MDDN 251 - LED dj set video

Led dj set video

Here's a link to youtube for the video also:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMJKrqapSMo&feature=youtu.be

Music by Devultra

Song: My friend scrappy

Had permission to use the song, 'My friend scrappy' by Devulrta.

MDDN 251 - LED dj set

LED Dj set with a ps2 controller + arduino 

My project that I set out to create was a LED Dj set controlled by a PlayStation 2 controller. How I 

went about doing so was stripping down the wires at the end of the controller understanding the 

meaning of each one and how they would react in the project. I then connected it to my arduino 

Uno with the wires mapped out to be in the correct pin places.  Example code was used to get 

configuration of the controller and have it read out commands in the serial monitor if everything had 

been wired correctly. I ended up running into a amount of difficulties during trying to connect the 

PlayStation 2 controller to the arduino Uno. After numerous times of changing wires around in the 

pin ports I found out that the first controller was broken. After getting a new controller I found that 

the wires were slightly different and had to then work out what wires were the , Clock, command, 

Data, acknowledge , etc. 

The end result of what I wanted my project to achieve was to assign buttons and the analogs on the 

controller to change the speed of the LEDs flickering, different ones turning on, and to dim them. 

The result would be a small lighting system that a user could Dj to music being played.   

MDDN 251 - Final 3 photos

Final three photos

MDDN 251 - Asked for help

Asked for help

I have been browsing youtube and asking people that have created their arduino projects on how i could get mine working. I haven't had much feedback but found out about having to use a pullup resistor with certain wires coming from the controller into the arduino. Also asked a few third year mates on how i could do it but they weren't sure about it.  Still haven't manged to get it to work though. This second controller could may be broken also.

MDDN 251 - Changing wire pins

Changing wire pins

Since i haven't been able to get the controller working with the wires in the places they are now i looked at different wiring systems. I tried one that makes brown wire the Data, yellow attention, orange command, ect. 

The site that i found the information on.
http://www.made-by-bacteria.com/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=62

I also just randomly switched the wires round in the pins to see if i could get a reading.

MDDN 251 - Wire connections

Wire connections

After connecting all the wires from the playstation 2 controller to arduino i have managed to get a power reading indication. When the analog toggle button is pressed light comes through the LED. For some reason the controller isn't getting the information through though as buttons are indicated that they are being pressed.  

MDDN 251 - New controller

New controller

 I tried a different way of revealing the wires at the end of the second remote by cutting off the black case and pushing the wire with the metal prongs firmly so they pop out. Having it done like this makes it a lot easier to connect wires into the arduino or breadboard slots.

MDDN 251 - Broken controller

Broken controller

 After tampering with the controller and switching around the wires input into the arduino numerous times i found out that the controller that was trying to be integrated was broken. I have managed to source another controller the same being a playstation 2 duel-shock controller. 

MDDN 241 - Concept ideas

Concept ideas

Quick sketch ideas of the basic target look that i will continue to expand on and change.

MDDN 241 - Concept idea

Concept idea

A quick plan out of an idea that came to me. The movement being a spring, materiality being targets. and meaning, emotions such as scared. exhausted, tired and weak. 

MDDN 251 - Testing controller

Testing controller

Hooked the wires up to the inputs on the arduino and ran some cod that i found on a site that was created for interfacing a controller like mine to the computer. I couldn't get it to work yet but not too sure if the wires were connecting correctly.

black is ground, Brown 13, Green 12, Orange 11, Red/Pink 10, Yellow 3.3v, Blue 5v. Purple has not been attached. 

MDDN 251 - Controller wires

Controller wires

Have decided to take apart the end of the ps2 controller instead of scraping the copper wires. After stripping the wires back and researching more on them i found out that...
Brown____clk____(Clock)

Orange____Do_____(Command)

Red____Cs____(Attention)

Green____Di____(Data)

Black____GND____(Ground)

Yellow____3.3v____(3.3v)

Blue, i read this that i found on the internet.

7.5v triggers the feedback motor inside of the controller. Too use this you will have to use a digital pin to trigger a mosfet/transistor to supply the 7.5v.  

Not fully sure what purple is but i think it is..
Purple____Ack____(Acknowledge).

MDDN 251 - Choosing what i want to wire

Choosing what i want to wire

I got told that a way of going about connecting wires could be to scrap the fine plastic overlay off the tops of the copper and then connect wires to them experimenting with it.
I'm not too sure about doing this as i don't want to mess it up and have it not work anymore.

MDDN 251 - Arduino tutorials

Arduino tutorials

Went through doing some arduino tutorials like the simple blink tutorial. In my design i will be using a lot of leds. Their will be about 3 or 4 different colours and in a row each of the same colour.

MDDN 241 - Final product

Final product

link to animation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHox22vIbYk&feature=youtu.be


I do not take credit to the music. It was made by lordcue and uploaded on March 22nd 2012.
Link to his track:
http://www.freesound.org/people/lordcue/sounds/149397/

MDDN 241 - Music

Music

Started to look for sounds effects like rumbling when the rock is falling and clashing sounds for when it hit the terrain but found it difficult to find something that would fit well enough. Didn't exactly have the time to make my own either otherwise i would give it a go. 

After browsing through different areas of music i searched for a dark mood type. Stumbled upon a perfect clip that ended up working fine after a bit of editing to it and some syncing. 

Link to clip:

http://www.freesound.org/people/lordcue/sounds/149397/

MDDN 241 - Editing the film

Editing the film

Pieced all the clips together in after effects but couldn't seem to get sound working in it so i have put the rendered product into Sony Vegas to add sound and credits.

Final animation put together in Vegas with sound and credits, just before rendering it out.