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Solid-state Halloween controller and how to build a Haunted House

Step 11Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!
Youll know you have it right when kids come to the door holding their bags open for treats, watch wide-eyed for a few terror-filled moments, and clamp their bags shut and sprint back to their parents before the piece of candy you tried to drop in their bag hits the ground. Happy Halloween!
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Oct 30, 2007. 2:58 PMJonnyMac says:
For Windows users who don't want to write code, you could use Vixen and the parallel port driver to play your sound and control the relays in perfect sync. See www.vixenlights.com.
Jun 23, 2008. 6:10 PM0000046644 says:
How would you rewire the data cable to suit vixens serial based control?
Jun 23, 2008. 8:04 PMJonnyMac says:
I would use a standard cable into a microcontroller that could interpret the serial commands form Vixen, which -- if you're really into it -- can be totally customized. I use the EFX-TEK Prop-SX to interpret Vixen commands to drive servos, PWM, and straight outputs using SEETRON protocol that also is standard with VSA (Visual Show Automation).

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