ECLIPSE is a beautiful ring light that gradually lights up
ECLIPSE is a beautiful ring light that gradually lights up
Arduino Team — April 17, 2023
Have you ever left a dark movie theater in the middle of the afternoon and found yourself blinded by the sudden transition into sunlight? Etienne Leroy faces the same problem after watching a movie on his home projector and turning on the lights. Because these lights are intense and turn on instantly at full brightness, the transition can be very harsh. To increase comfort, he designed a ring-shaped lamp that lights up gradually.
ECLIPSE is a ring-shaped lamp that projects its light onto the wall on which it is mounted. When activated, it gradually increases the brightness of the light to avoid a jarring transition after movie time. There are no more worries about hurt eyes and the lamp is beautiful, so it adds to the decor of the house instead of detracting from it. Best of all, ECLIPSE is easy and affordable to build if you want your own.
The lamp frame is printable in small sections that should fit most consumer 3D printers. Lighting comes from a "warm white" LED strip, although it's easy to substitute another color or even RGB LEDs. An Arduino Nano controls these LEDs, slowly increasing the brightness over a set period of time. It uses an infrared receiver module, so users can take advantage of the remote controls they already own and have on hand to turn on the ECLIPSE lamp. It will work with any infrared remote control and the user only has to decode the specific code sent by their remote control when pressing the desired button.
Arduino Team — April 17, 2023
Have you ever left a dark movie theater in the middle of the afternoon and found yourself blinded by the sudden transition into sunlight? Etienne Leroy faces the same problem after watching a movie on his home projector and turning on the lights. Because these lights are intense and turn on instantly at full brightness, the transition can be very harsh. To increase comfort, he designed a ring-shaped lamp that lights up gradually.
ECLIPSE is a ring-shaped lamp that projects its light onto the wall on which it is mounted. When activated, it gradually increases the brightness of the light to avoid a jarring transition after movie time. There are no more worries about hurt eyes and the lamp is beautiful, so it adds to the decor of the house instead of detracting from it. Best of all, ECLIPSE is easy and affordable to build if you want your own.
The lamp frame is printable in small sections that should fit most consumer 3D printers. Lighting comes from a "warm white" LED strip, although it's easy to substitute another color or even RGB LEDs. An Arduino Nano controls these LEDs, slowly increasing the brightness over a set period of time. It uses an infrared receiver module, so users can take advantage of the remote controls they already own and have on hand to turn on the ECLIPSE lamp. It will work with any infrared remote control and the user only has to decode the specific code sent by their remote control when pressing the desired button.
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