Animal Crossing Mailbox
Hey there! I'm going to teach you how to make your own animal crossing mailbox!
Supplies
- Wood and tools to put together a simple box for your mail
- An arduino uno
- A breadboard
- Wires
- A piezo buzzer
- A force sensitive resistor
- A powerbank
- A servo motor
- A little flag of your own design
- Springs
Setting Up Your Arduino
- Connect the piezo buzzer to the 12 and GND pin, where you want the + to connect to the 12
- Connect the orange wire of your servo motor to the 9 pin
- Connect the red servo wire to the + row
- Connect the black servo wire to the - row
- Connect a white wire to the + row and to Vin
- Connect a green wire to the - row and to GND
- Connect a yellow and white wire on opposite sides of the light side of a 10K resistor
- Connect the yellow wire to A0
- Connect the white wire to your Force sensitive resistor
- Connect a red wire to the 5V
- Connect the other end of the red wire to your Force sensitive resistor
Code!
Putting the Mailbox Together!
Now that you've set up your wires, you'll need to put together your mailbox! This is as simple as making a box with a slot and a lid, and a hole in the side.
After you've put it together and decorated it to your hearts content, you can put all your wires in.
Start with gluing the servo motor to the side of the box, so the little arm sticks out of the side, to attach your flag to.
Then, make sure you have a cover to hide your wires, and attach the Force sensitive resistor on top of it.
Then you'll want to make a little platform with springs, as otherwise the Force sensitive resistor won't work.
Use five springs, one for on the sensor, four for on the sides, and then put some cardboard on top.
After you've attached your platform to your sensor, and you got your mail ready, you're good to go! Enjoy your cool new mailbox.