Hi everyone. I'm new, both here and to the whole electronics field in general. That is to say, a great majority of my crude circuits have ended in failure. Anyway, I had another overambitious idea for a school project- I was hoping to use LEDs or some other form of small incandescent light to represent the moving electrons of an atom. Specifically, a carbon atom, which would require six 'electrons' being lighted at any one time- 4 in one level, 2 in the one below it.
So, basically, I would ideally like two rings of LEDs or aforementioned 'other' lights, wired such that four evenly spaced lights would be on in the outer ring, and two in the inner ring, and such that these lights would turn off as their neighbors turned on, making the lights appear to move around the circle.
Keep in mind i have barely any knowledge of electronics outside of elemental basics (forgive me)- would this be feasible or particularly complex? Hopefully not- I'd much appreciate it if any could provide some schematics.
thanks in advance : )
So, basically, I would ideally like two rings of LEDs or aforementioned 'other' lights, wired such that four evenly spaced lights would be on in the outer ring, and two in the inner ring, and such that these lights would turn off as their neighbors turned on, making the lights appear to move around the circle.
Keep in mind i have barely any knowledge of electronics outside of elemental basics (forgive me)- would this be feasible or particularly complex? Hopefully not- I'd much appreciate it if any could provide some schematics.
thanks in advance : )