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Uploaded by on Nov 21, 2011

Drawing on an etch-a-sketch using an original Nintendo controller. I connected the etch-a-sketch knobs to stepper motors, which are then controlled by an Arduino microcontroller. The Arduino program I wrote takes signals from the NES controller and sends them as stepper motor control instructions.

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  • make it so when you press select it starts recording, and when you press select again it stops.... now when you press start you can play it, and it will work on its own xD

    You can store up to 2 (a and b button) ... now get to work yo

  • I was totally thinking that last night. It would be cool to save your drawings:)

  • Very cool! Can you do X and Y at the same time? To create circles you need to do that :-)

  • Thanks! Not at the same time but the inrements it moves are so fine, i have made it curve and draw diagonals that look perfect. Not with the controller though, only if I program a shape right into it. What I need is a joystick....

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  • I saw this on engadget.com!

  • Can you post source code?

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  • cool =)

  • microcontroller? lmao. shit looks like it came from a '83 radio shack.

  • @narudankk GTA:SA? It's been a while xD

  • ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A

  • try it with a N64 Controller

    

  • Nine people never had a nes or a etch Sketch.

  • What kind of code did you program the Arduino? Assembly? C?

  • Pure awesomness!

  • Haha that is very cool ;)

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