<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Looking for information on setting up Lighting Special Effects on Zone Mortalis tiles"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Looking for information on setting up Lighting Special Effects on Zone Mortalis tiles
Listening to a crap ton of podcasts over the years I remember an episode of one of them(can't remember which podcast sadly) where they talked about using a Model Railroad special effects product to create dynamic light effects on buildings( i.e. Fire effects, gun shot flares, etc...).

What I'm really hoping for is to find a product that allows me to manipulate the color and shut off times of each LED light. So that I could create Red Alert, Low Light, or Stuttering light effects. Preferably one I can connect/control from a computer.

Does anyone know of a product that does this?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/692141/8680921.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/692141/8680921.page GMT Looking for information on setting up Lighting Special Effects on Zone Mortalis tiles
Arduino Uno is the most common beginner board style, but for smaller applications you would probably want Arduino Nano V3. Both work the same, but smaller board means a bit less input/output pins. Note that it's open source ware, so you can find a lot cheaper chinese clone boards, running the same components etc., for a few bucks each on eBay.

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It has the advantage that you don't need to learn how to solder OR how to code. 2 things that generally appeal to gamers. :p]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/692141/8681907.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/692141/8681907.page GMT Looking for information on setting up Lighting Special Effects on Zone Mortalis tiles
Also you should mount the lights in these



would look kick ass.

im sure there are guides for programing ardunios. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/692141/8681918.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/692141/8681918.page GMT Looking for information on setting up Lighting Special Effects on Zone Mortalis tiles
 chromedog wrote:
There's also Poweredplay for lighting effects.

It has the advantage that you don't need to learn how to solder OR how to code. 2 things that generally appeal to gamers. :p


I'm generally good on programming, but yeah I don't want to have to solder. I promised I wouldn't after watching Halt and Catchfire. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/692141/8682018.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/692141/8682018.page GMT