[Robotgroup] Trail of LEDs

[Paul Atkinson]

Need to be careful of some frequencies of flashing red lights triggering epileptic seizures, or is that a myth?
I don't recall the Mythbusters testing that one yet.

Saw a neat display where there were rotating vanes of LEDs that had IR sensors for each LED. With an IR source behind you, the rotating vanes (in front of you) did a persistence of vision thing that showed your shadow. Using red and green LEDs could make it Christmas'y.

Since the rotating vanes are not well aligned you get a red-green shift, looks like a mis-converged CRT, but recognizable.

Paul

----- Original Message ----
From: Bill Craig <bcraig7 at gmail.com>
To: Austin Robotgroup Mailing List <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 7, 2006 12:56:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] Trail of LEDs

I have always wanted to do a project that could flash A LOT of LED like
hundreds in some semi coherent way. We would need to build some kind of a
driver card anyone up for it?

On 12/7/06, Don Colbath <dcolbath at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>
> I've been thinking for many years that we might want to consider making
> some sort of Santamatronic thing for Trail of Lights.  Just a thought.
> Something for our new president to consider.   Know what I mean Vern?
>
> Don
>
> --
>
> Is it Voodoo or am I getting remote acupuncture?  Ow,ow,ow!
>
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