Spanish Ambient Lamp

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This Ambient began last year when I was in Spain as a vase. And of course, I had to turn it into this lamp. The form of the Lamp Shade creates super nice light effects. Unfortunately, it's not possible to capture them on camera very well. There are three main parts. The Light comes from NEO Pixel LEDs and an Arduino Nano that drives them. In this example, I used 4 LEDs. It works great when the Lamp Shade is printed in a translucent material like neutral PET-G. The orange Lamp Shade shown in the photos is printed in orange PLA. For better results, it's best to use 6 or more Neo Pixels. I used 4 "separate" Neo Pixels because I had them on hand. If you're going to buy them specifically for this model, it's easier to get a Neo Pixel Ring instead. On the photos, you can see that I glued the Neo Pixels onto the LED holder first and then connected them with wires. The 5V power comes directly from the Arduino, and the data output is set to pin 2 in this example. I included a simple sketch for the Arduino to test the lamp. It will go through all colors automatically. The output pin is set to 2, but you'll need to adjust the amount of Neo Pixels in the sketch to match what you're using. See the printout included with the photos for more information. A copy of this screenshot is also included in the Arduino sketch file. This sketch uses the Adafruit NeoPixel master Library, which is also included in the zip file. For more information on how to use it, check out the tutorial at https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-neopixel-uberguide/arduino-library-use. The LED base was test printed in ABS with a 0.4mm nozzle and 0.2 mm resolution. The Arduino without headers can be placed inside, and it takes its power from a phone charger. Check out the photos to get an idea of how everything fits together. The Lamp Shade is printed in Spiral Outer Contour Mode or Vase Mode, which means it has no top, no infill, and only one layer wall. This creates the thinnest possible wall. On the photos, you can see that one was printed in translucent PET-G and the other in orange PLA. You can resize the Z axis if you like, but be aware that your printer might struggle to close all the gaps if you scale it down too much. At 100% scale, the assembled lamp dimensions are 96.3mm x 96.3mm x 162.622mm high. The maximum diameter for a Neo Pixel Ring is 36mm at 100% scale. If you have any questions or think I might have forgotten something, feel free to ask!