Arduino controlled elevator simulator panel

4178883991 Da960D79De

Arduino controlled elevator simulator panel, love it! Semi-crazy writes-

I’ve recently completed a device that I’ve been idly threatening to make for years. This is a device that has no purpose other than entertainment, and it’s fairly limited in that regard too. It was fun building it, and it was a great arduino and electronics learning project for me.

For years my kids have argued over which one of them gets to push the buttons on the elevator control panels in malls and hotels that we would go to. The inside buttons are much more desireable to push than the outside call buttons and thus it would lead to debate outside the elevator and the inevitable delays involved in figuring things out. Since this provided so much entertainment for them, I’ve been threatening for years to just build a box with buttons that light up. When I finally got around to carrying it out, things got way out of hand and I wound up just building the entire elevator panel.

Filed under: arduino — by adafruit, posted December 14, 2009 at 11:58 am

Try Adafruit's new iPhone & iPad app for makers! Circuit Playground! "Incredibly handy for anyone working in electronics. Perfect for engineers and non-engineers alike."
Looking for engineers, makers and the builders of dreams? Try our Adafruit job boards.
Join our weekly Adafruit SHOW-AND-TELL at 9:30pm ET every Saturday night! Then at 10pm, ASK-AN-ENGINEER with Ladyada and the Adafruit team!

In the Adafruit Store:

Timing Belt GT2 Profile - 2mm pitch - 6mm wide 1164mm long

Make: Electronics (Charles Platt)

Ultimate GPS Module - 66 channel w/10 Hz updates

6 Comments

  1. @Semi-crazy (if you’re reading this) You should put it in a closet. Then, when new people come over to your house you should take them in, close the door, hit “B”, and wait to be taken down to your lab in the darkness.

    You could even add green cold cathodes that light up when you hit “B”!

    Comment by Alexander Mills — December 14, 2009 @ 4:32 pm

  2. Just realized there is no “B” on there for “Basement”… In that case, add a “Lab” button!

    *Great job!*

    Comment by Alexander Mills — December 14, 2009 @ 4:33 pm

  3. Neat panel.

    “Elevator World” (www.elevator-world.com) used to sell a Lego elevator kit. You could hook that up and your kids could ride their pets/toys…

    Comment by tubular — December 14, 2009 @ 5:33 pm

  4. Sweet! :)

    Comment by Zak — December 14, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

  5. Oh I would have totally put an emergency phone in that.

    Comment by anon — December 15, 2009 @ 12:00 am

  6. Many graduate programming classes ask you to code the software to run a virtual elevator (N floors, Y elevators). This would be a neat addition to that project. Well done!

    Comment by Rich — December 15, 2009 @ 12:04 am

RSS feed for comments on this post.

Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.
www.flickr.com
adafruit's items Go to adafruit's photostream
www.flickr.com
items in Adafruits More in Adafruits pool