Process

The prototype was built using a particle argon

1) First the sensors to be used was determined. The basement always being dark, except for when the someone is playing by the pool table. This made Ldr (photo - resistor) the choice. The cue stick is lifted once from the holder when a person starts to play and placed back when the person is done playing. Piezo discs were used to sense this information

2) The prototype of the display was decided to be made using neopixel

3) The sensors were first connected to the particle independently and coded.

4) The circuit was then integrated with the neopixel and the code was integrated

5) The pattern to display information was then decided

6) The indication for the light being turned at the basement was shown by programming the neopixel to change colors rapidly (signifying the scattering of balls on the pool table during the first shot). When the cue stick was taken from the placeholder, the neopixel was programmed to turn red. This was to reaffirm that there were people intending to play and that the basement light wasn’t turned on for any other purpose.

7) Once the neopixel was coded, the prototype was checked for working, it was found that the ldr triggered the neopixel for smaller values too. The range of value from the ldr above which the neopixel was triggered was increased to eliminate a false alarm.