Harness the colors of the rainbow with the Skittle Pixel8r. Learn how to construct a machine that will create any image using Skittles as pixels. The machine is capable of creating a Skittle pixel image that is up to 785x610mm (31x24in) using eight Skittle colors (hence the name Pixel-'8'-r).
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Eight Skittle dispensers (one for each color of Skittle) are placed at the top of the machine. The Arduino commands the dispenser containing the desired color to dispense one Skittle. Once dispensed the Arduino commands the linear axis to move the funnel to the correct bin. While the linear axis is moving, the Skittle falls through the funnel system. After the linear axis stops moving, the Skittle falls into the bin. This process repeats 2760 times until the image is complete.
It was supposed to be a weekend project but ended up taking a month to design and build. Skittles are surprising challenging to work with: they can roll on all sides but are not spheres, when dropped they naturally settle with the larger diameter in the horizontal plane, and the raspberry ones are irresistibly tasty.
I have uploaded a .step solid model file of the machine (see attached file). When I don't provide good descriptions of dimensions and assembly, open this .step file in your favorite 3D CAD program to find the information you need.
Tools:
- Table saw (1/8' wide blade)
- Jig saw
- Miter saw
- Hack saw
- Laser cutter with at least 400x300mm (16x12in) bed size
- Electric drill
- Drill bit set
- Wire cutter
- Wire stripper
- Small Phillips screw driver
- Soldering iron
- Utility knife
- Tape measure
Electronic components:
- Qty 1 – Arduino Mega 2560
- Qty 1 – 5V power supply
- Qty 1 – 12V power supply (to power stepper motor and Arduino Mega 2560)
- Qty 9 – microswitches
- Qty 8 – 180 degree, metal gear, 5VDC servo motors
- Qty 1 – Nema 17 stepper motor (64 oz-in or greater)
- Qty 1 – microstep stepper motor driver
- Qty 1 – 85x54x9mm bread board
- Qty 1 – Dupont wire 2.54mm pitch connector kit (male crimp pins, 1x1 pin female housing, 1x2 pin female housing, etc.)
- Qty 1 – USB type B to USB type A cable (to connect Arduino Mega 2560 to computer)
- Qty 1 – 22 AWG, 4 conductor, ribbon cable, 20m
Fasteners:
- Qty 200 – 4” cable tie
- Qty 1 – 4oz. bottle of wood glue
- Qty 8 – ¼-20 hex head bolt, 0.75in long
- Qty 8 – ¼-20 hex nut
- Qty 8 – lock washer for ¼-20 bolt
- Qty 10 – 1.5in long wood screw
- Qty 20 – 2.5in long wood screw
- Qty 2 – M5x30mm bolt
- Qty 6 – M5 hex nut
- Qty 6 – M5 lock washer
- Qty 2 – M5 threaded rod, 100mm long
- Qty 4 – M4x18mm bolt
- Qty 8 – M4 hex nut
- Qty 4 – M4 lock washer
- Qty 4 – M3x8mm bolt
- Qty 1 – M3x16mm bolt
- Qty 1 – M3 hex nut
- Qty 5 – M3 lock washer
Materials:
- Qty 8 – 16x12x0.175in Baltic birch plywood
- Qty 47–0.75x24x0.175in Baltic birch plywood
- Qty 1 – 15x39x0.75in plywood
- Qty 1 – 24x36x0.75in plywood
- Qty 3 – 2x4in lumber, 96in long
- Qty 1 – 24x36x0.175in glass sheet
- Qty 1 – 1.5x48x0.175 aluminum plate
- Qty 1 – large equipment funnel
- Qty 1 – medium automotive funnel
- Qty 2 – small automotive funnel
- Qty 1 – 0.75in OD, 0.625 ID, vinyl tubing, 3ft long
- Qty 4 – 4x13x6mm v-bearing, 4mm ID
- Qty 1 – 3m of GT2 timing belt, 6mm width
- Qty 1 – 20 tooth, GT2 timing belt pulley, 5mm bore
- Qty 1 – 20 tooth, GT2 timing belt idler pullley, 3mm bore
- Qty 2 – grey spray paint, 12oz can
- Qty 8 – medium size sealable containers (one for each skittle color)
- Qty 2760 – Skittles (estimate 25 skittles and equal number of colors per ounce)
- Qty 1 pkg – 1/8' heat shrink
- Qty 1 pkg – solder for electronics
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I believe you are all familiar with the concept of pixel sorters. They can produce magnificent glitch effects. That's why I made one. It uses a custom, glitched implementation of quicksort to sort the pixels. It can sort pixels vertically, horizontally and diagonally (still quite buggy though). Also, you can choose by which color you want to sort the image. Quicksort is glitched in a way to produce the most interesting effects. Apart from sorting, the program also supports randomization of the pixels (providing some kind of granulation effect), and it can also transpose images. It's still in beta version (0.1.8 currently) though, so you can expect bugs, probably lots of them. The software is open-source of course, released under the GNU v3 license. You can access the source at my repository at github (link). It's written in Java. It is a lil' bit messy, I have to warn you. I hope you'll find it useful as much as I did. Also, I'm open for suggestions on how to improve the software and which functions to add. Currently, I'm planning on adding drag and drop support for the main canvas, and I'm planning to add more control over the randomization process. And finally, you can download it by clicking on the link below, or you can compile it yourself using the source from github.
Please note that since it's written in Java, it requires that you have java installed to run it. Enjoy! :)
P.S. I've posted it to this subreddit and not /r/pixelsorting because of the randomization feature. :)
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