Iron man motorised faceplate electronics tutorial!!!

xl97 · Sep 11, 2013

Do you have a local radioshack by you? (do you live in the states?)

I would have orderedmore than just the 56ohm resistors..

10ohm
100ohm
1k
10k
100k

2.2
2.2k
3.3
330ohms...

pick up a many different values and keep them handy.

(same for the caps!)

Yorisu · Sep 11, 2013

No i live in france, only internet can help me

I have a little kit of resistors and caps that i bought to start my project. If i continue in that way to improve my suit or even the helmet i think i'll buy a complet kit

xl97 · Sep 11, 2013

I know of a pretty smart, electronics (EE), prop maker guy that resides in France... (one the est I know to be honest)..

he mentions its hard to get DIY stuff there as well....

wonder if he has local place for electronics?..or just orders as well..

either way. good luck.

DevilFlash · Sep 11, 2013

For electronics in France I can suggest you ebay (pretty obvious) and Conrad - Electronique grand public, materiel informatique, sono, modélisme ... . They also have physical store so you can always ask question there. Don't know if there's a Conrad near you. Check their website. I live in Belgium so I know how hard it is to find good stores

Hope this helps.

Yorisu · Sep 11, 2013

Yes i know conrad but infortunatly there are no conrad's store near me

Same in my city, no little electronics store, ebay is my only friend ! :lol

dentingleopard · Sep 12, 2013

i mean the lighting when its turned on it flickers for a phew seconds then its on and when its turned off dims down and if you know any other way if not arduino

xl97 · Sep 12, 2013

huh?

@dintingleopard-

what are you talking about/asking?

Piotr Minor · Sep 12, 2013

xl97

I think he was asking about making eye light to fade out when the button is pressed to "off" state. So you press the button once - eyes flicker then fade in, you press it second time - they fade out to turn off.

dentingleopard

The code for arduino (copied from first page and modified by me) should be:

#include <Servo.h>
//servo 1
Servo myservo;
Servo myservo1;
int val; // variable for reading the pin status
int val2; // variable for reading the delayed/debounced status
int buttonState;
int pos = 0;
int pos1 = 180;
int servostatus = 0;
int switchPin =2; // Switch connected to digital pin 2
int ledPin = 5;
void setup() // run once, when the sketch starts
{
//servo 1

myservo.attach(9);
myservo1.attach(10);
pinMode(switchPin, INPUT);
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
buttonState = digitalRead(switchPin);
myservo.write(0);
myservo1.write(175);
pinMode(ledPin2, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() // run over and over again

//servo 1
{
val = digitalRead(switchPin); // read input value and store it in val
delay(10); // 10 milliseconds is a good amount of time
val2 = digitalRead(switchPin); // read the input again to check for bounces
if (val == val2) { // make sure we got 2 consistant readings!
if (val != buttonState) { // the button state has changed!
if (val == LOW) { // check if the button is pressed
if (servostatus == 0) { // is the light off?
servostatus = 1; // turn light on!

myservo.write(0);
myservo1.write(180);
delay(1000);
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
delay(50);
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(00);
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
delay(50);
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(00);

// fading in
for(int fadeValue = 0 ; fadeValue <= 255; fadeValue +=5) {
// sets the value (range from 0 to 255):
analogWrite(ledPin, fadeValue);
delay(30);

}

} else {
servostatus = 0; // turn light off!

// fading out
for(int fadeValue = 255 ; fadeValue >= 0; fadeValue -=5) {
// sets the value (range from 255 to 0):
analogWrite(ledPin, fadeValue);
delay(30);
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); // I don't think that's necessary, but I don't have to try it now
delay(15);
myservo.write(180);
myservo1.write(0);

}
}
}
buttonState = val; // save the new state in our variable
}
}

iNSPIRATION · Sep 16, 2013

can someone help me to bring the servos in the same direction?

Code:

#include <Servo.h>
//servo 1
Servo myservo;
Servo myservo1;
int val; // variable for reading the pin status
int val2; // variable for reading the delayed/debounced status
int buttonState;
int pos = 0;
int pos1 = 180;
int servostatus = 0;
int switchPin =2; // Switch connected to digital pin 2
int ledPin = 5;
int ledPin2 = 18;
void setup() // run once, when the sketch starts
{
//servo 1

myservo.attach(9);
myservo1.attach(10);
pinMode(switchPin, INPUT);
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
buttonState = digitalRead(switchPin);
myservo.write(0);
myservo1.write(175);
pinMode(ledPin2, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() // run over and over again

