Hey everyone...
I am completly new to circuits as you are going too find out...
I am trying to replicate an undercover police car on a 1:10 rc car...
this is a video along the lines of what i was hoping for.. please pay no attention to the flashing rates just what i am after at the end... this uses a commercially available control device which as you can see is extremely random...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0ogg3QyGts
I am using a 9v power supply (will i need more... weight can be an issue) with 8 x 5mm red leds and 8 x 5mm blue leds and 2 x 5mm white leds..
i would like to have different flashing speeds for the different sets...
In reference to the picture above
1. just alternate flashing.. the purple (1) flash at the same time and the black (1) flash at the same time... this way the opposite corners are flashing the same... one flash each light, both leds flash within a second, cycle repeats..
2. double flashes alternating.. i'm sure you guys and gals know what i mean but red flashes twice quickly then the blue flashes twice quickly then the cycle repeats..
the rear light will be the same except the lights are right next too each other on the top of the light bucket.. red double then blue double flash.. on both sides of course
3. those are 4 leds, 2 x red 2 x blue, i wanted them to flash all in a row left too right then right too left... red, red, blue, blue, blu, red, red then it repeats... (knight rider style) the back end will have lights in the rear window in the same location doing the same thing.. so i will need this too do the same thing on two seperate lights...
the headlights, blinkers, parking lights and brake lights will all be operated by a 3racing light kit...
now am i asking too much here or is this possible with limited knowledge of electronics?? if you think its way outta my league then maybe i'll have too leave the project for a while..
i need three different flashing rates on a number of different lights...
omg this has taken a long time to work out........................
my main issue is how to get the different flashing rates on the same board.. the order in which they flash comes down to how i place the pairs of lights i know so i can easily deal with that....
i have read a number of flashing led threads but don't know how to modify the responses too fit my needs... most of the time they are too limited for what i want which kinda scares me.. but i'm game!!
http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/showthread.php?t=16484&highlight=flashing+led
any help would be greatly appreciated!!
cheers josh
I am completly new to circuits as you are going too find out...
I am trying to replicate an undercover police car on a 1:10 rc car...
this is a video along the lines of what i was hoping for.. please pay no attention to the flashing rates just what i am after at the end... this uses a commercially available control device which as you can see is extremely random...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0ogg3QyGts
I am using a 9v power supply (will i need more... weight can be an issue) with 8 x 5mm red leds and 8 x 5mm blue leds and 2 x 5mm white leds..
i would like to have different flashing speeds for the different sets...
In reference to the picture above
1. just alternate flashing.. the purple (1) flash at the same time and the black (1) flash at the same time... this way the opposite corners are flashing the same... one flash each light, both leds flash within a second, cycle repeats..
2. double flashes alternating.. i'm sure you guys and gals know what i mean but red flashes twice quickly then the blue flashes twice quickly then the cycle repeats..
the rear light will be the same except the lights are right next too each other on the top of the light bucket.. red double then blue double flash.. on both sides of course
3. those are 4 leds, 2 x red 2 x blue, i wanted them to flash all in a row left too right then right too left... red, red, blue, blue, blu, red, red then it repeats... (knight rider style) the back end will have lights in the rear window in the same location doing the same thing.. so i will need this too do the same thing on two seperate lights...
the headlights, blinkers, parking lights and brake lights will all be operated by a 3racing light kit...
now am i asking too much here or is this possible with limited knowledge of electronics?? if you think its way outta my league then maybe i'll have too leave the project for a while..
i need three different flashing rates on a number of different lights...
omg this has taken a long time to work out........................
my main issue is how to get the different flashing rates on the same board.. the order in which they flash comes down to how i place the pairs of lights i know so i can easily deal with that....
i have read a number of flashing led threads but don't know how to modify the responses too fit my needs... most of the time they are too limited for what i want which kinda scares me.. but i'm game!!
http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/showthread.php?t=16484&highlight=flashing+led
any help would be greatly appreciated!!
cheers josh
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