Ball State University Music Technology senior, Matt Erwin designed and built a museum exhibit for placement in the Academy of Model Aeronautics in Muncie, IN. This interactive exhibition was produced in partnership with IDIA Lab and the BSU Department of Theater.
At the heart of the exhibit is the Texas Instruments MSP430 microcontroller. There are five buttons, each corresponding to five theme songs. When each of the buttons is depressed it triggers that file to be played by the speakers mounted within the cabinet. For the music playback system an RCA Lyra was wired to be controlled by the microcontroller.
Many thanks have to be given to all who aided in development. A particularly special thanks must go to the BSU Theater Department for opening up their shop space. Jesse Allison was also intrumental in the developement of all the electronics needed.
The exhibit will soon be on display in the AMA Museum in Muncie, IN.
