- Turn on a spotlight aimed at the prop so people pay attention to it
- Spin crank handle (powered by motor) while playing a sound effect
- Open the top lid
- Pop up a large scary clown head
- Play a sound effect while moving the clown's lips with a servo
- Lower the head
- Close the lid
- Turn off the light
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Pneumatic Jack in the Box, Part 1
This year's new prop is a large Jack in the Box - a two foot cube, powered by the Arduino microcontroller. It will have an Insteon InlineLinc relay module inside so that the prop can be controlled with a hand-held remote or an Insteon motion sensor. When the Arduino sees that the InlineLinc has been activated, it will execute the following sequence of actions:
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