Hey everyone…brand new to this website and fairly new with LED’s and programming so please bare with me and in advance thank you all so much for your help.
I am building a strongman/high striker for a carnival event. For those who are unaware of what the game is, here is a video I found on youtube with the basic setup (yet slightly different) of what I am trying to do:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCwfpyowPmk
In the video, he uses proximity sensors to trigger the lights so I have been looking to what type of sensors I would use to control a string of LED’s and have them change color everytime the weight that slides up the track goes past them. Essentially, I want the lights to remain on at all times (perhaps changing colors constantly) and then changing to a different color when triggered by the sensor.
The sensors will be very close to the track (within a few inches).
What type of proximity sensor would you recommend?
What type of LED’s would you recommend (I am looking for 5 different levels to be triggered)?
What type of program would you recommend that would allow this to run without a big computer?
Again, I am a novice when it comes to this stuff, I more specialize in the infrastructure side, but am really excited to learn more from you guys about how to program and build some cool LED projects. Any knowledge/insight is greatly appreciated!