multiple POV wheels together is another area that could be interesting to explore.

     

    Kino-mo / hypervsn have done this quite successfully:

    https://www.youtube.com/user/OldBondLondonLtd

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuPJoixToBM

    https://hypervsn.com/

    to create moving images which appear to float in mid air.

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    dixonselvan over 6 years ago in reply to beacon_dave

    Thanks, Dave Ingles beacon_dave this is very intriguing!

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