IDEA: Interactive Window(s)

Aka: Don't look into the window with a soul?

Intro

Do something pretty with these!

Door: Interactive display

Touch sensors. Screen. Fun!

LCD screen with a raspberry Pi and copper foil capastive touch sensors on the inside of the window.

Better view of the door:

First window: LED Display

We can't remove the sign, it's part of the fire safety stuff. But we can build things below it.

Each big window is: 660x1585mm. Sign is 1190mm from base. Small window is 515x1585mm

Window will fit a 10×20 LED 'pixel' display.

Sheet of frosted plastic contact against the window.

Cardboard frame/guide.

Neopixel style LEDs.

Driven by an arduino either independent or off the Pi from the doorway system

Some kind of super robust external controls?

First game: TETRIS!

Quick mockup:

https://camo.githubusercontent.com/09055a0086490ced5f7356780f58579f39094309/68747470733a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f6a7367754559452e6a7067

https://imgur.com/a/Ql25S

Second window: Ants!

Some kind of ants nest. Maybe filling about half the window?

Third window: Unknown

No idea yet!

Materials

Detection chips:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/16-Keys-Capacitive-touch-TTP229-module-I2C-bus/32672496161.html?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/WAVGAT-MPR121-Breakout-V12-Capacitive-Touch-Sensor-Controller-Module-I2C-keyboard-For-Arduino/32821362153.html?s

Some info:

https://www.mouser.com/pdfdocs/semtech-capacitive-touch-sensing-layout-guidelines.pdf

https://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Components/MPR121.pdf

LEDs:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/DC12V-RGBW-DMX512-UCS512-chip-5050-SMD-addressable-pixel-PCBA-3-piece-of-5050-SMD-LED/32881386437.html?

Tools

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Instructions

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Development notes

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Feedback

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References

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Files

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Links

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Project Progress

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Log of works

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Prototype done ...

Project Table

Project	Percent Complete	Project Lead	Status	Budget Req	Budget Approved	Next Major Milestone	Subsequent Milestones to complete
Test Page	90%	Byron	Play with	$0