Arduino Star Trek Screen Lights... Thing

5/27/2020

Greetings, everyone! I recently found an Arduino compatible board in my room. I decided to try creating something with it! This resulted in a sort of neat Star Trek screen lights project... thing. You can learn more by watching the video below!

The Code

I found the code on this Stack Exchange post and modified it a bit. It’s pretty self-explanatory.

Arduino Star Trek Thing


void setup() {
  for (int i = 9; i <= 13; i++)
    pinMode(i, OUTPUT);
}
void blink (const byte which) {
  digitalWrite(which, HIGH);
  delay(50);
  digitalWrite(which, LOW);
  delay(50);
}  // end of blink
void loop() {
  for (int i = 9; i <= 13; i++)
     blink (i);
}

Setup Photo

I tried my best to make it look nice.

A Disclaimer

Please keep in mind that I’m still new to Arduino stuff, so I’m not completely certain that this is the most efficient way of doing things.

The Conclusion

I hope you found this project interesting! Keep in mind that I have basically no experience with Arduino stuff, and I'm still learning the basics. Anyway, thanks for reading, and have a wonderful day!

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