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  1. Phoenix Props ANH E-11 Pipe Build

    in ANH BlasTech E11

    Posted · Edited by skyone

    Skyone, they are wired up in parallel. LED's wired in that fashion receive no voltage drop. I'll post the link to the article I read confirming that when I was designing the mods to the circuit.

     

    Edit Note: Here is the link to the article on LED's in parallel. It pulls a small amount extra current, but that should be regulated by the drivers.

     

    that should be ok when you connect them straight to a battery; but in this case, they are connected to drivers. Those drivers can power max 1 watt each one at 320/350 mA; that means at maximum they can give around 3 volts @ 350 mA; with 2 leds  in parallel you will needs 700mA @ 3volts and these driver cant' do that.  You can test it lighting up them at the same moment.

  2. Phoenix Props ANH E-11 Pipe Build

    in ANH BlasTech E11

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    good work and good luck with your project!

    sounds interesting the code mods you did

    You also added #2 RGB 3watt leds, but in your scheme i see only 3 drives , if so how can they power both? these drivers are constant current drivers, that means they give 320/350mA constant with variable voltage (max 1 watt); if you use them to power 2 leds the voltage will be the half (as well the light emitted by leds); but if you never use them at same time then it's ok.

  3. arduino: a cheap board for E11 blaster effects

    in Electronics for Helmets / Blasters

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    I'm advancing ...  But I'm having a problem ...  I don't know why, but it seems that the "firing" switch event is firing to often ...  When I click on the switch it sometimes fires 2-3 times, and also when releasing the switch.  Does someone have an idea ?

     

    try add a debounce time, i did for the selector switch but i didnt' for the fire button cause i didn't experience your problem

    http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Debounce

     

     

    for the led not lighting, what is your power source? how many modules have you connected?

  17. arduino: a cheap board for E11 blaster effects

    in Electronics for Helmets / Blasters

    Posted · Edited by skyone

     

    Hi,

     

    Great project - thanks for sharing and open sourcing

    ...

     

     

    You are right, then it should work better a code like this

    //return hex from int

int intToHex(int i) {

  return 0x00 + i;
}
    
    TrackCounter2 = random(60,64);  // play files random vader voice
    int trackHex = intToHex(TrackCounter2);

    Serial.write(0x7E);
    Serial.write(0x04);
    Serial.write(0xA0); // A0 for SD card
    Serial.write(0x00); // high byte hex
    Serial.write(lowByte(trackHex));  //Track number - low byte hex
    Serial.write(0x7E);

  20. arduino: a cheap board for E11 blaster effects

    in Electronics for Helmets / Blasters

    Posted · Edited by skyone

    Hi... I am trying to put this together...  Thank you so much for this Project.

    Still waiting to receive some pieces but I need some assistance... (Sorry I know very Little about electronics)

    In the led drivers... Do I have to install a 100uf capacitor ?? I dont see it in the components list.

     

    Also in the led drivers... what doesthe symbol on the dim cable mean? ( the one that goes to d9 in arduino).

    Again in the led drivers...whats the symbol after the led ??

     

    Thanks !!

     

    the 100uf capacitor is already included in the led driver. On the capacitor terminals you will connect positive and negative of the battery (the "minus" labeled on the capactitor shows wich one is anode and cathode).

    the dim pin on the chip goes to the pin digital 9 of arduino

    that way you can control the power and the brightness of the led

     

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  24. arduino: a cheap board for E11 blaster effects

    in Electronics for Helmets / Blasters

    Posted · Edited by skyone

    I like the play random TK voice's, Nice work   :jc_doublethumbup:

     

     

    I seem to get this error with the code ?

     

    e11_ver_04_02L_WT5001.ino:306:33: error: invalid suffix "cvf00" on integer constant

    yea sorry i mistyped something in the code now i reupload the right one (i also added minor mods)

     

    edit:

    i added the code with radio mode (hold button) also for previous mp3 player WTM-SD (as mine) and it's working great :)

     

    if you are going to update you will need the new mp3 files (pm me, or just add two files in folder advert02, named 013.mp3 for button sound, and 014.mp3 for radio stormtrooper chat, link in the first page)

  25. arduino: a cheap board for E11 blaster effects

    in Electronics for Helmets / Blasters

    Posted · Edited by skyone

    i just uploaded a new code in the first page that supports this WT5001 sound module and also add some new features:

    - long pressing of select button enter into radio mode, that means a loop mp3 file with stormtroopers voices (i used the one from the legion website) tha's a nice feature i think when you keep your blaster in the holster

    - a welcome voice of vader when turn on the blaster

     

     

     

    you need the sound files as i uploaded in the microsd card in orfer to make it works (pm me)

     

    also, after copied in the microsd card it needs to be ordered again or it will not work correctly. For that purpose i use a very simple software:

    http://www.anerty.net/software/file/DriveSort/

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