Among us backpack portable#
Among us backpack code#
Among us backpack trial#

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Among us backpack trial#

I decided that I would add more colors, so I added all the colors from among us I could (I couldn’t add black or brown because I used RGB neo-pixels, and I didn’t make lime or cyan because they were too similar to blue and green) I had the colors change in a loop using an array, and with some trial and error the backpack now cycles through 8 different colors of among us characters.We guarantee that you will be satisfied with your purchase or YOUR MONEY BACK! While this wasn’t necessarily a flaw in the project, it was only able to light up red. This modification worked and the arduino no longer heats up at all. I carefully took note of this and wired two T joints for the two power cables, and then just wired the two information cables back together.

Among us backpack code#

While doing this I realized that my USB’s color code was off, and for some reason the black wire was power and the red was ground. To avoid heating up the arduino, I cut open the USB and rewired it so that the arduino and grid were in series. At this point in time, I had a USB cord plugged into the power source, which connected to the arduino, which would then power the grid (they were in series). This lead me to make a modification to the wiring. No matter which output pin I used for power the arduino would heat up after powering the grid for too long.

Everything worked perfectly, however I knew I could still make it better. The arduino and power source were both able to fit in the bag no problem. The project worked just as I planned it first try! It felt just as light as a normal bag and caught everyone in the rooms attention. After all this, I finally hot glued the board to my bag. Before attaching it to my bag, I also hot glued all of the wires in place to make sure they won’t get caught on anything or come undone.

Once all the wires were attached, I downloaded my code onto my arduino and tested the board to make sure it worked (luckily it did first try). I used a laser cutter to cut out the piece of plastic to the size I needed and used glue to attach all the neopixel strips to the plastic.Īfter I attached the neopixels to the plastic, I soldered the wires to the nodes using different color wires (red for power, black for ground, and blue for data). This piece of plastic offered me an easier way to attach my neopixels to the project, along with a sturdy location for the neopixels to stay on to ensure they don’t bend too much. After this I measured the dimensions of my bag (mine was about 10.5 by 12) and cut out a piece of plastic to match these dimensions. This allowed me to keep all the wires on one side of the board. To solve this problem I redid the simulation one last time and flipped every other row. The neopixel strips were oriented so that I would have to run wires across the board between every row. Luckily, I realized that my 12 by 12 code only used 8 rows anyway, so I switched to an 8 by 12 grid and tweaked the code to get an among us character that was both recognizable and able to fit on my bag.īefore I assembled the neopixels in person, I realized one more flaw with my prototypes. I compromised for this by making my second draft without the background and on a 12 by 12 grid, however after measuring the bag I planned on using I realized this broke my second requirement as the grid was too fat to fit on my bag. I also made a blue background which made it even harder to see. Initially I made the project on an 8 by 8 grid, however this broke my last requirement as the character was very short and distorted.

The project had to display the lights in a way so that it was easy to recognize it as the among us character.īefore starting the project in person, I originally used tinkercad in order to make my first prototypes.

The project had to be able to run for long amounts of time without overheating.

Among us backpack portable#

It had to have a power source that was both portable and able to produce enough volts and amps to meet the second requirement (about 5V 1A).It had to be bright enough to be seen even in the day.It had to be able to fit on my backpack.It had to be light enough for me to carry it on my back.While making the Among Us backpack there were a couple goals that had to be met, including: