[Arduino Nano] Spaceship Thruster Lights
Hi, Everyone! Here is another Arduino sketch. This time for Spaceship Thruster Lights. First, if you need to install an Arduino board and the Arduino Software (IDE), you can check out my previous post for a guide: http://scifimodelaction.com/sfmaforum/index.php?topic=4793.msg64348#msg64348 . This Arduino sketch will have the Nano control three LEDs. Once the power is turned on, each thruster will randomly start at a low brightness level for 30 seconds. Each thruster will then gradually become brighter at a random rate of increase for another 30 seconds. Finally, each thruster will reach a full brightness and stay that way for 3 minutes. The code allows one to reduce or add to the number of LEDs (depending on the available number of PWM pins on the Arduino being used) and to change the thruster effect times and brightness intensity ranges of each. This is intended for sci-fi spaceship effects such as for the nozzles of Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper engines,...