November 2008
Intermediate to advanced
512 pages
12h 6m
English
Content preview from Coding4FunBecome an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Chapter 10. Animated Musical Holiday Lights
AUTHOR: Brian Peek
DIFFICULTY: Medium
TIME REQUIRED: 5 hours
COST: $80 per Phidget Interface Kit 0/0/4, plus the cost of extension cords, wire, and Christmas lights
SOFTWARE: Visual C# 2008 Express, Visual Basic 2008 Express, or any full edition of Visual Studio 2008
HARDWARE: Phidget Interface Kit 0/0/4 (one kit can control four separate strings of lights); five two-prong, outdoor use extension cords; 14–16 gauge wire; two wire nuts that can handle 14–16 gauge wire; a project box large enough to hold one or many Interface Kits (available at your local Radio Shack); holiday lights; and external speakers or FM transmitter so the music can be heard
DOWNLOAD: http://www.c4fbook.com/HolidayLights
At this point, practically everyone has seen a video of someone's house decked out in Christmas lights, all of which dance in synchronization to a musical score. In fact, Miller Brewing Company even had a television commercial showcasing a light show during the 2006 and 2007 holiday seasons.
Although these light shows may seem complex and appear to require a lot of knowledge to create, they can be built using nothing more than a Phidget Interface Kit, some extension cords, and a computer.
This project will show you how to use these items and some custom-built software to create your very own indoor or outdoor light show set to your favorite holiday music.
Overview
The overall architecture of this project is pretty simple. First, we will need to build some hardware ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access
More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.Julian F.
I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.Addison B.
I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.Amir M.
I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.