Coffin Tester

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Part Selection

Parts
Name Image Details Considerations
Small Wooden Coffin
JAC Coffin.jpg
  • Small Body Storage
  • Cheap and Wooden
  • Just another item to put me on a watch list
ArduCam ESP32S Uno w/ PSRAM
JAC ArduCam ESP32S Uno with PSRAM.jpg
  • OV2640 Camera
  • ESP32S
  • WiFi
  • BLE
  • SD MMC
  • Based on AI-Thinker ESP32 Camera Configuration and hardware setup
  • Discontinued hardware, so time to use.
SFX Halloween Module
JAC SFX Module Front.jpg
  • Sound and LED Sequences
  • Strobe Function
  • Sound/Vibration Activation
  • Demo Button
  • Prebuilt Unit
  • Already themed for coffin themed project
Round Display
JAC TFT GC9A01A Front.jpg
  • 1.28 inch LCD Module
  • 240 x 204 Pixels
  • GCA901A Controller
  • Realistic Corpse Viewing Port
SD Card Adapter
JAC SD Card Adapter Front.jpg
  • Micro SD Storage Board
  • SPI Interface
Battery Holders
JAC AAA Battery Holders.jpg
  • 1 AAA Cell
  • 2 AAA Cells
  • Volume Issues lead to use of two holders instead of a single 3 AAA cell holder
  • 2 AA Holder used was not messed up like the one in this photo.
ICR18650 Battery
JAC ICR18650.jpg
  • 2200mAh
  • 3.7V
  • Had one lying around
PC817 Optocoupler
JAC PC817.jpg

Build Details

Coffin walls carved out to accommodate board.

Project Surprises:

  • GPIO02 boot-up tests for PSRAM voltage requirement interfered with HSPI Bus usage. Requires eFuse setting to voltage PSRAM voltage level for HSPI normal operation
  • ESP32 Cam with AI-Thinker hardware setup can be used for the project with a simple pin assignment change.
  • An overly elaborate method for using a vibrating motor to trigger SFX module, isolating the module electrically from Microcontroller abandon due to unnecessary complexity and stray triggering from handling project.
  • SFX module uses High Brightness LEDs that cause short bursts of high current that have to be handles by separate battery pack in order to not require additional power supply circuitry for a common power supply.
  • I had a ICR18650 lying around, so battery operation of project utilizing built in charging of the ArduCam. Then again, it could be a self-destruct method.

Programming Elements

  • TFT display for the ArduCam
  • HSPI usage
  • Facial Detection Code
  • Simple RAW Image decoding for saved images
  • Camera image buffer display to TFT display