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LED Road Test - 3D Printed Housings - blog 2 Nov 10

dougw
dougw
10 Nov 2015

Everyone is familiar with LEDs and an LED road test is going to need more than just turning them on to be of interest. The road test kit includes devices with a unique feature set and this road test  will attempt to present a variety of potential applications that make use of these features as well as mentioning a few other LED applications. Hopefully this material will help spark further ideas and interest in the myriad of possible interesting and useful applications for LEDs and these products in particular.

In order to road test the kit, I want to actually build applications and demonstrate completely working systems. I will start with general modular subsystems that can be reused in different applications.

So far I have been busy sorting out what I can and cannot do with the road test kit, ordering appropriate parts and generally learning about the parts in the kit. I have also spent lots of time on design, since it is an activity I can do while waiting for parts to be delivered. It is a bit problematic to order parts before design is complete, but given that it could take a long time for some deliveries, it is important to get as much as possible on order as soon as possible.

At this stage, there is not a lot to show for all the work, and many parts are still or order, but the following video showcases some preliminary work on 3D printed housings to package the BLE LED CCAs.

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I have prepared several more items and designs, but a few key outstanding issues prevent publication at this time.

 

The LED Road Test page is here:

http://www.element14.com/community/roadTests/1481


The Lighting Group page is here:

Lighting


Here are links to my other blog entries for this road test:

LED Road Test - Proposal - Blog 0 Jan 1, 2016

Light Emitting Diodes Road Test - Blog 1 Nov 1

LED Road Test - 3D Printed Housings - blog 2 Nov 10

LED Road Test - Dodecahedron Light Fixture  Blog 3 Nov12

LED Road Test - Wearable Interactive Lights - Blog 4 - Nov 13

LED Road Test - Interactive Trophy - Blog 5 Nov 16

LED Road Test - Making Household Objects Interactive - Blog 6 Nov 22

LED Road Test - Power LEDs - Up & Running - Blog 7 Nov 24

LED Road Test - Star Wars - The Force Awakens - Blog 8 Nov 28

LED Road Test - Selfie Phenomenon - Blog 9 Nov 29

LED Road Test - MSP EXP430FR4133 Launchpad IDE - Blog 10 Dec 6

LED Road Test - Vehicle Situational Awareness System Blog 11 Dec 14

LED Road Test - Vehicle Situational Awareness System Indoor Demo - Blog 12 Dec 20

LED Road Test - Maple Leaf Christmas Decoration - Blog 13 Dec 24

LED Road Test - Vehicle Situational Awareness System - Detecting the Borg in the Driveway - Blog 14 Dec 26

LED Road Test - Reflow Soldering Power LEDs - Blog 15 Jan 10

LED Road Test - Induction Heating Reflow Soldering - Blog 16 Jan12

LED Road Test - Summary - Blog 17 Jan 15

 

Associated Video Links

LED Road Test Unboxing

MSP-EXP430FR4133 Demo

BLE LED Power On Test

BLE LED 3D Printed Housings 2

Dodecahedron Light Fixture

Creating a Light Fixture using 123D Design

Wearable Interactive Arc Reactor

Interactive Trophy

Interactive Illuminated Household Objects

Power LEDs Thermal Discussion

LED Ring Light

Star Wars - Let The Force Be With The Light

CCS Cloud Basics

UltrasonicDistanceMeter-Boot

VSAS Indoor Demo

Maple Leaf BLE LED Decoration

Maple Leaf CAD design

Vehicle Situational Awareness System in Operation

Vehicle Situational Awareness System Operating at Night

Reflow Soldering SMT LEDs

Induction Heating Reflow Soldering


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  • dougw
    dougw over 9 years ago in reply to DAB

    I have not had it working long enough to find out, but it will depend how many LEDs are on and at what brightness level. I expect between 1/2 hour and several hours. Many decorative lighting applications do not want high brightness as it is painful to view if it is too bright.

    The embedded battery is 350 mAHr.

    The separate USB battery I showed is 3200 mAHr.

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    DAB over 9 years ago

    Nice start Douglass.

     

    How long does the light work after a full charge?

     

    DAB

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    tonyboubady over 9 years ago

    Neat and professional work...

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