Turn your furniture into a light show with Hyelicht
There's something about the regimented square shapes of the IKEA Kallax shelving unit that convinced [Eike Hein] that it could benefit from RGB LED lighting, and although it could have
In the boilerplate configuration, [Eike] shows how to control the LEDs using a graphical user interface running on a Waveshare 7″ touchscreen mounted on the side of the shelf. This is the most direct way to control the LEDs, as the touchscreen is plugged into the Raspberry Pi 4B which is actually running the software. But the same interface can also be accessed remotely from your smartphone or desktop computer. You could also skip the GUI entirely and control the LEDs with a CLI, or perhaps use Hyelicht's HTTP REST interface instead. The system can even integrate with the Philips Hue ecosystem, if you prefer to go that route. The Kallax 5×5 shelf is the official reference material for the project, but of course it will work with anything you might want to cover with controllable LEDs. We've seen similar setups used to illuminate storage bins in the past, but nothing that even comes close to the documentation and customization possibilities offered by Hyelicht. This is definitely a project to watch closely if you fancy adding some color to your world.
Hyelicht's default touchscreen user interface
There's something about the regimented square shapes of the IKEA Kallax shelving unit that convinced [Eike Hein] that it could benefit from RGB LED lighting, and although it could have
In the boilerplate configuration, [Eike] shows how to control the LEDs using a graphical user interface running on a Waveshare 7″ touchscreen mounted on the side of the shelf. This is the most direct way to control the LEDs, as the touchscreen is plugged into the Raspberry Pi 4B which is actually running the software. But the same interface can also be accessed remotely from your smartphone or desktop computer. You could also skip the GUI entirely and control the LEDs with a CLI, or perhaps use Hyelicht's HTTP REST interface instead. The system can even integrate with the Philips Hue ecosystem, if you prefer to go that route. The Kallax 5×5 shelf is the official reference material for the project, but of course it will work with anything you might want to cover with controllable LEDs. We've seen similar setups used to illuminate storage bins in the past, but nothing that even comes close to the documentation and customization possibilities offered by Hyelicht. This is definitely a project to watch closely if you fancy adding some color to your world.
Hyelicht's default touchscreen user interface
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