Hey everyone,
I have a cosplay prop that I'm working on and it requires some code. It's an Electroripper from Solo: A Star Wars Story, and we are currently 3D printing it. It will contain an acrylic blade edge, and behind that is a 144 LED/m DotStar strip and the main housing contains an Adafruit stm32f405 Feather Express.
I've already done the wiring and successfully run test code with both Arduino and CirctuitPython, but that's where my coding ability ends. I can build, I can solder, I can paint and all kinds of other physical things, but coding is just something I'm struggling with. Thus far I've accomplished a simple comet effect with the help of Adafruit's learning pages.
3D render of the 'Ripper:
a360.co/3sP06MT
If you use the Explode Model slider you can see the inner workings.
The Details:
The goal is to have a fast comet effect, with one comet immediately followed by another, as fast as possible to look like a whirring blade of light.
I need code for this, either in Arduino or CircuitPy, where I can control the following variables:
- Length of each comet
- Pixel color
- Distance between comets
- Animation speed
- Data and Clock pins (currently using A1 for clock and A5 for data, I don't know the differences but that's where my temporary wiring is)
From my limited knowledge it seems like I need code creating a comet animation that repeats itself along the LED string?
I am fully willing to pay, but am not sure how much the time this would take is worth, so I'm open to honest offers.
Thanks for your time!