Karate Chop - Avnet Dog Days of Summer Contest entry using a PIC 16F1827

More Details:
http://hackedgadgets.com/2011/09/14/karate-chop-avnet-dog-days-of-summer-cont...

Contest Page:
http://www.em.avnet.com/DogDaysofSummer

The Avnet part that was used is the PIC 16F1827
http://avnetexpress.avnet.com/store/em/EMController/Miscellaneous/Microchip/P...

My daughter Alexis and I worked on this Karate Chop project as an entry into the Avnet Dog Days Summer Contest. She had the idea to make a game to enter in the entertainment section of the contest. The game she came up with was a reaction game where you have to quickly move to the correct indicated position. Four infrared detection circuits was the resulting method used to detect hand movements. She also wanted to have a memory type game similar to the classic game called Simon but using the IR beams instead of buttons.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Karate
• Chop
• Avnet
• Dog
• Days
• of
• Summer
• Contest
• entry
• PIC
• 16F1827
• Simon
• reaction
• game
• IR
• LED
• Transistor
• beam
• Microcontroller
• Piezo
• MDF
• plywood
• breadboard

[pileofspamful]

Nice work guys. Haven't seen any news on the Avnet contest, but I hope you guys win.

[abbtech]

@pileofspamful

Thanks, the winner will be announced next Monday.

[mitchrz1]

Nice project!

[abbtech]

@mitchrz1

Thanks for that!

[zaprodk]

1 person must have hit the dislike button by mistake!

[abbtech]

@zaprodk

LOL, I hope that was the case. :)

[pileofspamful]

@abbtech

Congratulations guys- saw the results. You guys are hacking for the right reasons.

[ClaritySWE]

Girl to the left kinda looks like Boxxy!

[abbtech]

@yoshitoJuarez

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[abbtech]

@yoshitoJuarez

Thanks, it was fun to build.