Posts Tagged ‘halo’

Cortana Prop Circuit

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Project is a cortana prop. Partnered with James Hodson and friends to complete. My portion is complete. Have a circuit board here that is the size and shape of the Halo Data Crystal (the thing that can contain an AI such as Cortana).

What is a Data Crystal Chip? Please see the Halo Wiki [halo.wikia.com].

Feature set:

  • Circuit board is designed to look like a naked “cortana” data chip.
  • Board can be placed in a molded outer shell to be more accurate. More details to come.
  • Compatible with multiple power sources depending on final usage:
    • LiPo cell (internal shell design)
    • Alkaline (wired to slot connector)
    • USB (wired to slot connector)
  • Can be plugged into a matching slot connector for power up
  • Slot connector can be used to power up other suit lights. Inserting the board into the slot is like flipping a switch on.
  • Micro-controller chip is on the circuit board to animate the lights.

Source Code

http://pastebin.com/UwkeFcpJ

Status

04-26-2011

Working hard on the next stage of the project: Make a plastic shell that houses the circuit and a battery (team jlhR2).
Link to post: [405th Forum]

Video demo of using the cortana chip as a switch

04-18-2011

PCB order is in, could mass produce a few right now if I wanted.
Link to post: [405th Forum]

04-06-2011

First prototype is fully assembled, ready to proceed to stage 3 on the schedule.
Link to post: [405th Forum]

03-22-2011

A nice explanation of all that the cortana board can do.
Link to post: [405th Forum]

03-21-2011

First few revisions of the circuit board have been assembled and tested. Slot connector works great~! I ran out of those tiny smd LEDs and ordered some more. Will get one completely assembled later this week.
Link to post: [405th Forum]

Bringing in the latest pictures and videos to page 1.

02-03-2011

I am still working on a final draft of the main board design, but here is the gist of what it will do and look like: First, the size is tiny. The thing is as small as the real deal, 1.00×1.85 inches (25×47 mm).

JlhR2 and I are still working on a pep template / mold that will go over the top.

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Guide: Weapon Counter Display Overlay

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Took a lot of trial and error, but I think I came up with a method to make adisplay overlay that I can be proud of. Thanks for the help James Hodson(jlhR2).




Click More Info for the full guide.


The overlay is meant to go on top of my ammo counters, but also looks goodwhen used alone with a light behind it. The overlay is made of severaltransparency sheets layered atop one another plus a sheet of tracing paper toact as a diffuser. Could probably substitute tissue paper.

The image files to print out are below. You will need to re-size the imagesto fit your weapon before printing. If printing at home, be sure to buytransparency sheets meant for ink-jet printing and not laser printing.Ink-jet printable transparency sheets have a rough surface to print onto.

I find my photo printers T-Shirt Transfer mode gives the best print out. Ittakes some trial and error, but set the Print Quality to high for bestresults.

Halo Reach

Click Picture to download full size

Halo General Purpose – James Hodson (jlhR2)

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There will be four layers, from bottom to top there is the tracing paper,two black transparencies, and the color transparency.

The tracing paper and the black transparencies need to be cut so the numbercan shine through (xacto knife). If not using an ammo counter circuit, youmay cut in whatever number you like.

DO NOT cut the color layer transparency. Thisis what colors any light shining through to the proper hue. It also makesphotographs when unlit look amazing.

Tip: I first cut a piece of paper the size of the hole I wanted then taped itdown so I could have something to trace with the knife.

Below are pictures of building up the different layers. In these photos onlya single layer of black is used. You can see that the light gets through abit in areas that are supposed to be black. This is why we use two layers ofblack.

Clear tape is used to hold the layers together and keep them aligned.

Have fun~!

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