Led Eyes

LED Eyes

LED Eyes is a sketch for the Arduino UNO that uses two 8x8 LED Matrixs to display animated eyes. If it is dark the Robot goes to sleep, otherwise if someone is close then he goes cross-eyed, otherwise randomly display shifty, surprised, happy, sad, crying or mad eyes.

Circuit Layout

The circuit layout has been drawn using Fritzing (http://fritzing.org/):

Components

• 8x8 LED Dot Matrix Module (http://www.jaycar.com.au/Kits,-Science-%26-Learning/Science-Lab-Equipment/Instruments/Arduino-Compatible-8-x-8-LED-Dot-Matrix-Module-/p/XC4499)
• Ultrasonic Sensor (http://www.jaycar.com.au/Kits%2C-Science-%26-Learning/Science-Lab-Equipment/Specialty-Equipment/Arduino-Compatible-Dual-Ultrasonic-Sensor-Module-/p/XC4442)
• Light Sensor Module (http://www.freetronics.com.au/products/light-sensor-module#.Vj_Mo7crLb0)

Authors and Contributors

Initial concept by Gary Butler (@gaz77a). Mad eyes designed by Gia Rebello. Reviews provided by Angela Cox, Andre Widjaja and Andrew E Smith (@AndrewESmith).

Libraries Used

LedControlMS (https://github.com/shaai/Arduino_LED_matrix_sketch/blob/master/LedControlMS.h) Streaming (http://arduiniana.org/libraries/streaming)