Mr. Sunsmile [Video added]

Posted on 15/04/2010 by markusb
Modified on: 13/09/2018
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No, wrong thought --- it's not a Jack O'Lantern robot. Mr. Sunsmile changes his facial expression according to the brightness of the ambient light. A LDR is hidden in his top hat. The different facial expressions are shown below: I only used parts which I had around --- maybe there is a more easier and smart solution. Due to the lack of I/0 pins of the Picaxe-08M, I had to use a decade counter CMOS 4017 as well as a diode matrix to realize the 5 different facial expressions of Mr. Sunsmile. Attached ...


Mr. Sunsmile [Video added]

No, wrong thought --- it's not a Jack O'Lantern robot. Mr. Sunsmile changes his facial expression according to the brightness of the ambient light. A LDR is hidden in his top hat. The different facial expressions are shown below:

I only used parts which I had around --- maybe there is a more easier and smart solution. Due to the lack of I/0 pins of the Picaxe-08M, I had to use a decade counter CMOS 4017 as well as a diode matrix to realize the 5 different facial expressions of Mr. Sunsmile. Attached you can find the circuit diagram.

A lot of soldering work:

Every LED row of his mouth is covered by a small cardboard stripe, so the LEDs can not shine through to the next row. To express more "feelings", a alphanumeric LED display coud be used:

That's it for the moment, maybe later more:)

 

Changes his facial expression according to brightness

  • Actuators / output devices: 11 LEDs in the moment, maybe later more
  • Control method: autonomous
  • CPU: PICAXE-08M
  • Power source: 4.8V, 700 mAh NiCd
  • Programming language: Picaxe basic
  • Sensors / input devices: LDR
  • Target environment: Indoor or outdoor
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