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A project log for Sonic Screwdriver

As you will probably know, this is the famous prop from Doctor Who, the television series from BBC. I just love this thing.

davedarkodavedarko 04/29/2014 at 18:040 Comments

This is a table with some possible combinations for the sonic screwdriver.

Menuinputoutputcombination result
DAZZrgb led, white ledRandomized switching of the LEDs like in the link - a non lethal weapon a doctor may approve. 
http://hackaday.com/2009/09/28/open-source-weapon-makes-you-puke/
MAESTROaccelerometerrgb ledthrowing the ssd would result in a colorful representation of the forces on each axis

see the example "mpu2rgb" 

https://github.com/davedarko/mpu6050

THEREMINphotoresistorpiezo speakeralso known as a light theremin
N/Aaccelerometer
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photoresistor
serial console3D scanning devise (probably very crude)
N/Afaderpiezo speakera trumpet or flute like instrument
N/AaccelerometerIR ledcontrolling IR helicopters and cars remotely
N/A
piezo speaker,
bar graph
metronome, using bargraph as binary display to show bpm / 10
N/A

accelerometer

piezo speaker

alarm triggered by movement

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