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Grid pie renoise launchpad lights5/6/2023 ![]() I�m writing it with the idea of showing readers the way to incorporate some digital electronics into a scenery piece. To do all of this good stuff you will need access to an electronics shop to buy the bits and pieces, some skills with a soldering iron, some clippers and pliers, access to data sheets (read internet) and a lot of patience. I have assumed a little background knowledge about powers of 10 (milli, kilo etc). This project isn't so much about the terrain piece, but about the electronics behind it. Note the little weight, from a knitting machine my son found up at the dump, being used to hold it down while the glue dries. The images below illustrate the design of the top and the way that the rest of the building was then constructed around it. I made the building before starting work on the electronics, leaving the bottom open so I could do the wiring. It was to be more than just a single flashing light, which is a no-brainer, they sell them! I wanted to have a play with some lighting effects of my own choosing. Rather than do a straight copy, I started a new design that would give the impression of a runway type segment where I would be able to use a LED 'chaser' to guide the landspeeder pilots into the actual pad. The landing pad by Gary James is a great looking piece and I thought about how to add some lighting effects to it. This is also a fine building though, and Straylight has included some construction pictures which I will include at the end. I have therefore decided to publish it in the Reference section. When Straylight ( sent me this article he stressed that it was primarily concerned with the creation of the flashing landing light feature (an often requested topic here at TerraGenesis).
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