I landed on this forum while doing some research for my new DIY project. This is my first project using a laser, so I apologize if my questions are obvious to you. I have good soldering skills, I can assemble kits, but do not understand how they work.
I will be more than happy with a detailed answer for my question #1, but if you have ideas for #2, #3 and #4 I would appreciate your input.
What I want to build is a sniper training target:
#1 - a kind of target that will turn on (for few seconds) an LED every time it gets hit by a laser beam.
#2 - if that is too easy, we can make it an array of LED's and the LED that gets hit will stay on for few seconds.
#3 - if that is still not challenging enough lets add a display that will keep a score until resetting (add 10 points for hitting the center LED, add 9 points for hitting the adjacent LED's...)
#4 - a LED that controls a servo arm to move from zero position to extreme position when hit by a laser beam.
Here are few links for some commercial products, more advanced, expensive and not as much fun, as they are not DIY
LaserLyte ? Trainer Target Laser
LaserLyte ? Trainer Target Plinking Cans
LaserLyte ? Trainer Target Reaction Tyme
LaserLyte ? Trainer Training Tyme Kit
Two more questions (for now). What is inside these commercial products and how do they work? What lasers will work for these commercial targets. If I buy a target like the one in the links above, will it work with a cheap $5 laser diode?
Thank you for your help.
I will be more than happy with a detailed answer for my question #1, but if you have ideas for #2, #3 and #4 I would appreciate your input.
What I want to build is a sniper training target:
#1 - a kind of target that will turn on (for few seconds) an LED every time it gets hit by a laser beam.
#2 - if that is too easy, we can make it an array of LED's and the LED that gets hit will stay on for few seconds.
#3 - if that is still not challenging enough lets add a display that will keep a score until resetting (add 10 points for hitting the center LED, add 9 points for hitting the adjacent LED's...)
#4 - a LED that controls a servo arm to move from zero position to extreme position when hit by a laser beam.
Here are few links for some commercial products, more advanced, expensive and not as much fun, as they are not DIY
LaserLyte ? Trainer Target Laser
LaserLyte ? Trainer Target Plinking Cans
LaserLyte ? Trainer Target Reaction Tyme
LaserLyte ? Trainer Training Tyme Kit
Two more questions (for now). What is inside these commercial products and how do they work? What lasers will work for these commercial targets. If I buy a target like the one in the links above, will it work with a cheap $5 laser diode?
Thank you for your help.
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