upov - pov keychain

[exapod]

i'm making a micropov with 8 leds, 3v power supply and tilt swicth for sensing the direction.
i made a prototype version of it on protoboard and the it works very well, the image is very stable and can see with naked eye.
The final board will be all in smd and will have a button for the reset so after the effect or the pov it goes to sleep because i don't want a on/off switch.
All the documentation is in the attached.

P.S.:i'm not a good coder and the function pov is very strange and complicated but it works and that is the important thing.the delay value "spaziolettere" is hand tuned and 1ms is the one that works on me.
if you want to see a video of it PM me and i will send it via email

[NashblackCat]

Awesome project idea! Please keep us updated in the forums. Do you have a blog I could follow?

[exapod]

no i don't have a blog.

[exapod]

here it is the video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlVYUM5faIM

P.S. : the camera is getting too much...the human eye sees only one centered image

[exapod]

the final board.

[Rslmanu]

Well done! It seems to be working very well. I definitely must make one

[TEN]

Always been wondering why no cellphone maker would include a row of high-intensity LEDs to the side of its devices, with all other components (including the gyro/motion sensors) and easier entry of custom texts already on board these days.

[exapod]

i made the board.Now i have to order all the parts.

[ian]

Nice homemade board, good work! Any updates on the final project?

[exapod]

i was ordering all the parts but the same day i finish the tv b gone firmware so now i'm choosing and adding more parts for the new project (mainly choosing a good mosfet).

[exapod]

build the first board...and it works, it was my first smd solder so be gentle.
i have to solder two pull-up resistor that are in the package that i'm waiting, but i program the pic without any problem and all the leds works.

[exapod]

this file contain also the image for do the board if you use the toner transfer method.

[arhi]

for the first smt soldering - that looks great, waaaaay better then my first time with smd :D

[exapod]

mounted the missing resisotr and capacitor.
I also added the icsp connector

[eeAlchemist]

These would make good Christmas gifts. Next year you could give the programmer :)