Hi The RPF.
I've been reading and checking the forum for a long time now. My name is Mike, akaa Future Guy Mike, and i finally finished something that i thought i should post here. Its been almost two years of designing, ,crafting, molding, casting, forming, painting, , glueing, screwing, soldering, programming and finally finishing the whole thing. A huge odyssey on every of those steps to finally achieve de desired quality.
The project started just as high quality replica of the helmet, but grown to a whole new level with the help of my uncle George. A total attention paid to detail, custom designed electronics system and a massive codding labor, give this unit some features that makes it such an special piece: The GM01
All the features listed below make this unit more than a helmet. The right concept would be an interactive light instrument. An easy to play and fully customizable device for composing music for the eyes. Everything housed on a, one-of-a-kind, high quality replica of the iconic Guy Manuel helmet, paying special attention to the geometry and curve lines.
The unit shown in the pictures is the first unit to be ever finished. Fully tested and with firmware 1.0, wich includes fully functional features except the accelerometer (still code left to include) and the WiFi service (Beta Code), but the hardware is actually included on the unit for supporting future firmware updates.
Recently, we created a website ( www.love-props.com ) to show off our finished projects, technical information, creation processes (blog), future projects, workshop tips, schematics,...etc. There is still a lot of content and work to be done in the website (grammar corrections too, because English is not my native language), but by now, i hope it works well as a showcase of what we, me and my uncle, do with Love.
I'm actually excited to finally drop my work in the forum so you guys can review it. I'm a daily visitor and the tips and projects the community shares helped me through the building process on a everyday basis, so thank you! And aldo thanks for checking me out and i will be glad to reply to any your comments.
I've been reading and checking the forum for a long time now. My name is Mike, akaa Future Guy Mike, and i finally finished something that i thought i should post here. Its been almost two years of designing, ,crafting, molding, casting, forming, painting, , glueing, screwing, soldering, programming and finally finishing the whole thing. A huge odyssey on every of those steps to finally achieve de desired quality.
The project started just as high quality replica of the helmet, but grown to a whole new level with the help of my uncle George. A total attention paid to detail, custom designed electronics system and a massive codding labor, give this unit some features that makes it such an special piece: The GM01
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Special Prop Features:
- Grade A mirror surface in the chrome. Huge attention to the surfaces geometry
- No flat surfaces. Every one of them has a slight curvature, so the chorme reflects properly
- Complete modular system. Srew/unscrew for deatatching every part, easy replacement
- Curved LED diffusers. Instead of flat acrylic pannels, a curved chassis follows the visor curvature
- The right scale. Enough space for the head and electronics, without looking like a bubble-head
- Strong and durable materials. Tested durability along the time
Special Electronics features:
- Complete full RGB lighting. 210 smd RGB
- No cheap wire soldering. Each panel has a custom housing PCB for safe and durable solderings
- ARM Cortex M4 Teensy 3.2 processor. Tiny and powerful processor
- WiFi NodeMCU. Allows WiFi interaction with the unit
- Accelerometer. Allows motion interaction with the unit
- Internal Microphone and Line input. Allows the unit to interact with music or sound
- USB and SD Card slot. Makes easier to add LED choreographies or update the firmware
- MIDI support. Makes easier to add more LED choreographies without programming knowledge via MIDI
- Custom MIDI Library. Plug and play with the common music production softwares
- Custom chromatic library. Absolute control of the colors, saturation, brightness and timing for pure colors
- Internal LCD Screen. 2 inch LCD displays the menu of the firmware. Scrollable with the right ear control knob
- Internal Fans. 2 fans placed on the jaw allows a cool breathing of the user
- Long-lasting autonomy. Powered by the 14 Amps LoveProps gauntlet, more than 5 hours of autonomy
- User Guide and Technical Guide (being written). For debugging and easy repairing
- Grade A mirror surface in the chrome. Huge attention to the surfaces geometry
- No flat surfaces. Every one of them has a slight curvature, so the chorme reflects properly
- Complete modular system. Srew/unscrew for deatatching every part, easy replacement
- Curved LED diffusers. Instead of flat acrylic pannels, a curved chassis follows the visor curvature
- The right scale. Enough space for the head and electronics, without looking like a bubble-head
- Strong and durable materials. Tested durability along the time
Special Electronics features:
- Complete full RGB lighting. 210 smd RGB
- No cheap wire soldering. Each panel has a custom housing PCB for safe and durable solderings
- ARM Cortex M4 Teensy 3.2 processor. Tiny and powerful processor
- WiFi NodeMCU. Allows WiFi interaction with the unit
- Accelerometer. Allows motion interaction with the unit
- Internal Microphone and Line input. Allows the unit to interact with music or sound
- USB and SD Card slot. Makes easier to add LED choreographies or update the firmware
- MIDI support. Makes easier to add more LED choreographies without programming knowledge via MIDI
- Custom MIDI Library. Plug and play with the common music production softwares
- Custom chromatic library. Absolute control of the colors, saturation, brightness and timing for pure colors
- Internal LCD Screen. 2 inch LCD displays the menu of the firmware. Scrollable with the right ear control knob
- Internal Fans. 2 fans placed on the jaw allows a cool breathing of the user
- Long-lasting autonomy. Powered by the 14 Amps LoveProps gauntlet, more than 5 hours of autonomy
- User Guide and Technical Guide (being written). For debugging and easy repairing
All the features listed below make this unit more than a helmet. The right concept would be an interactive light instrument. An easy to play and fully customizable device for composing music for the eyes. Everything housed on a, one-of-a-kind, high quality replica of the iconic Guy Manuel helmet, paying special attention to the geometry and curve lines.
The unit shown in the pictures is the first unit to be ever finished. Fully tested and with firmware 1.0, wich includes fully functional features except the accelerometer (still code left to include) and the WiFi service (Beta Code), but the hardware is actually included on the unit for supporting future firmware updates.
Recently, we created a website ( www.love-props.com ) to show off our finished projects, technical information, creation processes (blog), future projects, workshop tips, schematics,...etc. There is still a lot of content and work to be done in the website (grammar corrections too, because English is not my native language), but by now, i hope it works well as a showcase of what we, me and my uncle, do with Love.
I'm actually excited to finally drop my work in the forum so you guys can review it. I'm a daily visitor and the tips and projects the community shares helped me through the building process on a everyday basis, so thank you! And aldo thanks for checking me out and i will be glad to reply to any your comments.
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