(Reactive Weather) Lamp Flower Pot

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<p>A flowerpot that can have RGB LEDs inside the base and cloud!</p> <h3>Print instructions</h3><p>Hey guys,<br/> this is the model and guide on how to build my weather reactive flower pot.<br/> Well at least if u want to go this way since you're free to flash any software onto the microcontroller powering this little LED flower pot.</p> <p>Some Demos:<br/> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEugQ_cIeeh/">https://www.instagram.com/p/CEugQ_cIeeh/</a><br/> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CE0DnVFInUt/">https://www.instagram.com/p/CE0DnVFInUt/</a></p> <p><h6>Things you will need</h6><br/> <b>3D-Printed</b></p> <ol> <li>Bottom part housing the D1 (Electronis.stl)</li> <li>Flowerpot (flower_pot.stl)</li> <li>Cloud bottom(cloud_bottom.stl)</li> <li>Clout top(cloud_top.stl)</li> <li>Cable connector(cable_stick.stl)</li> </ol><p><b>Other-Parts</b></p> <ol> <li>4x M2 threaded insert (<a href="https://www.amazon.de/ruthex-Gewindeeinsatz-Gewindebuchsen-Einpressmutter-Kunststoffteile/dp/B088QJG676/ref=sr_1_5?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=m2%2Bgewindeeinsatz&amp;qid=1599838625&amp;sr=8-5&amp;th=1">I used</a>)</li> <li>1x USB-C Female connector (<a href="https://de.aliexpress.com/item/4001035119423.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.64204c4dd5tsca">I used type G</a>)</li> <li>6x M2x12 Screws</li> <li>1x Wemos D1 Mini</li> <li>1x Cap</li> <li>ws2812b(Neopixels) LedStrip 1m / 22 Leds</li> <li>Cables</li> </ol><p><b>Tools</b></p> <ol> <li>Soldering iron</li> <li>Wire stripper</li> <li>Screwdriver for the M2s</li> <li>If needed hot glue for the TypeC con.</li> <li>VS-Code with PIO</li> </ol><p><h4>Preparing the 3D Parts</h4><br/> Use the soldering iron the insert the m2 threaded inserts into the Flowerpot and the Cloud top.</p> <p><h4>Building the Lamp</h4><br/> <a href="https://i.imgur.com/wy8gHvg.jpg">WIRING IMAGE</a></p> <ol> <li>Prepare the Led Strip by cutting 3x 4LEDs, 2x 2LEDs and 6x 1 LEDs</li> <li>Place the 3x4 LEDs and the 2x 2 LEDs in the bottom part as shown in the images. Make sure that all DI of the LEDs starts at one of the 2 LEDs and goes around in the circle till the other 2LEDs strip at the end (See arrows on the led strip in the image)</li> <li>Connect all of the strips with wires (reference the image again)</li> <li>Test the leds to see if all of the soldering points are working (Use a FastLED example or the code provided below with wiring V-&gt;V, Gnd-&gt;Gnd, D5 -&gt; DI (Always: WEMOS-PINS -&gt; StartLED)</li> <li>Glue them in by removing the tape</li> <li>Place the USB-C connector in the 3D printed model and if necessary glue it in with some hot glue?</li> <li>Prepare all of the VIN and GND wires to slot into the rails in the 3d printed model between the TYPE-C and the WEMOS</li> <li>Solder them together.</li> <li>Prepare Vin, GND, and data cable from the Wemos/TypeC to the start LED (I used some connectorsbut its possible to solder the wires directly to the LED strip)</li> <li>Optionally place a capacitor in between the GND and VIN of the TYPE-C, I used a 220µF one (CHECK THE POLARITY)</li> </ol> <p><a height="500" href="https://i.imgur.com/cShA5q1.jpg" width="500">CLOUD TOP LEDS REFERENCE</a></p> <ol> <li>Time to assable the Cloud! Start by placing the 6 single LEDS into the bottom cloud part (See Image)</li> <li>Wire/Solder all of them together.</li> <li>Connect the first led with a long wire that will be used to connect the base and the cloud (Check the length)</li> <li>Run the wire through the Cable connector+Flowerpot and check if the cloud leds are working by connecting it to the end of the Bottom LEDS (The end should be a 2Leds strip with an exposed DO lane)</li> <li>Solder it together !</li> <li>Now finish the assembly by placing the Cable connector into the Floerwerpot and by using the M2 screws for the Cloud bottom+top and the Bottom+Flowerpot</li> </ol> <p>Now depending on what you want to run, you can follow these guides.</p> <p><h4>Weather Reactive</h4></p> <ol> <li>Clone the <a href="https://github.com/Clon1998/reactive-weather-flower-pot">repository</a></li> <li>Open the project with VSCode + PlatformIO</li> <li>Edit the parameters inside the config.hpp</li> <li>Connect the D1 and upload</li> </ol> <p><h4>WLED</h4><br/> <b>General</b><br/> I am not responsible/involved in the development of WLED but in my opinion its the easiest and fastest way to use my flower pot as a lamp.</p> <p>See the <a href="https://github.com/Aircoookie/WLED/wiki/Install-WLED-binary">WLED-wiki</a> on how to upload the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W-P1C_Eqv3wyF37hGE1pl8jLJBalx1an/view?usp=sharing">WLED_FLOWER_WEMOS_MINI.bin</a><br/> If you don't trust a random guy from the internet you're free to compile WLED yourself, but you will need to change <code>#define LEDPIN 2</code> to <code>#define LEDPIN 14</code> inside the <a href="https://github.com/Aircoookie/WLED/blob/master/wled00/NpbWrapper.h">NpbWrapper.h</a> of WLED to get this working with the Setup I used!</p>