Arduino New Year’s Eve Fireworks

Make a New Year’s Eve Fireworks using Arduino and the ST7735 lcd.

Watch the Video!

Project file can be downloaded below.

Step 1: What You Will Need

  • Arduino UNO (or any other Arduino)
  • ST7735 or ST7789 Display
  • Breadboard
  • Jumper wires
  • Visuino program: Download Visuino

Step 2: The Circuit

Connect:

 

  • 1.8 TFT Display PIN [LED] to Arduino PIN [3.3 V]
  • 1.8 TFT Display PIN [SCK] to Arduino PIN [13]
  • 1.8 TFT Display PIN [SDA] to Arduino PIN [11]
  • 1.8 TFT Display PIN [A0 or DC] to Arduino PIN [9]
  • 1.8 TFT Display PIN [RESET] to Arduino PIN [8]
  • 1.8 TFT Display PIN [CS] to Arduino PIN [10]
  • 1.8 TFT Display PIN [GND] to Arduino PIN [GND]
  • 1.8 TFT Display PIN [VCC] to Arduino PIN [5V]

 

NOTE: Some Arduino boards have different SPI pins so make sure you check your board documentation.

Step 3: Download & Start Visuino

Download & Install Visuino program: Download Visuino

Start Visuino and Load the project File attached here.
Note: In case you experience some wrong painting on the Display, please check the type of your Display and in Visuino select a diferent type of the LCD. (See Picture 1)

Download NewYear.zip

Step 4: Generate, Compile, and Upload the Arduino Code

In Visuino, at the bottom click on the “Build” Tab, make sure the correct port is selected, then click on the “Compile/Build and Upload” button.

Step 5: Play

If you power the Arduino module, the LCD Display will start to show the fireworks at random position.
If you want to improve the project you can add a piezo, see my other projects to see how to play sounds using the piezo module.

Congratulations! You have completed your project with Visuino. Also attached is the Visuino project, that I created for this Tutorial, you can download it and open it in Visuino: https://www.visuino.eu