Published September 23, 2022

Pumpkin Jack

A Jack-O'-Lantern that lights up and plays a short song when switched on.

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Story

Pumpkin Jack is a singing jack-o'-lantern that lights up an plays a small tune when switched on. He represents the spirit of Halloween and is the perfect decoration for the season. The materials used were a circuit playground express board, small alligator clips, a switch, a battery, and an old broken plastic pumpkin.

He was created by taking an old broken plastic pumpkin and housing a circuit playground express board within it using mounting tape. I then drilled a small hole in his back for the switch to fit in. I attached the alligator clips from the switch to the board all contained within the pumpkin. A battery was added and I drilled the bottom closed. Activating Jack is as simple as flipping the switch in the back and watching him perform.

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Code

Pumpkin Jack

pins.A3.setPull(PinPullMode.PullUp)
forever(function () {
    if (!(pins.A3.digitalRead())) {
        music.setVolume(255)
        light.showRing(
        `red orange red orange red red orange red orange red`
        )
        music.playTone(330, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(440, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(330, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(494, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(330, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(392, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(440, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
        music.playTone(523, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
        music.playTone(587, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
        music.playTone(494, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(523, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(330, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(440, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(330, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(494, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(330, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(392, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(440, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
        music.playTone(523, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
        music.playTone(587, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
        music.playTone(494, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(523, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
        music.playTone(330, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(494, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(330, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(440, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(330, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(494, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(330, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(392, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(440, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
        music.playTone(523, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
        music.playTone(587, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
        music.playTone(494, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(523, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(330, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(440, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(330, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(494, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(330, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(392, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(440, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
        music.playTone(523, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
        music.playTone(587, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
        music.playTone(523, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(587, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(330, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
        music.playTone(523, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
    } else {
        light.clear()
    }
})

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Nikolai

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Pumpkin Jack

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Pumpkin Jack

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