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Hologram Projector With Pi: Instructables

This document describes how to build a hologram projector using a Raspberry Pi. It uses acrylic sheets cut into a frustum shape to project a hologram image from a monitor. The projector has a wooden frame that holds the monitor and acrylic. Buttons connected to the Pi allow switching between songs and visualizations. Running code on a laptop displays the visualizations, while code on the Pi controls it via buttons. Cutting the acrylic precisely is critical. Assembly requires screwing together frames and setting up the Pi and button inputs.

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Hologram Projector With Pi: Instructables

This document describes how to build a hologram projector using a Raspberry Pi. It uses acrylic sheets cut into a frustum shape to project a hologram image from a monitor. The projector has a wooden frame that holds the monitor and acrylic. Buttons connected to the Pi allow switching between songs and visualizations. Running code on a laptop displays the visualizations, while code on the Pi controls it via buttons. Cutting the acrylic precisely is critical. Assembly requires screwing together frames and setting up the Pi and button inputs.

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instructables

Hologram Projector With Pi

by NickA147

This was a project created for an Robotics class. It was done following another instructable page
https://www.hackster.io/hackerhouse/holographic-au...

It uses a Raspberry Pi, along with a computer, and monitor to create a 3D hologram that projects an image along
with a musical playlist.

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Step 1: List of Materials Needed.

Here is a list of materials needed, and the PDF's of the 3D printed brackets you will need.

The list of materials are as follows:

1. 2 x (0.093 Acrylic sheet 24 x 36)


2. 2 x (foam board 12 x 12)
3. 1 x (case of #6 x 1 ¼ screws(beveled head))
4. 1 x (case of #6 x 1 ¾ screws(beveled head))
5. 1 x (3d printed fulcrum (the stl file can be found on the original instructables))
6. 4 x (3d printed L-brackets (the stl file can be found on the original instructables))
7. 1 x (Plastic sheet cutting knife)
8. 1 x (1 x 1 x 8 pieces of wood (we used spruce but it can be anything as long as it's small enough)
9. 2 x ( 1x 2 pieces of wood)
10. 1 x (24 inch screen (we used a acer k242HL with a dvi to hdmi adapter)
11. 1 x ( dvi to hdmi adapter (totally depending if you have hdmi on your monitor)
12. 1 x (Raspberry Pi Model B)
13. 1 x (laptop able to run visualizer (in the original they didn't specify a minimum requirement))
14. 1 x breadboard (most likely from arduino kit
15. 4 x buttons ( from kit)
16. 4 x 110 ohm resistors
17. 6 x female to male connectors (in kit)
18. 4 x male to male connectors (in kit)

Software

1. Node JS
2. Raspbian OS
3. Soundcloud Account with Playlist

Tools Needed

1. Hand Drill
2. Saw (mitre or hand)
3. Drill bit # 6 or so
4. Optional - Clamps for holding the pieces
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http://www.instructables.com/ORIG/FH2/F4RC/JFX0FH8P/FH2F4RCJFX0FH8P.stl
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http://www.instructables.com/ORIG/FCL/86LK/JFX0FH8R/FCL86LKJFX0FH8R.stl
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http://www.instructables.com/ORIG/FXZ/OAMP/JFX0FH8W/FXZOAMPJFX0FH8W.stl
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http://www.instructables.com/ORIG/FGT/J8SQ/JFX0FH91/FGTJ8SQJFX0FH91.stl
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Step 2: Building the Frame

Top Frame: piece to its corresponding outer frame piece before


attaching them all together.
Start by building the top frame that holds the monitor
and will project the image. We used a 24" widescreen Bottom Frame:
monitor. You exact dimensions will depend on the
dimensions of the monitor you wish to use. The bottom frame is similar to the top, but without the
inner lip. We used the same wood as the outer upper
The frame is simply a rectangle with a lip on the frame. The attach 2 columns to the back of the
inside to hold the monitor. We used 1.5" x .5" wood bottom rectangle to attach the top bracket to. The
for the frame and .75" x .75" for the inner lip. height will be determined by the size of your monitor,
but we used 13" for our 24" monitor.
Once the lengths are cut for your size, use a drill to
drill pilot holes to avoid splitting when screwing the
pieces together. I recommend attaching each inner lip

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Step 3: Cutting the Acrylic

Using the clear Acrylic you need to cut 3 pieces to form the frustum that will hold the hologram. This part can be
tricky and if you mess it up it is likely you will need another sheet and start over. Using a plastic sheet cutting knife
you will score the edges that you wish to cut off. Use a straight edge along the measurements you have made,
score the line over and over until it is ready to snap off quite easily.

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http://www.instructables.com/ORIG/FA5/VZF3/JFX0FGOK/FA5VZF3JFX0FGOK.pdf
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Step 4: Paint and Assembly

The frame would not look very good if it was just will be used in the corners of the top and bottom
wood, so we used black spray paint to cover frame to attach to the vertical columns that are
everything (except the acrylic of course). attached to the bottom frame. These will provide the
strength it needs to hold the monitor. The frustum
Make sure you are in a well ventilated area to do this. joint is attached in the center of the top frame where
the acrylic sheets will slide into place to make the half
The back and bottom of the frames need to be pyramid. These are all attached using the screws in
covered in order for the projection to work properly. the materials list, and we recommend drilling pilot
This can be achieved a number of ways. You can use holes first to avoid splitting the wood.
a foam board cut the to the right size and painted as
we did, or any other kind of solid sheet that can be Once the frames are screwed together with the
made to fir the size you need and attached securely. brackets and the acrylic set in place you are ready to
program the raspberry Pi.
Now you are ready to attach the frames together
using the 3D printed materials. Each triangle bracket

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Step 5: Running the Code and Making It Work

Making the app and hologram show up:

1. Now we need to take our laptop and install node.js, you can find it here, https://nodejs.org/en/
2. After its installed, go to the original instructables and download the code package from zip file or
github clone.
3. You can get all the node modules and install them with the command “NPM Install” or “sudo npm
install”
4. Then you can start the visualizer with npm start, test it out and see it pop up, there should be default
songs on it.
5. You then will need to create a soundcloud playlist to put in your own music, create an account here
and add your own music, https://soundcloud.com/
6. After that you will need to change the playlist in renderer.js you will see a section with const playlist
= ‘path/to/playlist’ change the ‘path/to/playlist’ part to your playlist you only need to grab the end
section so it should be like this, user-496629426/sets/robotics-playlist
7. You should now have the fully running visualizer with your music playing in the background

Setting up the Raspberry Pi to change visualizer and music:

1. First off you will need to git clone or get the swipe-controller.py file onto the raspberry pi, up to you
how you would like to do that (*note, the raspberry pi can only handle a certain amount of power for
a USB connection)
2. After getting the file onto the raspberry pi you will need to change the HOST_IP section to the IP of
the computer running the visualizer. The section should look like ‘http://:3000’. You will change the
section to the IP from the visualizer computer. (Note* the raspberry pi and the host ip need to be on
the same network for this to work)
3. After that is done you can run controller with ‘python swipe-controller.py’ I would recommend
changing the name to be more aligned with what your using to control the changes (e.g. button-
controller.py)
4. You will just need to setup the breadboard and pi with the buttons now and that can be found in the
schematics section.

As you can see from the schematic or the pictures you will need to choose your GPIO’s on your raspberry pi and
make the connections.

Or you can use the schematic attached (Note* The layout of the buttons is irrelevant to doing the actions, we
merely put them in that formation because it was easier to know which is doing what)

After that is done boot up the program swipe-controller.py (or whatever you named it) using Python “name of
file”.py it should run without any errors.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIG_IuapcAc

Very cool! I've only ever seen this using a smartphone. Much more impressive!

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