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  • Date Created: 21 Jan 2015 6:24 AM Date Created
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BYOB Party #16 - The BIG Event finally arrives

Robert Peter Oakes
Robert Peter Oakes
21 Jan 2015

Back to initial blog BYOB Party #1, "Bring you own Bulbs" - The Internet of Holiday Lights

 

And so all good things come to an end and so it is for this project, as a final entry I present the end solution in its completion

 

The BYOB Party Night

 

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As with so many who are putting in a real attempt at this holiday challenge , this has taken way more time than I expected (Probably well over a hundred hours maybe even twice that) but it has been a blast, loads learned, new friends made and hopefully those following along at home are learning allot of new stuff from the various posts from all the participants

 

For those who held back from applying, next time give it a go, some of use go overboard for fun, why... because we can but we try to make it educational and hopefully exciting, the reason for so many hours is we try so many alternative approaches and ideas before we settle on the one we want to present,we select ideas and approaches that others can follow without getting too expensive or complicated and as I think everyone on this project will agree, co-operation and sharing has gone a long way to make this one in my opinion, one of the best yet

 

For everyone reaching the finishing line, well done, you stayed the course, congratulations and I hope you had as much fun as I have, I cant wait to see all the final posts

 

I hope the co-operation continues through 2015 and beyond

 

The following diagram shows all the moving parts (As they say) of the BYOB Party, all of this will be shown working (At the same time) in the video I am currently editing to add to this, all code will also be shared via this blog page for you to use as you feel you want. (No Warranties image )

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Unfortunately looks can be deceiving, the pictures below make it look way simpler that it was, getting all this hardware to co-operate and talk to each other was not an easy task to start, once I had figured out the approach and waded through the bugs, it all came together. I hope you enjoy.

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Attachments:
6064.XMASLightListenerLEDMatrix.ino.zip
XmasLightStarNRF.ino.zip
XmasLightSenderMQTTnew.ino.zip
6557.Minion_Baby_Bob.ino.zip
XmasLightListenerInfineon.ino.zip
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  • ipv1
    ipv1 over 10 years ago

    Very nice party... An almost deja vu.

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  • Robert Peter Oakes
    Robert Peter Oakes over 10 years ago in reply to shabaz

    Thanks, it was a last minute thought and my daughter Jess helped (Bee Do animator image )

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  • shabaz
    shabaz over 10 years ago

    So many lights!! : )  And that second video is very cool, it could serve as an e-greeting Christmas video to send to friends - that should be a challenge for December 2015 : )

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    gadget.iom over 10 years ago

    It is clear that an incredible amount of effort has been put into this project. The results are amazing!

    In addition to your self-learning, members from across the community have no doubt benefited from your contributions.

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  • psymon
    psymon over 10 years ago

    Hello Peter,

     

    A massive thank you! Your series of blog posts are amazing, informative and amusing :-). The project is excellent and your write up is perfect read for anyone looking to use this shield.

     

    Thanks for taking time to develop and share your project with the community,

     

    Best Regards

    Simon

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