Barton Listick
Published © GPL3+

You Can't Creep up on This Creepy Cauldron!

This interactive witch's cauldron gets progressively creepier the closer you come!

IntermediateFull instructions provided5 hours11,714
You Can't Creep up on This Creepy Cauldron!

Things used in this project

Hardware components

United Solutions 55280 Cauldron with Handle, 8", Black
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Arduino UNO
Arduino UNO
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Seeed Studio Grove Base Shield
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Seeed Studio Grove - Universal 4 Pin 20cm Unbuckled Cable (5 PCs Pack)
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Adafruit Perma-Proto Quarter-sized Breadboard PCB - 3 Pack!
You'll just need one of these perma-proto boards for this project, but, hey, you're gonna make other things, right?
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DFRobot DFPlayer - A Mini MP3 Player For Arduino
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SanDisk microSDHC 8GB Class 2 Card with SD Adapter (SDSDQ-8192)
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Adafruit Mini Metal Speaker w/ Wires - 8 ohm 0.5W
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AGPtek® Aluminum Mini Mist Maker Fogger Water Fountain Pond Fog Machine Atomizer
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DFRobot Light Disc with 7 SMD RGB LED
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PING))) Ultrasonic Distance Sensor
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Adafruit 5V 1A (1000mA) USB port power supply - UL Listed
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USB-A to B Cable
USB-A to B Cable
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Scotch Adhesive Putty, Removable 2 oz. (860)
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Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)
BLACK+DECKER LDX120C 20-Volt MAX Lithium-Ion Cordless Drill/Driver
Any drill will do.
Hot glue gun (generic)
Hot glue gun (generic)

Story

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Schematics

Creepy Cauldron Wiring Diagram

Wiring diagram for the Creepy Cauldron

Code

Creepy Cauldron Code

Arduino
This code for Arduino Uno is part of the Creepy Cauldron project, which was entered into the Make/Hackster.io Halloween contest in 2016.
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Credits

Barton Listick

Barton Listick

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Maker, entrepreneur, software developer and amateur mixologist.

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