Shaun The Noisy Sheep

Make A "doorbell" using an Arduino Uno, a Wave shield from Adafruit, a small speaker, a plug, a Sharp distance sensor and a Shaun the Sheep.  Our Shaun is used in an open doorway to alert store staff when a customer has entered.

Step 1 Parts List

1. Wav Shield Party Pack (includes speaker and SD card) - $35
2. Arduino Uno - $30
3. Power plug - $7
4. Sharp Distance Sensor - $14.95
5. Shaun the Sheep found on eBay - make sure it is a large one .  Ours was the 16 inch one.
6. JST 3 pin cable - $0.99
6. Altoids tin or other small box
7. Needle & Thread
8. Electrical tape
9. Soldering Iron & Solder
10. Velcro tape or tabs from local hardware store

Comments

[vishalapr]

Well done!!!! Maybe have a look at my ibles as well
http://www.instructables.com/id/Remote-Controlled-Arduino-Car/
and
http://www.instructables.com/id/Star-Wars-X-Wing-2/
And vote for them if you like them in the microcontroller contest and the LED contest accordingly

[zazenergy]

This is a really great project... and what a cute sheep!

[zack247]

very neat and a interesting way to disguise the sensor!

personally i wouldve sewn the sensor more into the sheep, to make it less visible, but thats just me.