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|longDescription=The [[Selkirk Marine Museum]] asked us to build the electronics for a display where the visitor would pull a rope, and one of four steam whistle signals would randomly play. The physical part of the display would then help the visitor to understand what the whistle signal meant.
|longDescription=The [[Selkirk Marine Museum]] asked us to build the electronics for a display where the visitor would pull a rope, and one of four steam whistle signals would randomly play. The physical part of the display would then help the visitor to understand what the whistle signal meant.


We set up the mechanism to pull the rope to trigger a switch and the programmed and installed the electronics to play the sound.
We set up the mechanism to pull the rope to trigger a switch and [[programming|programmed]] and installed the [[electronics]] to play the sound.
|skillSet=Electronics
|skillSet=Electronics; Making; Programming
|projectType=Interactive Display; Museum Display
|projectType=Featured Project; Interactive Display; Museum Display
|northForge=Yes
|northForge=Yes
}}
}}
[[File:Steam whistle case.jpg|300px]]
[[File:Steam whistle case.jpg|300px]]

Latest revision as of 13:46, 2021 November 23

Projects
Project: Steam Whistle Display (I)
Description: Display where a user pulls a handle on a rope and one random sound is played
Skillset(s) :

Electronics Making Programming

Project Type(s) :

Featured Project Interactive Display Museum Display

The Selkirk Marine Museum asked us to build the electronics for a display where the visitor would pull a rope, and one of four steam whistle signals would randomly play. The physical part of the display would then help the visitor to understand what the whistle signal meant.

We set up the mechanism to pull the rope to trigger a switch and programmed and installed the electronics to play the sound.



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