{"id":15708,"date":"2016-10-17T11:16:10","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T10:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15708"},"modified":"2016-10-26T22:00:28","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T21:00:28","slug":"halloween-disco-ball-costume-runs-from-a-drone-battery-and-a-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15708","title":{"rendered":"Halloween disco ball costume runs from a drone battery and a Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/disco_ball.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15709\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/disco_ball.jpg?resize=560%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"disco_ball\" width=\"560\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/disco_ball.jpg?w=628&amp;ssl=1 628w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/disco_ball.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/disco_ball.jpg?resize=560%2C421&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/disco_ball.jpg?resize=260%2C195&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/disco_ball.jpg?resize=160%2C120&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wolfie wanted to build a costume for his 12-year old granddaughter for this Halloween. He settled on the idea of a giant wearable disco ball (as you do) and set about building it out of suspended ceiling hanger wire. He added chicken wire and a looooot of duct tape to the framework and then embedded 288 WS2811 LED pixels. Into the mix is thrown a Raspberry Pi 2 to control the sequencing of the LEDs and a level converter to protect the Pi. The Pi itself is powered from a portable power bank, whilst the rest is driven by a drone battery. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/thing:1826322\" target=\"_blank\">read more over at Thingiverse<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Wolfie wanted to build a costume for his 12-year old granddaughter for this Halloween. 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