instructables

Bluetooth FLDSMDFR Candy Bucket With Lights and Sound

by AndrewM263

Every year I ask my children what thy would like to be Adafruit Mono 2.5W Class D audio amplifier
for Halloween. My son asked to be Flint Lockwood
from the movie Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, Adafruit Mini Metal Speaker w/ Wires - 8 ohm 0.5W
so we decided to also make the FLDSMDFR machine
to use as a prop.
NeoPixel Ring - 16 x 5050 RGB LED
In order to make it extra cool, I decided to give it
glowing rainbow lights and distinct sounds from the 4x NeoPixel 1/4 60 Ring - 5050 RGBW LED
movie, while allowing it to be controlled via Bluetooth
with my cell phone. USB 5V Battery Bank (2A output preferred)

I followed some basic ideas that are covered by the Short USB Micro Cable
excellent article/tutorial/project: Bluetooth Talking Do
g Collar. Since that project is so well documented and 1/2" CPVC (for the legs)
much of the material and process that I used for the
underlying technology is presented in that project, I 4x 3/4" grey barb hose fittings
highly recommend it.
4x 20x30" sheet of Adam's Readi-Board
The materials that I used for this project include:
Clear or glow plastic Halloween bucket 6" deep 8"
Adafruit Feather M0 with BLE diameter

Adafruit Audio FX Mini Sound Board - 2MB

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Step 1: Electronics, Arduino, and Sound

As stated in the introduction, the project Bluetooth Tal
king Dog Collar, covers the wiring, and basic ideas of
communication and sound. I also added Neopixel
rings to the project which are also well documented
using Arduino libraries and interface. I have attached
the Arduino code used in the Adafruit Feather BLE
board.
The sound clip files were generated using the
program Audacity as recorded via the sound output
https://www.instructables.com/ORIG/F2V/NXID/IUSLRFKF/F2VNXIDIUSLRFKF.ino
…
while the movie played. The clips were then trimmed
and exported as OGG file format, though WAV files
could be used by the hardware as well.
Once the files were named and placed into the Audio
SFX board via USB computer interface, they were
then available to be played via the Adafruit Feather
BLE board.
Download

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Step 2: Bucket, Lights, and Structure
Extension leads were soldered to the large 1/4 LED
light ring sections with about 2 inches between them
with the last segment wired to the small LED light ring
using a 10inch extension lead (to reach the bottom of
the bucket). The Adafruit Feather fed the control
signal via pin 12 into the IN pin of the first LED board.
The OUT signal of that board was then fed into the IN
pin of the next LED board and so on through the 4
quarters of the large LED ring and finally to the small
LED ring.
A small frame was constructed using the foam board
and the small Neopixel LED ring was hot melt glued
to the outside on the bottom facing down. The 1/4
determines to be accessible, especially after the
planned shell was constructed, it was ready for the
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Neopixel ring boards were hot melt glued inside of the
top lip of the bucket facing upward.
The Adafruit Feather board, sound effects board, and
the 5V USB battery bank (that supplies the 5V power
via the USB cable to the Feather board) were the
secured to the frame. The USB battery bank was
specifically strapped to the bottom plate in order to
facilitate the access to the on/off button through a
small hole though the foam. This also allowed a small
access door to be cut out of the bottom foam for later
charging and cable access.
Once all of the electronics were secured and
outside shell and decorative touches.
Step 3: Finishing and Flaunting

The outside of the FLDSMDFR was constructed using the Adam's Readi-board and hot glue. Some of the
elements were lightly spray painted to achieve their color such as the black fingers on the bottom, the grey input
funnel on the to, and the silver legs.

The major decorative elements were simulated using colored card stock, while an orange marker was used to add
the final touch.

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 This is really cool!!!

This is really cool! He will have a bunch of fun this Halloween. :)

Thanks. He has been grinning for days XD

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