# Halloween Spooktacular: Fog Machine Madness

DevFeed: [Halloween Spooktacular: Fog Machine Madness](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/halloween-spooktacular-fog-machine-madness-37517.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.apartment304.com/fog-machine-madness/>)

Author: James Heller

Published: 2023-09-26T21:50:49Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Apartment 304](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/apartment-304.md>)

Topics: [circuit](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/circuit.md>), [Microcontroller](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microcontroller.md>), [Reverse Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/reverse-engineering.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [MIDI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/midi.md>), [Requirements](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/requirements.md>)

Tags: [apartment-304](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apartment-304.md>), [circuit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/circuit.md>), [custom-software-solutions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/custom-software-solutions.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [devops-engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops-engineer.md>), [electronics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/electronics.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [requirements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/requirements.md>), [reverse-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reverse-engineering.md>), [software-architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-architecture.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-development.md>), [software-engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineer.md>)

## AI overview

A Halloween automation project uses reverse engineering and circuit design to control a fog machine when trick-or-treaters are nearby. The article describes investigating the machine's 5-pin MIDI remote, designing a circuit with a microcontroller and LEDs, and isolating the connections to protect the controller from potentially damaging voltages.

## Source excerpt

Go, k3s, NATS, circuit design, and fog. Oh the madness. A tale of over engineering.