Abstract
The concept behind our project is to create a "party atmosphere in a box". Our project will allow for two modes of operation which differ dramatically from each other. The first mode of operation is the ability to manually program the 16 lights hooked up to the system. This is possible through a program we have created which allows the user to identify which lights will be turned on (through check boxes). The second mode of operation is believed to be the most used of the two operations. This is because there is no manual programming involved because our board will determine which lights to turn on by the audio signel you play into it (through the use of either audio jack on our board).Through the use of a complex audio signal processing technique, we are able to pull the frequency content of whatever song is played through our board. With this mode of operation, anybody that has an mp3 player or music on their computer/laptop will be able to use an audio cable to connect our board to your device and then press the play button.
The lights that our board will turn on and turn off will be determined by the user. We will provide AC power sockets in the case our board will come in and the owner of our box will be able to plug in any kind of light they wish as long as the light does not pull more than 60 watts of power (our board will not be able to handle more current than that).
On the left is a picture of what our board looks like. The box it will be placed in is being constructed and we were not able to provide what our final product will look like. The finished project will be displayed for the first time on presentation day June 7th 2007.
