Iron Man Arc Reactor Mk 1

Made by CalwinAng / 3D Printing / Displays

About the project

DIY IRON ARC REACTOR MK1. It has 2 modes, there is lightshow and manual colour selection using a button selector. It also have a special dimmable LED background lighting and a LED screen to display Tony Starks famous last phrase "LOVE YOU 3000".

Project info

Difficulty: Moderate

Platforms: Adafruit, Arduino

Estimated time: 1 month

License: GNU General Public License, version 3 or later (GPL3+)

Items used in this project

Hardware components

	Arduino Uno - R3	x 1
	NeoPixel Ring RGB LED 24 x WS2812	x 1
	Panel Mount 10k Potentiometer	x 1
	On-Off Power Button / Pushbutton Toggle Switch	x 1
	12v LED strip	x 1
	12V battery pack External power for the 12v led	x 1
	I2C 1602 Arduino LCD Screen	x 1
	MOSFET any mosfet should work that can drive 12v to the LED	x 1

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Software apps and online services

	https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2846137 Source for Arc reactor. ( I adjusted the size accordingly)
	https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:571321 Source for Iron Man Bust
	https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:743268 Stark Logo
	https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3586596 Avengers logo

Hand tools and fabrication machines

	XYZ davinci-minimaker 3d printed	x 1
	Laser cutter For making the base and engraving the ring for the words.	x 1

Story

I am big fan of iron man. I was given a theme" Guardian Angel"for a school project. I immediately thought of how Iron Man sacrificed himself to save the universe. Hence he is a Guardian Angel to me. Here's a video to show you the lightshow. PS: Dont mind the other items on the background as the remaining space is used for my gundams.

Schematics, diagrams and documents

IRON MAN ARC REACTOR MK 1

Sorry for the blur image but I think the important parts are still visible.

Code

IRON MAN ARC REACTOR MK 1

#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>
#include <Wire.h> 
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>
#define BUTTON_PIN   3    // Digital IO pin connected to the button.  This will be
                          // driven with a pull-up resistor so the switch should
                          // pull the pin to ground momentarily.  On a high -> low
                          // transition the button press logic will execute.

#define PIXEL_PIN    6   // Digital IO pin connected to the NeoPixels.

#define PIXEL_COUNT 24  // number of neopixel (change this accordingly)






const
int analogPin = 0;//the analog input pin attach to

const
int ledPin = 9;//the led attach 

int
inputValue = 0;//variable to store the value coming from sensor

int
outputValue = 0;//variable to store the output value

// Parameter 1 = number of pixels in strip,  neopixel stick has 8
// Parameter 2 = pin number (most are valid)
// Parameter 3 = pixel type flags, add together as needed:
//   NEO_RGB     Pixels are wired for RGB bitstream
//   NEO_GRB     Pixels are wired for GRB bitstream, correct for neopixel stick
//   NEO_KHZ400  400 KHz bitstream (e.g. FLORA pixels)
//   NEO_KHZ800  800 KHz bitstream (e.g. High Density LED strip), correct for neopixel stick
Adafruit_NeoPixel strip = Adafruit_NeoPixel(PIXEL_COUNT, PIXEL_PIN, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);

bool oldState = HIGH;
int showType = 0;



void startShow(int i) {
  switch(i){
       
    case 1: colorWipe(strip.Color(255, 255, 0 ), 50);  // Yellow
            break;
    case 2: colorWipe(strip.Color(255, 128, 0), 50);  // Orange
            break;
    case 3: colorWipe(strip.Color(58, 209, 228), 50);  // CYAN
            break;
    case 4: colorWipe(strip.Color(0, 255, 255), 50);    //light blue
            break;
    case 5: colorWipe(strip.Color(0, 0, 255), 50);  // blue
            break;
    case 6: colorWipe(strip.Color(127, 0, 255), 50);    //purple
            break;
    
  }
}

// Fill the dots one after the other with a color
void colorWipe(uint32_t c, uint8_t wait)
{
  for(uint16_t i=0; i<strip.numPixels(); i++) 
  {
    strip.setPixelColor(i, c);
    strip.show();
    delay(wait);
  }
}



// Slightly different, this makes the rainbow equally distributed throughout


//Theatre-style crawling lights.


