A motion sensitive firefly-filled pickle-jar that gets brighter when you move it, and then settles down to just twinkle a bit when its still. This project was inspired by a workshop led by Lila Finch and the great folks doing tinkering / creative learning at UC Boulder. Supplies: A microbit, v1 will do AA battery […]
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Introduction This project implements a 2D matrix of bidirectional LEDs to simulate how fireflies in a population synchronize their flashing. Fireflies are an extraordinary species of bioluminescent animals which are able to synchronize the timing of their light emission within a flashing population. In places such as Thailand and Malaysia, during night at the right
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When I ran across the Jar of Fireflies Instructable sometime this past summer, I knew I had to build it. Full credit to Keso for an excellent set of instructions! I wouldn’t have gotten to the point of developing the firefly behavior without such a solid base for building the hardware, as well as firmware to start it
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