2nd skull

So I was able to get the first skull done for the groundbreak and now working on the 2nd one.  Not sure yet how I want the bodies done but I might find myself hiding the chest so I don't have a lot of work to finish.

Skull in the Dark

This is what it will look like in the dark. It looks better but doesnt hurt if I add more paint.

New title pic

As you can see I have a new title picture.  This one was from my Planetgravemarker site.  I just added the new text.  I miss my PlanetgraveMarker site but it just wasn't doing well enough to keep.

Groundbreakers

Got my groundbreaker painted. Not sure I like it yet.   The odd thing is it looks good in person more so with the picture.  That's weird.

Blooger wasn't allowing me to comment

Its weird that I had not noticed that I couldn't comment on my blogger.  I was able to fix it by going to settings and then setting the comments to pop up.  I guess they want to make sure that you are you, I suppose

Halloween prop server success

Just a quick note from yesterday's projects.    As I mentioned before, I am working on a prop server that will control all my props.  One of the props, which has dual functions has to have a different client software to work with the server.  I am using threading so that it displays a lighting display, but also listens to the server at the same time for any interrupts. So, if the server has not requested for the neopixel to write out a message, it would just do some random display thing.  I thought it would understand some of the basic python programming but I soon learned that micropython is a bit different.  So I had to change a few things in order to get it to work.  I am happy to say that last night was the first successful trial of it working.  I tested the server with 3 fake clients and the esp32 neopixel client while connected to the neopixels.  After all clients connected to the server, the neopixel client started up with doing my running programming. Which is just the leds ramping up etc.  Nothing exciting.  When the server told the neopixel client to stop and write out text to its neopixels, it did exactly that.  Afterwards, it returned to running the running programming as before.  There are actually 4 or 5 startup programs that the esp32 will pick from.  I only have one running now.  So that will be my next thing I need to do is have the esp32 randomize which startup program it will play, and if the server request for it to write, then it will stop and write out "Happy Halloween" etc.   When finished will continue with the startup programs until the server request for it to display the message again.

Video kinda of gives you an idea of what the running program does.

Working on Neopixel extras

In my last week video I showed where I have it so the neopixel sign will read out what I have stored on the esp32.   Of course the goal being that the server will send that data to the esp32 to print out.  What I did this week was start working on showing things on the neopixel array when the server doesn't ask it to print out a message.  I guess you could call them splash screen or idle screen.  The goal here would be to have the nexpixel display something on the screen for the user to watch etc before they actually get a message.  I have the video here and I have of course cut it down.  Some of the images I admit need to be worked on.  The image of the spider, bat, pumpkin face, etc need to be worked on.  Its all a work in progress I suppose.  I can work on that later.  Next, I need to get it working with the server.