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Record 045 / Firmware and control

Themed prop smoke motor and LED controller

Control work coordinating smoke, motor and LED outputs in a themed prop.

Firmware development
Motor controlLED controlOutput sequencing
Project design or interface view — Themed prop smoke motor and LED controller
Project design or interface view — Themed prop smoke motor and LED controller

Technical notes

Coordinated prop outputs

The application coordinates motor control, addressable lighting and a smoke relay.

Explicit output handling

Routines handle button presses, active-high output configuration, smoke-relay writes and LED indexing.

LED and relay interfaces

LED updates and relay commands have separate handling within the prop’s output sequence.

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