GMU:Sensor Hacklab/Maike Effenberg

STAR DUST

pinball work-in-progress

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The idea is to build a small pinball machine that works with different sensors and a lot of mechanical components. Inspired by classical pinball machines I'll use Buttons, motion sensors, electro magnets, aswell as self created sensors made out of alu foil and wire. Most of the sensors will trigger light (LED's and maybe RGB LED Strips) and sound (via piezo speaker).

Since this is my first DIY electronics project ever I think the pinball machine is a good way to combine different sensors in one project. It is always possible to add some new features to it or to leave something out without letting the hole project die. Also, I like the interactive aspect of the project and personal I realate some very good family memories with pinball machines that motivate me to create this game.

To run this machine it's necessary to build a few machanical parts such as the pinball fingers and the pluger. (mechanical parts)

If you have no idea what a pinball machine is about have a look here --> DEUTSCH or here -->ENGLISH

prototyps

There were several tests/prototypes

Buttons

Motion Sensor that plays diffent sounds depending on the distance to it

a switch that lights up a LED

Buttons that light up a LED strip in different colors

a switch that lights up a LED strip with fading colors

a switch that triggers a piezo speaker to play random sound (sounds pretty spacey)

a switch that triggers a piezo speaker to play a melody

prototyps

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