Lego hacking: RaspPi Ferris Wheel

I bought my daughter a basic Lego Friends Ferris Wheel.

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I reused the code from Raspberry Express:

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I have modified the GUI to include new speed range which is more in keeping with the speed a Ferris Wheel should go. Essentially the main speed scale is from 0.1-0.2. Due to the weight issues you have to run the Ferris Wheel at 0.3 speed to pick up enough momentum to get it to turn at all.

I have also cut down the bulky code from the Raspberry Express so that it is less hefty.

here is the code:

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I will update this blog over the next few days with more detail.

Enjoy!

Chris