Josh Mueller | Mechanical Engineering | Maker | Artist
Lighting & Electronics
Light Show 2016
This display featured 48 Channels of computer controlled lights. I soldered a new DIY controller board for this show and made 2 new arches, and converted the 8 channel mega-tree into a 16 channel spiral design. This display also added lights around the windows and featured 14 songs and ran about 40 minutes.
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Light Show 2013-2014
My first display was in 2013 and featured 8 songs during a 20 minute show using 24 channels. In 2014, the show was expanded to feature 11 songs and a 30 minute show using 24 channels.
Lighted Arrows
I was asked to make three of these arrows for the sisters of a local scout pack. These girls were just as involved in the pack activities as their brothers. The parents wanted to recognize all of their hard work with the Honorary Arrows of Light.
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Every component of the plaque was hand made from the hand painted lettering to the arrow tip, fletching, and nock, to the frame. Each arrow had a battery pack and switch to control 6 color changing LEDs placed inside the hollow plastic arrow shaft.
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Rockin' Around
Controlling this tree was no easy task. Instead of being able to use a software to program the lighting sequence, I had to write the code in PBASIC with all the lighting queues and timing.
The microcontroller board had interface with the lighting circuits, and SD card reader, and a speaker system so the audience could hear the music. There were 8 lighting channels and the program only lasted around 60 seconds due to data storage limitations.
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The 5 adjustable stage lights were completely home-made from the internal circuitry, to the housings, to the LED arrays. Each light was dimmable and the flashing speed was adjustable from a slow blink to a fast blink to static.
All of the Lights
Prom 2013 was themed All of the Lights so this sign was made to decorate the venue.
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