Weather Cloud Project Update

I have ported the code over to the Particle Photon and am working on some new lighting and sounds to represent data being sent to the device.

Thanks to James Bruce and his How to Build a Cloud Lamp with Sound Reactive Lightning tutorial, I think I have found a cool Thunder animation.

void rolling(){  // a simple method where we go through every LED with 1/10 chance
  // of being turned on, up to 10 times, with a random delay wbetween each time
  for(int r=0;r<random(2,10);r++){
    //iterate through every LED
    for(int i=0;i<NUM_LEDS;i++){
      if(random(0,100)>90){
        leds[i] = CHSV( 0, 0, 255); 

      }
      else{
        //dont need reset as we're blacking out other LEDs her 
        leds[i] = CHSV(0,0,0);
      }
    }
    FastLED.show();
    delay(random(5,100));
    reset();
    
  }
}

void crack(){
   //turn everything white briefly
   for(int i=0;i<NUM_LEDS;i++) {
      leds[i] = CHSV( 0, 0, 255);  
   }
   FastLED.show();
   delay(random(10,100));
   reset();
}

void thunderburst(){

  // this thunder works by lighting two random lengths
  // of the strand from 10-20 pixels. 
  int rs1 = random(0,NUM_LEDS/2);
  int rl1 = random(10,20);
  int rs2 = random(rs1+rl1,NUM_LEDS);
  int rl2 = random(10,20);
  
  //repeat this chosen strands a few times, adds a bit of realism
  for(int r = 0;r<random(3,6);r++){
    
    for(int i=0;i< rl1; i++){
      leds[i+rs1] = CHSV( 0, 0, 255);
    }
    
    if(rs2+rl2 < NUM_LEDS){
      for(int i=0;i< rl2; i++){
        leds[i+rs2] = CHSV( 0, 0, 255);
      }
    }
    
    FastLED.show();
    //stay illuminated for a set time
    delay(random(10,50));
    
    reset();
    delay(random(10,50));
  }
  
}

I may also use the Acid Mode.

void acid_cloud(){
    // a modification of the rolling lightning which adds random colour. trippy. 
    //iterate through every LED
    for(int i=0;i<NUM_LEDS;i++){
      if(random(0,100)>90){
        leds[i] = CHSV( random(0,255), 255, 255); 

      }
      else{
        leds[i] = CHSV(0,0,0);
      }
    }
    FastLED.show();
    delay(random(5,100));
    reset();
    
  //}
}

I am making a very big cloud for my friend that is funding this venture. It has Bluetooth audio for regular music, the 16MB Adafruit FX Audio board, a 24W amp, and 360 NeoPixels.

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