How to make an ESP32 Escape Room Pirate Wheel Puzzle

In this video, I'll explain how to create a pirate-themed escape room puzzle in which players need to turn a ship's wheel in a particular sequence of clockwise and counter-clockwise rotations. Once they enter the correct sequence of turns, an ESP32/Arduino activates a relay, which cuts power to a maglock and causes a treasure chest to pop open.
Components Used
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AS5600 Magnetic Encoder (comes with a diametric magnet) www.aliexpress.com/item/10050...
ESP32 + Dev board www.aliexpress.com/item/10050...
WS2812B LED strip www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275109949599
Relay www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125365108104 or www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284616811786
12V Power Supply www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304787943510
60kg maglock www.amazon.co.uk/NN99-Electri...
50N gas struts www.ebay.co.uk/itm/401043105499
Pirate Wheel www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01FVSRDIM
3D printed skull and crossbones www.thingiverse.com/thing:457...
Timings
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00:00:00 - 00:01:03 Introduction and Demonstration
00:01:04 - 00:07:11 Hardware Overview
00:07:12 - 00:15:14 Wiring Diagram
00:15:15 - 00:37:23 ESP32 / Arduino code
00:37:24 - 00:39:31 Wrapup
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[@mylesdb]

Nice work. Think we can adapt this to work with a joystick for our sci fi themed room. On another note, I left a suggestion on your Patreon, would you be willing to start considering Universal Design in at least some of your builds? The escape room industry is not very accessible, many puzzles just can’t be solved by blind, deaf or deaf blind participants without additional sensory layers like incorporating haptics. It’s a real barrier to inclusion and I encourage ideas and solutions to address some of those challenges.

[@bobbybain2576]

I wish you posted this video a week ago! My version of this solution was building a homemade rotary encoder with a laser emitter and laser diode. This looks much simpler and more elegant

[@TekGeekDad]

Awesome story based solution. Thanks for sharing all the parts and project!

[@PlayfulTechnology]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@olivernovelles8609]

Amazing as allways do.

[@johnedwards8795]

Nice! This could be adapted to a safecracking or safe opening scenario. Edit: as mentioned right at the end!

[@BennyBoiProductions]

Hi this looks great! I'm useless at coding, would you consider programming the code onto the esp32 and sending it to me so I can install into my pirate themed escape room? willing to pay of course!

[@JeffHanke]

Very cool. Is there a difference between your mod function and the more simple:
int mod(int x, int y) {
return x % y + (x < 0 ? y : 0);
}