I'd like to start a discussion on Infra red guns also known as "Lazer" tag.
Common lazer tag guns have a fire button, and a reset button. The reset button sends a pulse which "heals" a person after they have been killed.
I think it would be more interesting if the reset button was removed, and only a "medic" or "hospital" could revive the person. To do that we need to know how to simulate the reset IR pulse.
I did a little experimenting over the weekend and was able to recreate the heal and fire pulses.
This opens up some more possibilities. An IR "grenade" or "claymore" could be created that sends out a fire pulse, and "land mines" could be created that detect movement.
I started a github repo that has source code, libraries and schematics for a shield: GitHub - Paulware/LazerTag: Dedicated to creating more LazerTag Hardware/Software
Here are a link to some "miles" components that could be made for our purposes: http://www.lasertagparts.com/mtadds.htm
The first component type of gun this will be compatible with the "toymax" brand.
I added arduino source code for a "grenade" project to the github site, and tested it out. Seems to work good. I got back the pcb from China and corrected the incorrect voltage regulator. GitHub - Paulware/LazerTag: Dedicated to creating more LazerTag Hardware/Software
I posted a video to show "shoot" and "heal" capabilities. The shield can be used as a medic to "revive" those soldiers who have been injured and can no longer fight.
I made a lazertag grenade and updated the github site with source code.
