I recently ordered some reproduction backglasses for a couple of vintage pinball machines that I have been working on. I decided to add to my order a great old Roy Parker backglass from the 1951 Gottlieb “Niagara”.
The backglass features some great elements that I plan to animate using addressable LEDs and an Arduino.
There are the letters that spell out Niagara which can be animated billboard-style and the hidden figure going over the falls in a barrel.
No doubt I’ll think of some more areas to animate once I get the glass in house.
Parts needed for this project
- ALITOVE WS2811 12mm Diffused Digital RGB LED Pixel Light Individually Addressable Round LED Pixels Module IP68 Waterproof DC 5V 50pcs/Set
- ALITOVE 5V 3A 15W AC 100V~240V to DC Power Supply Adapter Converter
- Ardunio nano
- Breadboard
- Wire
- Capacitor
- FastLED library
Programing with Arduino and the FastLED library
Basics – https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED/wiki/Basic-usage