// Input a value 0 to 255 to get a color value.
// The colours are a transition r - g - b - back to r.
uint32_t Wheel(byte WheelPos) {
  WheelPos = 255 - WheelPos;
  if(WheelPos < 85) {
    return strip.Color(255 - WheelPos * 3, 0, WheelPos * 3);
  }
  if(WheelPos < 170) {
    WheelPos -= 85;
    return strip.Color(0, WheelPos * 3, 255 - WheelPos * 3);
  }
  WheelPos -= 170;
  return strip.Color(WheelPos * 3, 255 - WheelPos * 3, 0);
}
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 16, 2);
void LCD()
{
  // initialize the LCD
  lcd.begin();

  // Turn on the blacklight and print a message.
  lcd.backlight();
  lcd.print(" LOVE YOU 3000");
}

void pot()
{
  inputValue = analogRead(analogPin);//read the value from the potentiometer

  Serial.print("Input: "); //print "Input"

  Serial.println(inputValue); //print input Value

  outputValue = map(inputValue, 0, 1023, 0, 255); //Convert from 0-1023 proportional to the number of a number of from 0 to255

  Serial.print("Output: "); //print "Output"

  Serial.println(outputValue); //print outputValue

  analogWrite(ledPin, outputValue); //turn the LED on depending on the output value

  delay(50);
}
void rainbow(uint8_t wait) 
{
  uint16_t i, j;

  for(j=0; j<256; j++) {
    for(i=0; i<strip.numPixels(); i++) {
      strip.setPixelColor(i, Wheel((i+j) & 255));
    }
    strip.show();
    delay(wait);
  }
}
void theaterChaseRainbow(uint8_t wait) 
{
  for (int j=0; j < 256; j++) {     // cycle all 256 colors in the wheel
    for (int q=0; q < 3; q++) {
      for (uint16_t i=0; i < strip.numPixels(); i=i+3) {
        strip.setPixelColor(i+q, Wheel( (i+j) % 255));    //turn every third pixel on
      }
      strip.show();

      delay(wait);

      for (uint16_t i=0; i < strip.numPixels(); i=i+3) {
        strip.setPixelColor(i+q, 0);        //turn every third pixel off
      }
    }
  }
}
void rainbowCycle(uint8_t wait)
{
  uint16_t i, j;

  for(j=0; j<256*5; j++) { // 5 cycles of all colors on wheel
    for(i=0; i< strip.numPixels(); i++) {
      strip.setPixelColor(i, Wheel(((i * 256 / strip.numPixels()) + j) & 255));
    }
    strip.show();
    delay(wait);
  }
}
void setup() 
{
  pinMode(BUTTON_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP); // SELECTOR FOR MANUAL COLOR CHANGE
  strip.begin(); //Start LED
  strip.show(); // Initialize all pixels to 'off'
  LCD();// Display Text
  Serial.begin(9600);//set the serial communication baudrate as 9600
  pinMode(ledPin,OUTPUT); // LED STRIP
  pinMode(5,INPUT); // Switch FOR MODE CHANGE
  digitalWrite(5,HIGH); // PULL-UP resistance
}


void loop() 
{
 if (digitalRead(5) == LOW) // Check if state changed from HIGH to LOW
 {
  // Get current button state.
  bool newState = digitalRead(BUTTON_PIN);

  // Check if state changed from high to low (button press).
  if (newState == LOW && oldState == HIGH)
  {
    // Short delay to debounce button.
    delay(20);
    // Check if button is still low after debounce.
    newState = digitalRead(BUTTON_PIN);
    if (newState == LOW) 
    {
      showType++;
      if (showType > 6)
        showType=1;
      startShow(showType);
    }
    
  }

  // Set the last button state to the old state.
  oldState = newState;
}
else 
{
  // LIGHT SHOW
  colorWipe(strip.Color(255, 0, 0), 50); // Red
  colorWipe(strip.Color(255, 255, 0 ), 50);  // Yellow
  colorWipe(strip.Color(255, 128, 0), 50);  // Orange
  colorWipe(strip.Color(0, 255, 0), 50); // Green
  colorWipe(strip.Color(58, 209, 228), 50);  // CYAN
  colorWipe(strip.Color(0, 255, 255), 50);    //light blue
  colorWipe(strip.Color(0, 0, 255), 50); // Blue
  colorWipe(strip.Color(127, 0, 255), 50);    //purple
  rainbow(20);
  rainbowCycle(20);
  theaterChaseRainbow(50);
  colorWipe(strip.Color(58, 209, 228), 50);  // Ends with cyan
  
}
  pot(); 
}

Credits

CalwinAng

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