V1.0 - Testing 3D POV
The grid of lights didn't turn out quite right in this version. Rather than scrapping it I'm forging ahead, to learn as much as possible from V1. A couple of the FiberOptics ended up in the wrong position, and few don't transmit much light. The patterns I've programmed into this are pretty simple, but I can't tell the difference between them.
The whole CircuitBoard and FiberOptic assembly is mounted to a square computer fan (120VAC) that spins at about 500 RPM. This sounded fast, but only works out to be 8 FPS in animation. I'd prefer 12-15 FPS on the low end, but the Amtel microcontroller seems to crash at higher rotation speeds anyway.
In the images below you can definitely see the light sweeping through space, defining arcs of different lengths and diameters. This isn't motion blurring, but the LEDs turning on and off as they rotate in very specific locations. The points of light at the end of the FiberOptics are way too small, looking very spread apart. This isn't helpful for using them as pixels to draw out a 3D shape.
End of V1.0
The whole CircuitBoard and FiberOptic assembly is mounted to a square computer fan (120VAC) that spins at about 500 RPM. This sounded fast, but only works out to be 8 FPS in animation. I'd prefer 12-15 FPS on the low end, but the Amtel microcontroller seems to crash at higher rotation speeds anyway.
In the images below you can definitely see the light sweeping through space, defining arcs of different lengths and diameters. This isn't motion blurring, but the LEDs turning on and off as they rotate in very specific locations. The points of light at the end of the FiberOptics are way too small, looking very spread apart. This isn't helpful for using them as pixels to draw out a 3D shape.
End of V1.0
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