{"id":68,"date":"2015-08-10T19:11:33","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T19:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darylwhite.net\/?p=68"},"modified":"2015-08-17T19:14:41","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T19:14:41","slug":"the-central-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/index.php\/2015\/08\/10\/the-central-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"The central eye&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now I know in game the turret uses a &#8220;scanning&#8221; laser to find its targets but for my design I have chosen to use a ring of red LED&#8217;s with the projector lens situated in the center. This was because of safety concerns about having an unattended laser when the turret is out on demonstration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150807_155921.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-70\" src=\"https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150807_155921-320x240.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150807_155921\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150807_155921-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150807_155921-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150807_155921-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150807_155921-540x405.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the LED array on the prototyping board. 8 LEDS driven from a split 12v source and controlled via a NPN transistor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150807_155031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-69\" src=\"https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150807_155031-320x240.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150807_155031\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150807_155031-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150807_155031-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150807_155031-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150807_155031-540x405.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>LED locating ring made using a 3d printer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150810_135807.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-71\" src=\"https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150810_135807-320x240.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150810_135807\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150810_135807-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150810_135807-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150810_135807-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150810_135807-540x405.jpg 540w, https:\/\/darylwhite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150810_135807.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All soldered into place and lit up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now I know in game the turret uses a &#8220;scanning&#8221; laser to find its targets but for my design I have chosen to use a ring of red LED&#8217;s with the projector lens situated in the center. 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