Motors, LEDs, and Christmas Trees!

This was basically a one day build. I had to do a Christmas ornament, its tradition! I'm not sure this is a "Reverse Zoetrope", but its something. I will be expanding on this project in the future.
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Camera: Canon T2i
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[@SeanHodgins]

Here are some GIFs to better represent what you see in real life! imgur.com/gallery/Or20Mc1

[@johnly_]

Oooh that looks beautiful

[@SeanHodgins]

I have to stop doing projects that don't work well with the camera's shutter.

[@1_HighDuke]

Regardless, thanks for taking the time to make an ornament this year and keep the tradition going. Happy holidays!

[@johnly_]

I think your only solution for that would just be higher rpm, but that's not necessarily easy. Also I would suggest maybe using DotStar LEDa instead. They're also addressable but are designed for persistence of vision displays

[@SeanHodgins]

@@johnly_ Yes I would have to speed it up and use Dotstars, but I don't have any in strip form, just loose components! and they're pretty difficult to hand solder. haha

[@bornach]

What camera settings did you use? Can ISO be lowered, thus a slower shutter speed (necessitates using a tripod) . How many frames per second is the ornament displaying?

[@SeanHodgins]

@@bornach At the lowest shutter speed camera will go to.

[@azyfloof]

Maybe use one magnet, then offset the firing of the neopixels in code at certain intervals to account for the neopixel timing constraints :)
Great project though! Definitely not a camera friendly one unless you spin it at 60Hz or something (Or camera shutter speed divided by number of frames per rotation, I guess :P )

[@Certawin]

Very nicely done Sean, Merry Christmas happy new year.

[@robb233]

Isn't a reverse zoetrope just a film projector? The images are lit in sequence as they pass a specific point. Neat project nonetheless.

[@anthonyfn]

I like the flicker effect added by the camera!

[@certified-forklifter]

cooooool

[@wizardOfRobots]

I didn't really get why addressable LEDs would ruin the timing?

[@bipolarchemist]

It may be more of a Neopixel issue as they require very precise timing on the data line which could be causing other 'timing' issues. Pixels on individual data lines might allow the initial concept to work or moving to Dotstars could alleviate the timing issues all together. Or, you could use non-addressable RGB LEDs and remove any secondary timing issues from the problem. I'm no expert in this field so I could be comepletely wrong but those were my initial thoughts as a lot of POV displays tend to favor dotstars over neopixels because of timing issues.

[@thisberandom]

I definitely thought you were throwing it away at 3:38 🙃

[@anikethdas98]

Haha! Same. 😂

[@khag.]

Links to previous years ornaments in the description?

[@SeanHodgins]

Kevin Hagerty good idea, I’ll do that!

[@khag.]

@@SeanHodgins gotta boost them views! Thanks boss, great project as always! 🎅

[@HASSAN-JAVED]

Hi bro, I want to ask that how do i shrink down my Arduino based project into one single board like you make an HCC module.

[@asalottin]

Love your flow! Terrific job there once again! Thanks Sean and Happy Holidays!

[@redsquirrelftw]

Skookum as frig!

[@883rider5]

Any chance you have a video that displays basic tools for Electronics projects or for future engineers what they so be looking to buy or keep an eye out for.

[@garethronaldo8692]

spin it faster

[@jimcoogan1529]

Very cool. Merry Christmas!

[@Rouverius]

Merry Christmas!

[@kortt]

Does the pole direction of the magnets have an effect on things? Merry Christmas!

[@SeanHodgins]

Kortt Wulfe not in this case. This hall sensor detects any magnetic field regardless of direction.

[@johnly_]

I believe the description of that type of hall effect sensor would be unipolar

[@SeanHodgins]

John Ly that’s correct.