Descriptions:

After being able to use 2 and 3 pots to control dimming and blinking speed of three RGB LEDs separately from the Lab 3 last week, I start to consider using one pot to discuss relationship between three LEDs. Thus, I try to use 3 pots controlling dimming, blinking speed, and lighting sequence of three RGB LEDs separately:

Pot 1 for dimming

Pot 2 for Blinking Speed

Pot 3 for Lighting Flow (sequence)

For Pot 3, to make the light “flow” between 3 LED, there are five ranges defined for making the lighting sequence similar to a circle: Blue-Green-Red-Green-Blue. When the Target LED is lighten, the dimming degree and blinking speed could be controlled by Pot 1 and Pot 2. Using higher blinking frequency and lighting strength for the Target LED could make the phenomenon of “Lighting Flow” more clearly.

For the diffuser "Mood Egg", the lighting flow indicates the insight of one's feeling consciously/ subconsciously according to various variables.

http://photo.xuite.net/berkeleychiu/2005583/4.jpg 

For the diffuser "Alien Bean",  the lighting flow indicates some kinds of organic transformation or evolution triggered via different cosmos.

http://photo.xuite.net/berkeleychiu/2005583/5.jpg

Components:

3 potentiometer pots, Arduino board, bread board, 3 RGB LEDs, 6 wires

Codes: 

/*
 *Pot 1 for dimming control, Pot 2 for blinking control, and Pot 3 for making lighting flow inbetween three LED
 *modified version of AnalogInput
 *by DojoDave <http://www.0j0.org>
 *http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/AnalogInput
 */

int pot1Pin = 0;   // select the input pin for the potentiometer 1
int pot2Pin = 1;   // select the input pin for the potentiometer 2
int pot3Pin = 2;   // select the input pin for the potentiometer 3
int pot1Val = 0;   // variable to store the value coming from pot 1
int pot2Val = 0;   // variable to store the value coming from pot 2
int pot3Val = 0;   // variable to store the value coming from pot 3
int TargetLED = 11; // start from Blue LED
int RedPin = 9;   // select the pin for the Red LED
int GreenPin = 10;  // select the pin for the Green LED
int BluePin = 11;  // select the pin for the Blue LED

void setup() {
   Serial.begin(9600);
   pinMode(RedPin, OUTPUT);  // declare the RedPin as an OUTPUT
   pinMode(GreenPin, OUTPUT);  // declare the GreenPin as an OUTPUT
   pinMode(BluePin, OUTPUT);  // declare the BluePin as an OUTPUT
}

void loop() {
   pot1Val = analogRead(pot1Pin);   // read the value from pot 1, between 0 - 1024, for dimming
   pot2Val = analogRead(pot2Pin);   // read the value from pot 2, between 0 - 1024, for blinking
   pot3Val = analogRead(pot3Pin);   // read the value from pot 3, between 0 - 1024, to select output LED
   Serial.println(pot1Val);

  
   //To make the light flow between 3 LED, there are five ranges starting from B-G-R-G-B as smiliar to a circle
   if (pot3Val > 801) TargetLED = 11;       // the range 801 - 1024 is for Green LED        
   else if (pot3Val > 601) TargetLED = 10;  // the range 601 - 800 is for Green LED
   else if (pot3Val > 401) TargetLED = 9;   // the range 401 - 600 is for Red LED
   else if (pot3Val > 201) TargetLED = 10;  // the range 201 - 400 is for Green LED
   else TargetLED = 11;                     // the range 0 - 200 is for Blue LED
  
  
   analogWrite(TargetLED, pot1Val/4);     // light the selected LED
   delay(pot2Val);                  // stop the program for some time, meaning, LED is on for this time
   analogWrite(TargetLED, 0);         // dim LED to completely dark (zero)
   delay(pot2Val);                  // stop the program for some time, meaning, LED is OFF for this time
}

Image Description:

The picture atttached is shot with B-Carema shetter in the dark to show the "lighting flow" between three RGB LEDs.

http://photo.xuite.net/berkeleychiu/2005583/3.jpg

http://photo.xuite.net/berkeleychiu/2005583/1.jpg

http://photo.xuite.net/berkeleychiu/2005583/2.jpg