Hi, I'm a complete newbie to electronics. Put it this way, I've figured out which end of the soldering iron not to hold but thats about it. I know almost nothing at this point.
I do however know what I'd like to do.
I wish to create a way of sequentially turning off 5 LEDs with a single button. The problem is I have a very small footprint for this. Specifically this is a 40mm round model wargaming base like this (middel top row):
40mm refers to the outside dimension, the inside dimension is about 38mm. The internal heigh is about 4mm.
I'd like to have something where flicking a switch turns the unit on with all 5 leds lit, while pressing a button/turning a wheel/other control turns one LED off per press/click until there are none on, the next press returning all 5 to on.
The LEDs would be mounted on/visible on the beveled edge of the base, nothing can be visible on the top of the base.
Extensions to this project would be to have up to 8 LEDs and options to mount in a 60mm round base and a lower LED count in the 25mm base.
Like I said I know very little as to how to do this. I know I'll have to use a slimline watch type battery but other than that I don't know. I'd like to make about 50-100 of these so cost is also a factor.
Thanks for your time.
I do however know what I'd like to do.
I wish to create a way of sequentially turning off 5 LEDs with a single button. The problem is I have a very small footprint for this. Specifically this is a 40mm round model wargaming base like this (middel top row):
40mm refers to the outside dimension, the inside dimension is about 38mm. The internal heigh is about 4mm.
I'd like to have something where flicking a switch turns the unit on with all 5 leds lit, while pressing a button/turning a wheel/other control turns one LED off per press/click until there are none on, the next press returning all 5 to on.
The LEDs would be mounted on/visible on the beveled edge of the base, nothing can be visible on the top of the base.
Extensions to this project would be to have up to 8 LEDs and options to mount in a 60mm round base and a lower LED count in the 25mm base.
Like I said I know very little as to how to do this. I know I'll have to use a slimline watch type battery but other than that I don't know. I'd like to make about 50-100 of these so cost is also a factor.
Thanks for your time.