SasquatchWing
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Greetings. I'm trying to create a new costume for an upcoming convention and am looking to spice things up with a electrical device or two.
The character I'm going as is Captain N, the Game Master. The name might sound familiar to those who have seen the Saturday morning cartoon of the same name in 1989-1991. Anyway, I'm trying to create a control pad (worn on the belt, of course), that has an 8-light display on top. Those familiar with the aforementioned show will know that whenever Kevin (Captain N) used one of the control pad's powers (to jump, pause nearly everything around him, etc.), he gradually depletes power, as shown by the lights that turn off one by one.
What I want to try to do is to make a device that emulates that aspect. The eight green lights would light up as so:
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Whenever I press a button on the control pad (up, down, left, right, A, B, or start), a light would turn off, like so:
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With each button press, this "power meter" would deplete until it finally runs out, as illustrated here:
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and here:
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and here:
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and here:
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and here:
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and here:
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and here:
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Of course, I'd like my power back sometime, so why not add a power-up, such as the select button I didn't mention.
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BING! And the whole process starts all over again.
I will admit that I am a bit of a novice at this whole thing, and am trying several solutions via Yenka (a design program I found on the web), but when I test out the 'solutions', I keep blowing up one IC or another.
Any help would be appreciated, and thanks in advance.
The character I'm going as is Captain N, the Game Master. The name might sound familiar to those who have seen the Saturday morning cartoon of the same name in 1989-1991. Anyway, I'm trying to create a control pad (worn on the belt, of course), that has an 8-light display on top. Those familiar with the aforementioned show will know that whenever Kevin (Captain N) used one of the control pad's powers (to jump, pause nearly everything around him, etc.), he gradually depletes power, as shown by the lights that turn off one by one.
What I want to try to do is to make a device that emulates that aspect. The eight green lights would light up as so:
[*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*]
Whenever I press a button on the control pad (up, down, left, right, A, B, or start), a light would turn off, like so:
[*][*][*][*][*][*][*][ ]
With each button press, this "power meter" would deplete until it finally runs out, as illustrated here:
[*][*][*][*][*][*][ ][ ]
and here:
[*][*][*][*][*][ ][ ][ ]
and here:
[*][*][*][*][ ][ ][ ][ ]
and here:
[*][*][*][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]
and here:
[*][*][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]
and here:
[*][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]
and here:
[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]
Of course, I'd like my power back sometime, so why not add a power-up, such as the select button I didn't mention.
[*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*]
BING! And the whole process starts all over again.
I will admit that I am a bit of a novice at this whole thing, and am trying several solutions via Yenka (a design program I found on the web), but when I test out the 'solutions', I keep blowing up one IC or another.
Any help would be appreciated, and thanks in advance.
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