//servo 1
{
val = digitalRead(switchPin); // read input value and store it in val
delay(10); // 10 milliseconds is a good amount of time
val2 = digitalRead(switchPin); // read the input again to check for bounces
if (val == val2) { // make sure we got 2 consistant readings!
if (val != buttonState) { // the button state has changed!
if (val == LOW) { // check if the button is pressed
if (servostatus == 0) { // is the light off?
servostatus = 1; // turn light on!

myservo.write(0);
myservo1.write(180);
delay(1000);
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
delay(50);
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(00);
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
delay(50);
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(00);


// fading
for(int fadeValue = 0 ; fadeValue <= 255; fadeValue +=5) {
// sets the value (range from 0 to 255):
analogWrite(ledPin, fadeValue);
delay(30);


}

} else {
servostatus = 0; // turn light off!


digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(15);
digitalWrite(ledPin2, LOW);
myservo.write(180);
myservo1.write(0);






}
}
}
buttonState = val; // save the new state in our variable
}
}

Piotr Minor · Sep 16, 2013

Kreativlos91 said:
can someone help me to bring the servos in the same direction?

Code:

#include <Servo.h>
//servo 1
Servo myservo;
Servo myservo1;
int val; // variable for reading the pin status
int val2; // variable for reading the delayed/debounced status
int buttonState;
int pos = 0;
int pos1 = 0;
int servostatus = 0;
int switchPin =2; // Switch connected to digital pin 2
int ledPin = 5;
int ledPin2 = 18;
void setup() // run once, when the sketch starts
{
//servo 1

myservo.attach(9);
myservo1.attach(10);
pinMode(switchPin, INPUT);
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
buttonState = digitalRead(switchPin);
myservo.write(0);
myservo1.write(0);
pinMode(ledPin2, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() // run over and over again

//servo 1
{
val = digitalRead(switchPin); // read input value and store it in val
delay(10); // 10 milliseconds is a good amount of time
val2 = digitalRead(switchPin); // read the input again to check for bounces
if (val == val2) { // make sure we got 2 consistant readings!
if (val != buttonState) { // the button state has changed!
if (val == LOW) { // check if the button is pressed
if (servostatus == 0) { // is the light off?
servostatus = 1; // turn light on!

myservo.write(180);
myservo1.write(180);
delay(1000);
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
delay(50);
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(00);
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
delay(50);
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(00);


// fading
for(int fadeValue = 0 ; fadeValue <= 255; fadeValue +=5) {
// sets the value (range from 0 to 255):
analogWrite(ledPin, fadeValue);
delay(30);


}

} else {
servostatus = 0; // turn light off!


digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(15);
digitalWrite(ledPin2, LOW);
myservo.write(0);
myservo1.write(0);






}
}
}
buttonState = val; // save the new state in our variable
}
}

It should work for you.

iNSPIRATION · Sep 16, 2013

Piotr Minor said:

Code:

#include <Servo.h>
//servo 1
Servo myservo;
Servo myservo1;
int val; // variable for reading the pin status
int val2; // variable for reading the delayed/debounced status
int buttonState;
int pos = 0;
int pos1 = 0;
int servostatus = 0;
int switchPin =2; // Switch connected to digital pin 2
int ledPin = 5;
int ledPin2 = 18;
void setup() // run once, when the sketch starts
{
//servo 1

myservo.attach(9);
myservo1.attach(10);
pinMode(switchPin, INPUT);
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
buttonState = digitalRead(switchPin);
myservo.write(0);
myservo1.write(0);
pinMode(ledPin2, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() // run over and over again

//servo 1
{
val = digitalRead(switchPin); // read input value and store it in val
delay(10); // 10 milliseconds is a good amount of time
val2 = digitalRead(switchPin); // read the input again to check for bounces
if (val == val2) { // make sure we got 2 consistant readings!
if (val != buttonState) { // the button state has changed!
if (val == LOW) { // check if the button is pressed
if (servostatus == 0) { // is the light off?
servostatus = 1; // turn light on!

myservo.write(180);
myservo1.write(180);
delay(1000);
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
delay(50);
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(00);
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
delay(50);
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(00);


// fading
for(int fadeValue = 0 ; fadeValue <= 255; fadeValue +=5) {
// sets the value (range from 0 to 255):
analogWrite(ledPin, fadeValue);
delay(30);


}

} else {
servostatus = 0; // turn light off!


digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(15);
digitalWrite(ledPin2, LOW);
myservo.write(0);
myservo1.write(0);






}
}
}
buttonState = val; // save the new state in our variable
}
}

It should work for you.

thank you - it works fine

!!

iNSPIRATION · Sep 16, 2013

oh, the led turn on, when the faceplate is open??

