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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
81. Position resistor
Bend it around one of the long LED leads and solder it in place. Again, make sure to use a 100 ohm resistor (brown-black-brown). Solder the bent lead of the resistor to the LED leads.
82. Solder wires
Take the other end of the pair of wires that you just crimped, and solder one wire to the resistor and the other to one of the short LED leads.
84. Position switch
Place the switch against the side of the container as shown. This side of the container will become the bottom of the turret. The LED ring should be on the far side of the bottom of the container. This switch is used to figure out when the turret has been picked up, so it should be on the side of the container that will be the bottom.
85. Cut a hole
Cut a hole in the side of the turret and push one of the leads of the switch through it. This will help to hold the switch in place.
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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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