John M. WargoGlowing Pumpkin
My children (twins) were born around Halloween, so that's always been a big holiday for us. Many years ago, I think when I found NeoPixels, I started building projects that used technology to enhance Halloween decorations. One of my favorites, and the one I wrote about here multiple times, is my Glowing Pumpkin project. Since there's so many posts and GitHub repos about these projects, I created this page to list everything in one place.
So, with that in mind, here's a table that summarizes all of my posts and GitHub Repos (with Gists if I remember) related to the NeoPixel-driven Glowing Pumpkins I created over the years.
| Project | Notes | GitHub Repository(ies) | Post(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arduino Glowing Pumpkin | My first published version (I think), uses a NeoPixel Ring | ||
| Glowing Pumpkin Xiao 5x5 BFF | Refreshed the project to use a lot less hardware, basically a Seeed Studio Xiao board with a same size 5x5 NeoPixel matrix. | Glowing Pumpkin Project Refresh https://johnwargo.com/posts/2023/glowing-pumpkin-project-refresh/ | |
| Glowing Pumpkin Server (HTTP) | Rebuilt the previous project with a Web Server running on a separate processor core so I can control it from a web browser or mobile app. | Arduino ESP32 Web Server on a Processor Core https://johnwargo.com/posts/2023/arduino-esp32-web-server-on-a-processor-core/ | |
| Glowing Pumpkin Receiver (UDP) | With a web server onboard, I started thinking about how to control multiple devices simultaneously. I decided to use UDB broadcast from a mobile app to synchronize colors across multiple Glowing Pumpkin devices. | Arduino UDP Broadcast Receiver https://johnwargo.com/posts/2023/arduino-udp-broadcast-receiver/ | |
| Glowing Pumpkin Sync (UDP) | After getting the mobile app working synchronizing colors, I built a version that used one of the Glowing Pumpkin devices to send commands to all of the other devices on the network (Using UDP broadcast messages from the Arduino) | Using UDP Broadcast to Synchronize Actions Across Arduino Devices https://johnwargo.com/posts/2023/arduino-udp-sender/ |
I have no idea what I'm going to do next, stay tuned.