/nes_bag

NES Controller Cycling Backpack

Primary LanguageArduino

NES Controller Cycling Backpack

Be well-lit on the streets at night and yet oh so fashionable

Inspired by [Adafruit's Flora Brakelight Backpack] (http://learn.adafruit.com/flora-brakelight-backpack/overview).

Current modes include:

  • All lights on
  • All lights off (STEALTH MODE)
  • Left turn signal
  • Right turn signal
  • "Mac Charge" mode
  • Party Mode(TM)

Check out [a shaky, low-quality cell phone video] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVxmWuh-Jxc)!

This project uses an [Adafruit Flora] (http://www.adafruit.com/products/659), a vintage NES controller, LED pixels, and a whole lot of love.

Full Shot

Shoulder-mounted controls: Controls

The Internals: Internals Internals Macro

Party Mode:

Party Mode

Dependencies

Stand on the shoulders of giants

[NES Pad Arduino Library] (https://code.google.com/p/nespad/)

[Adafruit WS2801 Library] (https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-WS2801-Library): This library provides an interface for controlling the [LED pixel strips] (https://www.adafruit.com/products/738).