A MakerBot TOM with attitude RGB leds controlled by the statu... Free 3D print model

cgtrader

This is an idea to revamp the visual feedback system on my bot using color gradients to represent a print's status. I want to incorporate some custom code snippets so any assistance would be greatly appreciated as I'm relatively new to working with the MakerBot firmware, etc! -Begin printing -> turn the LED strip red (heating up) -Transition from Red to Green through two or three intermediary steps between each print state -Green to Light blue/blue transition (cooling down like ABP's cooling process) -Time for celebration! Yellow or Purple colors can be used as final step or go into holiday modes like XMAS or Halloween Here is a demo of the current hardware setup, featuring LEDs and their corresponding controller. The next task is to decode the control signals so I can link up the Arduino board and subsequently hack the firmware. A link to the YouTube video demonstrating the existing setup has been provided below: youtube.com/watch?v=Z3imxHHYvRk. Keep in mind that English isn't my native language, so bear with me if there's any confusion. Initially, I experimented by adding a page up/down feature to the Gen4 interface, and it successfully works great on my machine ( github.com/makerbot/G3Firmware/pull/76/files ). It would also be nice to integrate folder creation and sorting support (achieving an all PC-free, snappy operation).