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Originally Posted by trumpthero786
That's a good looking robot! Love the lights. Nothing like being able to easily spot your robot in a match. Do you guys use Arduino to control them? We use it for our LEDs.
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Mahalo.. (thank you)
We have used the Arduino with RGB LED’s from Super Bright LED’s with success in prior years.
Last year we went with an easier design.
We picked up some LED systems from Costco (Sylvania Mosaic flexible LED light kit) that were IR controlled.
Here is an example
http://www.amazon.com/Sylvania-72344.../dp/B008COVFUA
Was very easy to install, just cut off the wall wart since it runs at 12vdc. We also removed the IR receiver and put it on a connector so we could remove it for competitions. In the pit we would plug the receiver back in and change colors and other effects as needed. We ran a few separate strings in various locations. One location was the electronics area that was setup separately. Not only did it look nice but we were able to use the system to have nice bright white light when changing batteries and leave the rest of the robot colored for show.. Judges just loved to talk with the students about the robot and watch the lighting change remotely. Was fun to see what combinations the Judges and other visitors would come up with.
More than likely we will return to using the Arduino setup this year. We also have LED arrows and various customizable boards for making custom LED setups. Hope the game this year will facilitate its use..
Looking forward to another great season,
Aloha!