Portrait-like PCB with constellation blinking randomically

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C1, C22C 10pF Unpolarized capacitor 0603 1608MetricKEMETC0603C100K4GACTUC0603C100K4GACTU-ND80C0603C100K4GACTU2941182
C31C 2.2uF Unpolarized capacitor 0603 1608MetricTaiyo YudenLMK107BJ225KK-T587-6290-6-ND963LMK107BJ225KKT
C4, C7, C143C 1.0uF Unpolarized capacitor 0603 1608MetricTDKCGA3E1X8L1C105K080AC445-175260-1-ND810CGA3E1X8L105K080
C6, C5, C10, C12, C155C 0.1uF Unpolarized capacitor 0603 1608MetricKEMETC0603X104K5RAC3316399-C0603X104K5RAC3316CT-ND80C0603X104K5R33161882158
C8, C9, C11, C134C 0.01uF Unpolarized capacitor 0603 1608MetricKEMETC0603C103K4HACTU80C0603C103K4HACTU
D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D11, D12, D13, D6, D7, D8, D9, D1013LED Blue 0603 1608MetricDialight599-0091-007F350-4352-1-ND6455990091007F
J21USB Connectors MICRO BHiroseZX62-B-5PA(33)H125270DKR-ND798ZX62B5PA3313622672554978

Project Aquarius

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I was looking for a hardware project to do, and in my research I found about artistical PCBs like Badgelife and SAOS. Adding to that, since ever I am inspired by a photo that I took from a friend of mine. It looks like she is worry-free, weightless and at peace with herself, but still looking for something, and believing that astral energy wield upon her path.

Thus, I've decided to make this project happen.

There is a artistical promotional video for this project, you can check here.

How it works?

Just turn on and the stars will shine! 🌟

  • The power supply is from batteries or USB cable accordingly to switch select (where "Choose supply between USB or batteries" is written).

  • There is a reset button to just do what it means to, and FTDI pads near to write the firmware into microcontroller.

  • There are two trimpot to adjust the intensity and "frequency" of the stars. The stars blink in the way to avoid the predictability, and the control of "frequency" here means to set the average frequency, since each star does not blink every period in the same way.

  • There is a USB connection but only for supplying for now. It is not implemented yet any kind of communication with the microcontroller via USB.

Author

Lincoln Uehara