Piotr Minor · Sep 16, 2013

Kreativlos91 said:
oh, the led turn on, when the faceplate is open??

Try this:

#include <Servo.h>
//servo 1
Servo myservo;
Servo myservo1;
int val; // variable for reading the pin status
int val2; // variable for reading the delayed/debounced status
int buttonState;
int pos = 0;
int pos1 = 0;
int servostatus = 0;
int switchPin =2; // Switch connected to digital pin 2
int ledPin = 5;
int ledPin2 = 18;
void setup() // run once, when the sketch starts
{
//servo 1

myservo.attach(9);
myservo1.attach(10);
pinMode(switchPin, INPUT);
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
buttonState = digitalRead(switchPin);
myservo.write(0);
myservo1.write(0);
pinMode(ledPin2, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() // run over and over again

//servo 1
{
val = digitalRead(switchPin); // read input value and store it in val
delay(10); // 10 milliseconds is a good amount of time
val2 = digitalRead(switchPin); // read the input again to check for bounces
if (val == val2) { // make sure we got 2 consistant readings!
if (val != buttonState) { // the button state has changed!
if (val == LOW) { // check if the button is pressed
if (servostatus == 0) {
servostatus = 1;

digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(15);
digitalWrite(ledPin2, LOW);

myservo.write(180);
myservo1.write(180);

} else {
servostatus = 0;

myservo.write(0);
myservo1.write(0);
delay(1000);
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
delay(50);
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(00);
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
delay(50);
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(00);

// fading
for(int fadeValue = 0 ; fadeValue <= 255; fadeValue +=5) {
// sets the value (range from 0 to 255):
analogWrite(ledPin, fadeValue);
delay(30);

}

}
}
}
buttonState = val; // save the new state in our variable
}
}

iNSPIRATION · Sep 16, 2013

Piotr Minor said:
Try this:

#include <Servo.h>
//servo 1
Servo myservo;
Servo myservo1;
int val; // variable for reading the pin status
int val2; // variable for reading the delayed/debounced status
int buttonState;
int pos = 0;
int pos1 = 0;
int servostatus = 0;
int switchPin =2; // Switch connected to digital pin 2
int ledPin = 5;
int ledPin2 = 18;
void setup() // run once, when the sketch starts
{
//servo 1

myservo.attach(9);
myservo1.attach(10);
pinMode(switchPin, INPUT);
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
buttonState = digitalRead(switchPin);
myservo.write(0);
myservo1.write(0);
pinMode(ledPin2, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() // run over and over again

//servo 1
{
val = digitalRead(switchPin); // read input value and store it in val
delay(10); // 10 milliseconds is a good amount of time
val2 = digitalRead(switchPin); // read the input again to check for bounces
if (val == val2) { // make sure we got 2 consistant readings!
if (val != buttonState) { // the button state has changed!
if (val == LOW) { // check if the button is pressed
if (servostatus == 0) {
servostatus = 1;

digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(15);
digitalWrite(ledPin2, LOW);

myservo.write(180);
myservo1.write(180);

} else {
servostatus = 0;

myservo.write(0);
myservo1.write(0);
delay(1000);
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
delay(50);
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(00);
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
delay(50);
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
delay(00);

// fading
for(int fadeValue = 0 ; fadeValue <= 255; fadeValue +=5) {
// sets the value (range from 0 to 255):
analogWrite(ledPin, fadeValue);
delay(30);

}

}
}
}
buttonState = val; // save the new state in our variable
}
}

perfect - thank you!!!

Piotr Minor · Sep 16, 2013

Better thank 7sinzz - it is his code, I've only did some little modifications for you

Turbo Sausage · Sep 16, 2013

Hey guys, just saw this story about a new microduino and thought some of you on here may be interested.

Small, Stackable And Cheap, Microduino Puts ?Arduino In Your Pocket? | TechCrunch

CEREAL KILLL3R · Sep 16, 2013

This is a fantastic thread, thank you for sharing!
Dave/Cereal.

Mig407 · Sep 16, 2013

CEREAL KILLL3R said:
This is a fantastic thread, thank you for sharing!
Dave/Cereal.

dude your tutorial videos are awesome! and i agree this is a fantastic thread :thumbsup... someone should a make a video tutorial :rolleyes

xl97 · Sep 16, 2013

I ike the MicroArduino post.. :thumbsup

I have seen another stackable approach the same as that.. (maybe the same?) LOL..

like how they have PLENTY of 'shields' (add-on boards) for it already!..

kind reminds me of a board I designed..

the uSDuino:

I have on-board microSD socket though on mine..

dentingleopard · Sep 17, 2013

thanks u are a big help i will let u know when im done

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