I was inspired by the cuckoo clock posted on the blog. I have a very old cd drive tray mechanism, which I stripped down to just the part that moves the tray in an out. 5v applied in one direction will move it out and in when the voltage is reversed. I don't actually know anything about the motor's specs. It will move it with a rubber duck on it. I have ordered an elvis rubber duck...
I'm hoping to use a teensy 3.6 and a prop shield LC. The audio portion could play 'rock around the clock' (I know, Bill Haley not Elvis--Bill didn't get a duck). Probably something that would be funny once, I know.
Now for the part that's beyond me: can I use the 5v buffered part of the prop shield LC that is intended to drive LEDs to drive 5v in one direction to push it out and the other direction to pull it in? There is a circuit for the 'clock' and one for the 'data'--can I drive one to ground and the other to 5v to 'eject' Elvis and then the other to ground and the one to 5v to pull it in?
I'm hoping to use a teensy 3.6 and a prop shield LC. The audio portion could play 'rock around the clock' (I know, Bill Haley not Elvis--Bill didn't get a duck). Probably something that would be funny once, I know.
Now for the part that's beyond me: can I use the 5v buffered part of the prop shield LC that is intended to drive LEDs to drive 5v in one direction to push it out and the other direction to pull it in? There is a circuit for the 'clock' and one for the 'data'--can I drive one to ground and the other to 5v to 'eject' Elvis and then the other to ground and the one to 5v to pull it in?