Project Description (S.M.A.R.T Goal)

Our project hopes to produce a LED Persistence Of Vision (POV) machine which displays an RSS feed from the internet dynamically. This machine involves a large rotating arm with an LED array, which spins due to a brushless DC motor powered by an Arduino. Another Arduino receives information wirelessly from a pc and blinks the LEDS in a certain order so, when spun at high speed, words are spelt in the air. Involved in the project are James Richards and Alex Hyde. The Project, when finished will be exhibited on a moveable stand, so it can be deployed in any location. The project will be completed by Wednesday, October 22, 2008 and will be exhibited on this date. This will be measured by the presence of a fully working prototype on the day. We chose this project as an exciting and unique way to display data dynamically whilst illustrating the phenomenon of POV. For a detailed task list of attainable and timely goals that lead to this goal completion see below.