A fully integrated Proton Pack and Neutrona Wand, packed with features and add-ons. Compatible with the HasLab Plasma Series Proton Pack and Neutrona Wand

• Polyphonic sound
  • Allows simultaneous playback of multiple audio tracks which can be layered together to create a rich experience with smoothly layered sound effects and buttery smooth transitions.
  • While blasting away with the Proton stream you can still hear all the layers of sound effects that came before...the Pack effects, each Wand toggle effect, Music etc.
• Wand / Pack communication system
  • By implementing both the pack and wand controllers with an upgraded hose connection, both devices work seamlessly together. Interactions with the wand have an immediate effect on the pack, and vice-versa.
  • This functionality includes sound effects, alarm triggers, Cyclotron interaction, venting/overheat sequences, and proton stream effects (eg. video game colours and crossing the streams).

Just see for yourself what this kit can do, and you'll be ready to believe us!

"Ray, pretend for a moment that I don't know anything about metallurgy, engineering, or physics, and just tell me what the hell is going on." -Dr. Venkman

That's alright, this will help you study. Below you will find the various guides to build out your new electronic brains, and maybe find some cool new features to implement as part of the addendums.

1. Pack PCB

2. Wand PCB

3. Flashing Firmware Updates

4. GPStar Audio PCB

5. Loading The Audio Files

6. Installation Video & Guide

7. Troubleshooting

For more information about optional upgrades please see the "Component Guides" section below.

This is a device which utilize the available expansion port on the GPStar Proton Pack controller. At present the only supported uses are as an "Pack Attenuator" (using an ESP32 or Arduino Nano) or a "Wireless Adapter" (using an ESP32). Both devices use the same software which normally drives the Attenuator device, though in the case of the wireless adapter can be used without switches or other peripherals to only provide a WiFi capability to your Proton Pack. Please read the following guides for more specific details.

1. Pack Attenuator - Full Device Implementation (w/ Switches and Inputs)

2. Wireless Adapter - Scaled-Down Attenuator (No Physical User Inputs)

This section is presented in a way to offer a more complete view of what components are available (by major equipment areas), whether those components are Required^R or Optional^O, if choices are offerred at a specific component level. Where possible, each option will link to a related guide for more details and/or installation instructions.

Proton Pack

Connectivity

Neutrona Wand

Installation, Operation, and Troubleshooting

Software Development (Advanced Topics)

Considered the "legacy" guide to building your own solution using the Arduino platform. Please note that the original Neutrona Wand guide used an Arduino Nano which is no longer capable of providing the storage space required by the full range of features supported and that hardware has been deprecated. In order to continue with these guides, please note that a replacement board has been identified for the Neutrona Wand and MUST be used with the latest software release.

This is an advanced build-out which requires opening all devices and performing a significant amount of soldering. Proceed with caution, regardless of your skillset or abilities.

1. Bill of Materials

2. Power Requirements

3. Compiling and Uploading the Code

4. GPStar Audio PCB or WAV Trigger Configuration

5. Loading The Audio Files

6. Audio Output Guide

7. DIY Pack Setup - Arduino Mega 2560 R3

8. DIY Wand Setup - Mega 2560 Pro Mini

9. Hose Connections

"You know, it just occurred to me that we really haven't had a successful test of this equipment." -Ray Stantz

Except that we have! Here is a Walkthrough Video Contributed by JustinDustin (YouTube, March 2023) showcasing several of the stock features in a converted pack/wand combination. Several optional features were implemented as part of this build using the Arduino platform.

Additionally, this video covers several new updates in the months since, using the new GPStar controllers, as the Optional Features and Menu Walkthrough (YouTube, July 2023).

GitHub should automatically display these files with basic formatting, though to view these MD (MarkDown) files linked above with full formatting including color-coding, you can use a program such as MarkdownPad (Windows) or MacDown (MacOS). Alternatively, you may copy the contents into an online viewer.

Special thanks to Michael Klodzinksi for graciously allowing us to include his version of Savin' The Day as a bundled music file to demo your awesome Proton Pack mods! Check out his other works at michaelk.net.

The sound effects files are combination of self made files for this project to ones from within the Ghostbusters community, etc. Apologies if it is forgotten to acknowledge where some of the files originate from.

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

This project is made possible by Ghostbusters community makers and volunteers spanning 4 countries over 2 continents.

• Michael Rajotte (aka. "GPStar Technologies") - Director of Operations, Software Architect, Product Designer, 3D Modelling, EU & Worldwide Distribution
• Jonathan Gunn (aka. "Jonogunn") - Video Instruction Guides, PCB Design, Install Testing, North America Distribution
• Dustin Grau (aka. "JustinDustin") - Prototyping and Testing, Documentation, 3D Modelling, Software Support
• Angie Rutto (aka. "Frutto Technology") - Maker and purveyor of fine add-on products, UK Distribution

• Emre Sahare (GBFans: One Time) - For the original prop mode "Mode Original" operation deciphering.
• Alexander Hibbs (@BeaulieuDesigns87) - For his equipment schematic as used in the WiFi web UI.
• Nomake Wan - For continued Software Support and Feature Development

Thank you to our supporters on GBFans.com and the Facebook group.

For those who are curious you can view a condensed history of how this project began.