{"id":658,"date":"2019-07-14T07:19:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T14:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andersknelson.com\/blog\/?p=658"},"modified":"2025-05-12T18:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T22:17:13","slug":"forest-frog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andersknelson.com\/blog\/?p=658","title":{"rendered":"Forest Frog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A multi-person, multi-color, completely absurd totem we created for Electric Forest 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Forest Frog\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PRI_NNtOR0M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What it&#8217;s made of<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ufanders\/forestFrog\">Custom firmware<\/a> programmed in C and compiled by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arduino.cc\/en\/Main\/Software\">Arduino IDE<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ljQYSU\">Plush frog<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2jRqesy\">LED party lights<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2lf7R0R\">ESP32 device<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2lnNLSt\">Motor controllers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2l8s8VU\">Speaker driver<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2lgXx8E\">Speaker<\/a> (similar, found on the curb)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2liQT1Q\">Tactile buttons<\/a> (6mm)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2jPikzT\">Protoboard<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2lek2Lp\">24AWG wire<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2NSWBVT\">Female to female jumpers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2lh1fz6\">Zip ties<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2l7Vu6Q\">White gaffer tape<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2jRuOqK\">Beach balls<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Y5bCYA\">Tent pole<\/a> (8ft)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2lirmpt\">WS2812B LED strip<\/a> (silicone coated)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2jPlJi0\">Collapsible hiking poles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acehardware.com\/departments\/heating-and-cooling\/thermostats-and-heating-supplies\/dryer-and-vent-hose\/44396\">Dryer vent hose<\/a> (3in)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2liWyVE\">Round magnets<\/a> (1in, center hole)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2jRCYiS\">USB power bank<\/a> (20000mAh+)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other anicillaries like 0.1&#8243; header pins, screws, hot glue gun, safety pins, cut-off USB cable, heatshrink tubing, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What it does<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ribbits in randomly chosen pitches.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disco-ball eyes project bright light in any arbitrary color on everything. Lenses can rotate on-demand.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Legs evenly light up with several flowing color patterns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keeps everyone in our 13-person festival group together, draws new friends into the fold.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trials and tribulations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The folded, 4-pixel LED strips had to be inserted inside the arms by threading the output leads through holes in the arms by way of a makeshift knitting needle. Threading the wires like this provided a means to anchor the LED strips transverse to the flexible vinyl hose so the light was thrown down the hose. The effect was even better than I hoped!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It was absolutely hilarious watching this huge frog with disco-eyes and noodley arms waltz through Electric Forest. A hundred high-fives were given from orange feet at the end of 8-foot arms, and seeing the joy\/laughter on people&#8217;s faces was more than worth the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Future Ideas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Neck that inflates periodically as during mating season<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A lilypad-shaped drone the frog could fly around on<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A lilypad shaped backpack to more easily carry Mr. Frog<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A delightfully weird array of eggs (capsules containing prizes) that can be ejected from the frog&#8217;s back as Forest gifts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Articulated mouth with inbuilt fog machine and laser projector that would draw a fly and tongue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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