Arduino Ghostbusters Ghost Trap Lights Project
Make Ghostbusters Ghost Trap Lights using your Arduino and a few components!
About this Project
In this project we'll make Ghostbusters Ghost Trap lights. You'll see the schematic, breaboard layout, and how to build the project.
The Arduino Ghost Trap Lights is a great project for beginners in Arduino, and for anyone who likes to construct and learn from unique and attractive electronics projects.
The 10 Trap Status LEDs chase forwards and backwards under the control of the Arduino software. A Trap Warning light also flashes on and off
This project is for the purposes of amusement and learning.
Full Step-By-Step Instructions Video
Watch the full step-by-step instructions video on YouTube:
Components for your Project
To make your project you will need:
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An Arduino Uno or Mega. You can also use an Arduino Nano or any other Arduino type, but you might need to change the pin assignments for these in the software (this is easy to do)
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A breadboard
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Ten Yellow or Green LEDs for the Trap Status lights (you can use any colour you want)
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One Red LED for the Trap Warning light
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Eleven 330 Ohm resistors. You can use any resistor values ranging from 330 Ohms to 560 Ohms.
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Assorted breadboard jumper wires
Schematic Diagram
Arduino Port Pins D2 thru D11 are configured as outputs, and drive the ten LEDs to make the Ghost Trap status lights.
Arduino Port Pin A0 is also configured as an output, and drives the LEDs for the Trap Warning light
Each of the LEDs has a resistor in series with it which limits the current through the LEDs (without this the LEDs would be damaged).
The GND from the Arduino is connected to all of the LEDs via their resistors.
The remainder of the Arduino Pins are not connected.
Breadboard Layout - With LEDs
This picture shows the complete Breadboard Layout.
Some of the wires are obscured in this picture by the LED graphics.
Breadboard Layout - Without LEDs
In this picture of the Breadboard Layout the LEDs are not shown, which makes it easier to see all of the resistors are wires.
Project Software
The project software is in file: ArduinoGhostTrap.ino
The software can be compiled in the Arduino IDE and uploaded to your Arduino.
The software contains comments to tell you what it is doing.
You can change the software if you want to reassign the Arduino Port Pins, or you want to experiment with making the project do different things.
Your Finished Project
