Edward Deaver Senior Computer Science Capstone project.
These posters are printed onto an exhibit to get people more comfortable with "smart" technologies.
NeoPixels: These lights are like Christmas lights. Each light can be changed to a different color.
Arduino: This is a “microcontroller”. It’s a device that are told to do one thing and they do it forever. They are similar to how your cell phone works but instead of being able to run multiple apps at once, they can only run 1 app.
Distance Sensor: This allows the Arduino to tell how close you are. This is like motion detectors on garage lights, or automatic doors at your favorite retail store.
FadeCandy: This tells the light strip which individual lights to light up and what color. It’s like a remote for the lights but controlled from the computer.
Raspberry Pi: This is a very tiny computer. It works just like your laptop but is super compact. The computer runs a program that listens for the Arduino to say something - then tells the lights to light up.
