Beginning Arduino

Project 9 – LED Fire Effect

Project 9 will use LEDs and a flickering random light effect, via PWM again, to mimic the effect of a flickering flame. If you place these LEDs inside a house on a model railway, for example, you can make it look like the house is on fire, or you can use it in a fireplace in your house instead of wood logs. This is a simple example of how LEDs can be used to create special effects for movies, stage plays, model dioramas, model railways, etc.

Parts Required

This time we are going to use three LEDs: one red and two yellow.

    Red Diffused 5mm LED           

2 Yellow Diffused 5mm LED      

3 Current Limiting Resistor          ...