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Portal Turret Plushie
By: kurt
Deadly, yet adorable, this plush turret from the game Portal talks and responds when you play with it. It senses when you pick it up, knock it over, or walk in front of it. The stuffing and soft fleece skin make it super cuddly, too!
Inspired by Up, not North.
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Files
- Portal_Turret.pde - Portal Turret Arduino Sketch
- PIRSensorTest.pde - PIR Sensor Test Arduino Sketch
- WaveShieldTest.pde - Wave Shield Test Arduino Sketch
- test.wav - Test WAV File
- Pattern Page 1.pdf - Rear and Center Pattern
- Pattern Page 2.pdf - Front Pattern
- Pattern Page 3.pdf - Leg and Leg Cover Pattern
Bill of Materials
Qty | Part # | Description | Schematic ID | Source | |
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1 | Wave Shield | Adafruit Wave Shield for Arduino Kit - v1.1 | Wave Shield | Source | |
1 | RBBB Kit | Really Bare Bones Board Kit (Arduino Compatible) | RBBB | Source | |
1 | PIR Motion Sensor | PIR Motion Sensor | PIR Sensor | Source | |
1 | SD Card 2 GB | SanDisk 2 GB Class 2 SD Flash Memory Card SDSDB-2048-A11 | SD Card | Source | |
1 | TSW-150-07-L-S | CONN HEADER 50POS .100" SGL GOLD | Header Pins | Source | |
1 | White Fleece Fabric | 1/4 yard | Source | ||
1 | Red Tulle Fabric | 1/8 yard | Source | ||
1 | Black Cotton Fabric | 1/8 yard | Source | ||
1 | Polyester Fiberfill | 12 ounces | Source | ||
1 | White Zipper | 7 inches | Source | ||
10 | WP7113LID | 5MM LOW CURRENT RED LED, LAMP THOLE, BULK | LED | Source | |
1 | CF14JT100R | 1/4w 100 ohms 5% Carbon Film Resistors | Source | ||
1 | CF14JT10K0 | 1/4w 10K ohms 5% Carbon Film Resistors | Source | ||
1 | BH48AASF | HOLDER BATTERY 8 CELL AA W/SNAP | Battery Pack | Source | |
1 | PSR-23F08S-JQ | Speaker | Speaker | Source | |
1 | Tilt Sensor | Tilt Sensor | Tilt Sensor | Source | |
1 | ZMA00A150L04PC | Switch, Snap, Lef Actuated, 4.55mm Long, 50 Grams Oper Force, PC Term, 0.1 Amps | Lift Switch | Source | |
1 | GF-1123-0009 | Slide Switches STANDARD SPST 11A | Power Switch | Source |
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Steps
51. Prepare PIR sensor
Cut the JST connector off the PIR sensor. We'll solder these wires directly. Strip the ends of the wires so about 1/8th inch of copper is exposed.
52. Solder PIR wires
Solder the PIR wires to the Wave Shield as follows: brown-->Gnd, black-->Analog In 0. DO NOT solder the red wire yet. It is not connected correctly in the picture. (Skip to step 107 to see how the red wire should be connect to 5V instead of Vin.)
53. (Optional) Solder wire
Solder a wire connecting the hole closest to the edge of the RBBB board in the PWR JACK square to Vin on the Wave Shield. This wire will supply +9V to the Wave Shield. (This step is left here to explain why this wire is present in photos of future steps.) Do not solder the 9V battery connector. Skip to step 103 to see how the 9V battery clip should be connected. (In this configuration, there is no switch to turn the robot on or off.)
54. Solder resistor
Solder a 10k (brown-black-orange) resistor between 5V and Analog In 0 on the Wave Shield. This pull-up resistor is needed for the PIR sensor to work properly. DO NOT clip the resistor's leads. They are needed for future connections.
55. Wrap wire
Wrap a wire around the resistor's lead coming out of Analog In 0 on the Wave Shield. The other end of this wire goes to A0 on the RBBB.
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Revisions
15 - added attribution note
14 - updated description
13 - added a couple switches to the parts list
12 - updated steps 52 and 53 to remove "TK" placeholders
11 - added a speaker to the BOM
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7 - edited step 130
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3 - updated project images.
2 - added youtube link. updated line numbers.
1 - Initial project release
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