Ambileaf Light Panels

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I've been eager to create light panels like the Nanoleaf Light Panels for quite some time now. After experimenting with WS2812b LED strips, I decided to build eight panels. PARTS LIST - Two sheets of acrylic diffusers (500 x 500 x 3mm) - Approximately two kilograms of white PLA filament - Five-volt forty amp Power Supply - WS2812b LED Strips (Each panel has twenty-one LEDs; total: eight times twenty-one equals one hundred sixty-eight LEDs) - MOS Module (optional) CREATING THE PANELS I began by creating a 3D model of the panel. I wanted these panels to be larger than the Nanoleaf panels, so that's what I did. Little did I know that I couldn't print this on my 3D printer anymore. (Printing on the Anycubic I3 Mega) I had to split up the panel into three individual sections. I also wanted the panels to be as light as possible, so the back of each panel only has structural supports where I thought they were necessary. When all the sections were done printing, it was time to glue them together with super glue. After gluing all the sections together, it was time for wiring – this was pretty straightforward; just make sure that each panel has its own five-volt line straight from the power supply. After all the hardware was complete, it was time to upload the code and the project was finished. This project is still a work in progress, though, and will be updated when it's done.